HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1797, 9 July 1913, Page 4

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(Trom Oar Bucclal OorrttDonflast.) » HUTT PARK & LIQUOR BOOTH. A special meeting of the Hutt Park Committee was held last evening. Those present wore: Messrs. Baldwin (cliairman), M'Ewan, Townsend, Brocklebank, Hobbs, Organ, and Hodgins. A letter was read from the Hope of Petone Lodge thanking the Peton.o Council for instructing its delegates to oppose tho sale of liquor oniho park—Received. ! l'he Eastbourne Borough Council wrote intimating that the Mayor' (Mr. W. J. Organ) had been reappointed- to the committee— Received.

l'he Hutt Council intimated that it had decided regarding the Hutt Park leases, that Clause 9 (prohibiting the sale of liquor) in the agreement was unnecessary—Received.

Hie Petone Council wrote stating that it was opposed to tho sale of liquor on the park. Received.

Tho Petone Council informed the committee that the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan)' had been elected to fill the vacancy caused by Councillor Wright's' resignation.—Received. A deputation from'.the Hutt-Electorate No-License League waited on the committee; The Bev;-~JV J;- Lewis (president) stated that their organisation "had nothing to say against the sport of racing. He believed, however, that, in the interests of sport, it would be unwise to increase licenses, and lie earnestly urged tho committee (apart from total abstin-, enco principles) to act in that direction. The chairman then outlined the negotiations that had taken place between the Hutt Valley Trotting' Club and the committee.

■Mr. Townsend moved: "That we reaffirm the. policy of the old committee, .i.e., that itibo.,a.condition.in leaving or. 'lettingrihe- nark,thafr.no: alcoholic liquors 1 shall be' -sold on the grounds." ■ The motion was subsequently withdrawn in view of a legal opinion which pointed out that the committee had no right to .allow .training on:.tlie park. , It was then, .decided to inform the Trotting Club (under the opinion of Findlay, Dalziell and Co.) that the committee had no legal right to lease the ground for training purposes. On the motion of Mr. Organ seconded by Mr. M'Ewan, it was decided "that, in the opinion .of this committee tho Hutt l'ark should be relieved of rates, and that the matter bo left in the hands of the chairman and the mover." OTHER ITEMS.. • Tho Upper Hutt Town Board met on Monday evening last, all commissioners being-present. Owing to tho amount of rqutino business transacted, it was decided to adjourn until Monday evening next .'consideration, of tho schedule' duties of .tho incoming clerk and the discussion of the plans submitted by Mr. Joseph Dawson, bridge designer and constructor in connection with the proposed pipe bridge over the Akatarawn.

Ihe Rev. A. J. Seainer, of St. Kilda, had the misfortune recently to break a rib as tho .result of a fall. His friends in the Hutt Valley will ba pleased to lenrn that he is recovering". At' a special meeting of the Petone Borough Council last evening, Mr. J. W. M'Ewan was elected delegate to.tho Hutt Park Committee. Some discussion took place regarding the manner in which the notices had beeii sent out, Councillor Anderson hinting that, even though, thero was a No-License campaign in the air, tho standing orders of the. council must be adhered to.

A pleasant "social" was lieid in Jones's Central Hall last evening, when the Petono Orphans and Debating Society gavo its initial ladies' night. Mr. S. Clark was M.C., and was assisted by Messrs. Wiseman and Armstrong. Mrs. Harris was pianist. . • i

Messrs. J. H. Bethuuo and Co., announce in our auction columns that at 2.39 p.m. to-day, at thoir rooms, under instructions from the lJegigtrar of tlio Wcme Court, they will submit Island Bny freehold land, situated Humbor Street -,on which stands a largo brick building known as Hid Island Bay Town Hall. IMitils appear in. tho «d----vertisemejit, and any further information may be obtained on application to Messrs, Young and Tripo, solicitors, or the auctioneers. Messrs. F. Cooper, Ltd., nurserymen, Willis Street, are making a special offer of trees suits bio for Arbor Day jjlantintf. This firm's fifty odd years' experience of the best varieties to plant is ofso rberc placed at the disposal of intending planters, who are further invited :o visit their nursery grounds, Hautana Square, Lower Hutt. The oversea trado of Wanganui for tho quarter ended June 30 shows a considerable falling off as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Tho imports were ,£56,739, a decrease of ,£14,100, while the exports were ,£172,105, which showed ,£22,800 less than for the saino quartor of 1912.