HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 407, 16 January 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'(most oua special heporteu.) • PETONE SCHOOL COMMITTEE! Tho monthly meeting of tho. Petono School Committee was •!.held:, last; evening,.... Mr." D. jl'Kenzio presiding. There , wero also;'present:—The Rev. A. ; Thomson, and 'Messrs. Cairns,': Hill,'aiid Marsdeii. .... ' :: , It was decided to aslc the Education Board for a now bell for. tho .school. 1 !The : .'se'ofetary '(Jfov List)';.reported ,that the .i'lbalance.'on the. recent school picnic amounted £16,.,195.,, 9(1. „,This considered ■ very;!, satisfactory,,' a!nd, j.tho iTeport teas adbptedj(,. .i):x: c)no ■->tn .nufontr- j ■/■ -i An accoiint'for £4 -lOs.iifrolh .tlie Technioal Board, for: gas, etc., . was .passed:.for,?pay-. , ment. ■;o; '£;• -i' ;io '■ ■'-i!-;!:.!'',y " Mr; .Thomson' moved" thatv;£s worth l Of new. books' be obtained;for, tho", school' library, which was greatly'j in. need.of ( additions, [tho 1 £5 to come from' tho pidnio surplus; Mr.l. l Hill . complained that tlie ' library.,, was ' Used as a lumber,. rpom. i/Mr.XMarsdeh, poiiited out that tho donation to tho library would carry a Government subsidy.. Mr. Cairns i and tho chairman spoko in. favour of the I proposal, which was carriecl! ... '.!;! />i".

Mr. ■ List remarked, that thero .were a number of ;bld . coats,. etc.,, in the..library, and they could bo given ,to a. oharity.. Mr. Hill proposed 'that they- bo handed toi the Salvation Army. -This was decided upon,' providing thatiiotico was given so that none required would be lost. \, Complaint was; made- that certain children damaged . some .trellis., work . and interfered otherwise;. with school property. It was deoided, to write to the parents on the matter, pointing- out that further action [ would be, taken if the offences tvore continued.; •,. • ■..!

The question . of obtaining another half-: acre of land for. the erection of a high school was referred to by Mr. Thomson, who moved: !'That.;in- : .viewypf the.' probable movd on the part;' of." this, .committee towards getting; a secondary school-"erected,, that we'ask- tho PetCrto Borough- Council to take steps to secure) another .hfllf-icro" of land for the purposes of a high school alongside the present Technical School.". The chairman heartily concurred and seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. ; A sub-committ-ee, consisting of' theßevs.. A. Thomson and J. D. Russell, was set Up to watch the matter, arid report.to next meeting, 1 HOSPITAL SUNDAY. A meeting, was held at the .Mayor's', room, i Petone', last evening, in connection with a demonstration oiv Hospital Saturday and Sunday. ■' ■1 v ■ The 'Wellington- bands, Hutt ■ band, Hut*. Valley. Rifles. V .Workshops, .Gear Company, and Hutt ana Wellington Fire Brigades, St.' John Ambulance anff friendly societies are to bo written to asking their co-operation and assistance in the demonstration! The ! gathering; will bo held on February C and 7. w • This-secretary (Mr. A. Jones) was instructed to make . arrangements for a supply of collection boxes. It; was.:decided, that 'the Mayor ask theMinister: for Railways/.for ; free passes for assisting bands. I Three ■ additional-streamers will bo ■ obi taincd. . ■ - A ladies' meeting will bo held on Tuesday evening to go into the matter. - It is anticipated that £100 will be netted this year. .. . . JOTTINGS. A meotingof the executive of tho Hutt NoLicense League was' held last evening, the Rev. J);D. Russbll presiding: A hearty vote of- congratulation was accorded the Mastertoll League- on finally, carrying No-Licensi: It was: decided to : present Mr. ,T. Townsend, late secretary, with an illuminated address and a purse of: sovereigns.. The presentation, will be made as soon-as tho addr?ss is .prepared. ": ' , It is anticipated'that, the cost of the inquiry into tho Hiitt'local option poll will be at least £600. At the half-yearly meeting of the Petone Working Men's Club last night, the following officers were elected Vice-president, Mir. It. Wlioatley; committee, Messrs. A; Backhouse, J. H. MacMillan, R. Sim; auditors, Messrs. ®-. W. Short and A, Cowie.