HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1744, 8 May 1913, Page 6

HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

MOTIONS MUNICIPAL. Councillor Findlay gave notico at last night's, meeting of the Petono Borough' Council to move the following motions ut next meeting.— 1. That, during the winter months, all casual labour employed by tho couucil, receive not less than Is. M. per hour. .

2. That an opinion bo procured from Mr. Martin as to what extent a borough council can apply pi liliii funds in assistin >» a limited liability company in any scheme of general welfare. 3. That a deputation Wait upon tho Prime Minister as Minister for Lands ro the possibilities of n Hill being passed through Parliament next session, enabling boroughs to collect rates, past and future, upon estates acrjiiircd for workmen's homes, and not built upon. i. That the liailway Department bo _ asked to open up from the llutt Road at the entrance to ICoro Koro a footway enabling passengers to .'reach the station , without crossing unnecessary bridges. • 5. That we, as a body, instruct Ilia ■' Town Clerk to proceed with correspondence to onr member with a view- to ■ strengthening the bands of other local . bodies in enabling a Bill to bo in Parliament during next session, giving power to local bodies to trade in commodities such as coals. G. That a return be laid upon tho toblo for the use of the new council, showing (a) the amount of charitable aid given during the last twelve months to Petono residents; (b) tho number of patients sent to the Wellington Hospital from Pot one; (cl the number of those who have paid for their treatment; (dl that we, as a conneil, consider that the incidence of taxation now used in levying rates for hospital and charitable aid purposes, as at present in vogue,, is unfair to ratepayers, tending to high rents, and enabling singla meit to go untaxed, and that we, as a council, consider this duty should be a national affair.

7. That a deputation wnit upon the authorities, tit once. oViieeting to tho leanto. being added to TMrue Post Office, fronting Jackson Street. 8. -That the whole amount of proceeds derived from (he ICoro ICoro taxation lxi Fpent upon -that district, subject to tho following procedure:—fa) That the engineer he instructed to Iccen n correct I account of moneys exnended in necessary works; (M that the liglit'iig lie a separata account) (c) Hint Councillor' Jones act in conjunction with Mr. Oowio re the necessary road works; (d) that a percentage ho deducted fqr office work and superintendence; (e) that the total amount to bo received be laid unon the tabic More next v»ar's Public Works Estimato.be niado

up. ' ft. That we, as a council, repudiate anr , liability towards tho cost of the Hutt Road construction, on the grounds that we, as a community, were never consulted, and that we do not believe that any Government has power to tax communities without nuthorty from the parties con- , 'corned when the money is spent out ot the borough. LOWER ITCTT COURT. The monthly sitting of the Lower Hutt S.lt. Court was. conducted before Dr.. M'Arthur, S.M., yesterday. On the information of Inspector Seed . (S.P.C.A.) Albert Peters was charged with ' cruelly ill-treating a horse. It was alleged that defendant had used'the liorje ' .. in one of his coaches when tho animal was quite unfit for work. A veterinary . surgeon had condemned the A fine of J-3 was imposed with witnesses' expenses ,£1 Is., solicitor's feo Xl Is., and lis. . William Charles Odlin the driver (similarly charged) was convicted and • ordered la pay costs lis. ; For allowing horses to wander ,L. Broker was fined ss. and costs 75.: Peter Jensen, 10?. and costs 75.; Carl Skinner. ' 20s. and co'ts 7s. R. B. EU was ordered to pay Court costs 7s. Judgment was given for plaintiff by I default in the following cases-.—M'Menn-min Bros., v. Fred. Lusty, .£9 Its, 3d., ■costs Bs.; same v. D. Clausen, 4s. 9d., costs ss. ■ V. Hawthorne w(is ordered "to my M'Meuamen Bros. .£5 4s. 6d. before May 21.