HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1701, 18 March 1913, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Ovr Bnecial Oorreßnondtnt.) .. ; . —> , -OfJthe sitting councillors on tho Petono Borougli Council, Councillors List, Brockelbank,; Cox, Trueman, and Wakeliara 'will again seek rc-election. Councillors Piper, Short, Burridge, and Lodder will not contest tho election. So far as can to gathered Mr. .T. AV. M'Ewan ?will '."bo returned as Mayor unopposed. ■ The 'annual general meeting of the Hutf- branch of the Manawatu Hunt Club," wds held at Bellevue Gardens, Lower Hutt, last evening. Mr. A. M. .Samuel..occupied, the chair, and there •was- a good attendance; Officers for the ■jseason vweroi: elected. as ..follow; —Deputy/mftstcr;*'Mr.' l Av'M.;'Samuel; hon.'sec., and "treasurer;'Mi-.' C.'G. Haywardj'lion. surgeon, Dr. Miramsj lion, veterinary surgeon, Mr. H. Bcid; executive, Messrs. C. _H.rßluiidell,. It. Manning,':and 0. Benge. ■It was Tesolvcd to liold tho first "meet" ' this season in April. Councillor Burridgo has resigned as ft member of the Hutt Park Committee, and at last night's meeting of the Petono Council it was decided to hold over the of, another 'councillor until Rafter the election. At ln§t night's meeting of the Petono Council, the Mayor said that tho proposed plan of alterations to the Petone ifpat Oflwie were quite unsatisfactory, and the building would bo inadequate. Tho engineer supported the Mayor, and added that tho only 'benefit would bo to sorters. The building would not be suitable "for ''such an' important mail centre. The Mayor remarked that he was very disappointed, but he thought that 110- ' thing oould be done. Councillor List suggested that the building, when alterations wero" completed, nould "do for Kaiwarra." _ A special meeting of the Hutt River Board will be held to-night for the purpose of -discussing tho question of the 'recently rejected. £2000 loan.