HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 173, 16 April 1919, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Two cases of influenza of a mild iypu were reported to the l'etbne Uorourfh Council last evening by Hie District Lt-attli Officer. ' ■ Ml. -William Hay arid Mi 1 . Jtfhn Kylo will be candidates tor iv seat oi) the Feume Borough Council, at'the forth;ci)liiiiig election; The l'etbne Borough Council decided last evening to provide two stands lor' motor-cars plying )or hire, bne to be tear tile post omdj alid tlie bthbr hear Victoria Street. ~'''' At last night's 'fleeting of the Petone Borough'' Council applications' were received froih the PiStulte Kilgby Football League, the Wellington tjugby'Union, ami the i'elone' Association, Football 'Cllili; The lhigby Union asked for three grounds ou the same terms as-imposed prior to the war, 'namely, 60 per' cent. of. tile gate 16 the' ebuneil, and 40 per cent, to'the Uiiibn. The Mbiic Association Club asked the' council to reconsider-its decision and give them the two grounds used b.y thenl Hist year on the Recreation Ground '.proper, instead < of.' ono ground on the Recreation Ground and one over the stop bank. In support, of their request they stated, that they w'6'uftl be entering' sit teams if 'grounds wero available. 'The FetohiJ. ■ Rugby League asked for rise of No. 2 gi'ound for the ensiling seiisbn, aim the ilSebf the oval Oil alternate Saturdays. In support of the league's application e. deputation waited on the council. Mr. Win liams, on-behalf of the deputation, stated that league football had .been at a standstill ill Wellington sinfce 19i5 mainly bh accbunt of "tile, resblriiibii passed by the council Hint ho player over 21 should play oil their grounds during the wat pel'iod.'and as' 75 pet cent, of the leagde players Were'over 21 years,, it was hardly worth while jsping on with', thb game. ;lt liiid tlieli ■lieeri' decided to. hold over the league ' Riirho . uiitil suclt'tiirio as thb war was bver. The l.eagiio. mairl-. tained that' as ii: large .number of their players' were I'ntet'fl.Vei's of Petbhb, and the league playets 1 "as a'Whole wefb residents of Petone, they were entitled to the' use of drib 'ground, provided the council could see its Way clear to-grant thein its use. They also malhtdiiled that they' should be given preference to tfennis ffoin Wellington in the use of thb oval whbh the Potone Rugby tentii wnS hot. playing on it. Thb league were .prepared tb pay -for the use of No. 2 ground, and to give the. council 75 per cent, of thb gate tfheh plaj'itig (ill the dv'al. -Thb.Mayor stated that as. far as the use of the oval was concerned, nothing could be done at present, b'etausb it had been-offered to .the Rugby <JJnipn on tei'ius to he itrraiiged. As yet the connI cil had not riiot the union to discuss ,thd matter; ■ Oh the niotioii of Councillor Toycy. it was decided, to grant the league the use of No: 2- ground. It was .decided also to infotnv the Associai tiaii Football Club that the council cntildiibt spiS its' wayvtfl fe\'er?e its pre--1 viohs . decision. As regards the Rugby I Uiiioh •it Was decided to ask them tb meat the, council on A.ptil 28 to didI.oueb terms', etc. ; "