HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 252, 17 July 1908, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

; RIVER JiOARD MEETING. ',! The Hutt River Board ,met; m their -room at the Town-Hall, .Lower-'Hutt, . last even-, ing. There. were' present: Messrs.W. G. Fester (in the chair), 1 A. Peters;- and RobertStevens. ' -■ 'v •■-. Messrs. Pitcaithley and Co.-wrote' With regard to- the rent ol'< boachos for shingle on Gear Island, and asking for consideration in tho amount of rent;4n the'future. The firm submitted a statement' of profit and loss for tho year's working 1 of the This showed a loss of ;'£1545. The Board conand Co. had ho claira for consideration in the matter of rents. 1", It was tjiat "tliq,'reiits,,outstanding .be ~ : . The Hutt Borbiigh'C6uncil' wwte...ag'reein'g. to tho terms offered by'\the''.B.6ar<r yithj re-> giird'to tho suppl^'^of'sHmgle.;io tltd Council. ! The engineer rojibrtH.-tnat; a .'fresh',;Sift'.. jn ■•lieight, ; had last".'meeting,-, ■ several minor scours ..also occurring, during the; time'." ' He' suggested' ordering 'piles -and' -.booms. -for strongth'eriing.'itlio 1 various ,'woak places;,in. tho wor^s . yocated - 'tho, oreefibji'jfl.f. 'tjvp; silts! .tp. bring, thu .bed- of the v . river "to a' m'o'ro'.' uiiifbrm' level. ■-The cost woul.d..bo:about'£2oo.' : .; Tho .overseer reported, that .'work-'.at! Jorgehsen's bend •h'ad/.!j'eeii;'pqmp]eted,!,''and the, .work had answered "tlie purpose of .tjieir poii-". 'Structipn.- - Other "groynes liaiil beWi.strongtii-' bned,-. notably, that a.t,' Jbnfis'/s, '<J!amiC where' lO.new pijos : had J \t_^f]dri7OT.„:''4i < Gardens tho groyne;,,nad,'supk," and:;: ivo'iild require attention. - A statement was read showing that tlie Board had paid £1273 16s. 9d. in legal costs during the'past ten years. It was considered by the Board that tho figures'were very reasonable. ' ' •■'' •■ ' • - Accounts amounting to £165 10s. Bd. were passed for i The Gear Company was granted an e\tcn : sion of time in the "a'ppoilitin'eiit"' of "an assessor. The Petone Bowling Club invited the Hutt Bowling Club to spend tho evening at their club room ,on Tuesday night. The weather kept many away, but all who', did come thoroughly enjoyed tliomsolyes.. ' A meeting of tho members-,of-.the "Church of England Society, Petone,,was held at tho Vicarage to hoar a.. paper, read , .by: Mr. B. Haines. Tho papery. -which-was very, interesting, dealt- with:-tho<> subject of- church unity. The RcV., .T.-D. Russell and several members took part in the. discussion .'that followed; Mr. J. B. Bownar presided. The committoo elected for the ensuing quarter was as follow,:—Messrs-.-Nicholas, Rodgers "Walsh, and Jay,.-Mr.-. W. ,Andrews beinc elected lion, secretary - and treasurer, aud Mr. J. H. Baxter ;as liis.^assistant,-. s