HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

. 0 ' A most successful mission for young people' is being hold in the Scotch.. Church all this wcok, the churcli being packed every liight, and ■ seats having to bo put down the aisle. Last night Mr. Staines .gave a number of lantern views of American wonders, and also some finfc Bible pictures. A collection was taken up, but any balance, after payingexpenses, goes to India. Mr. Staines pays his own expenses. • There was a largo attendance of- members at the weekly, session of the Hope of Petone Lodge of 1.0. G.T., hold in the Ranfurly Hall last-evening, Bro.. T. .Townsond, Chief Templar; presiding; Threo new members 'were proposed for initiation at next meeting. After business, .parlour games was the item, and a very enjoyable evening' was- brought to a close about 10 o'clock by the C.T. The next meeting is the anniversary social. Tho Hutt River Board, met last- night, when there wcro present Messrs. W. 6. Foster (in the chair), T. A. Peterkin; and K. Stovcns. ..-Mr. P. Speedy wrote asking the Board to protect' his land at Belmont f?om..encroachment by the river. ■ The engineer reported that-the land referred to was only a sliinglo accumulation, and was not worth protection. The Board decided ,to reply-in accordance with the engineer's report. Messrs. Pitcaithley and Co. wrote, and stated that they considered the Board should not charge rent for prohibited . beaches.- It. was resolved that Messrs. Pitcaithley be written to, pointing out that the prohibition clauses were included in the leases. The tender of Mr. P. H. Gosse was accepted for the. Board's carting. ■ » ■ The foreman reported that : orieVchain of piles at Jones's ,-Camp had been v'driven deeper. Tho scooping' of tlie new ■ cut at Gear'lsland had been completed. The packing at Jorgensen's Bend aiid at Alicetown required attentibn. The recent fresh in the river had caused no damago'to the Board's works. : Accounts amounting to £250 odd were passed for payment, and the Board then went into'committee. •