PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 7

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

; Petone Borough. Council held the filial meeting: of . their term-last evening. ; Those present ■wereMr; J. W. ;M'Ewan (Mayor), Councillors,;. Coles. Colqiihbun, Cnstle,: . lodder,' Harding, Smith, . Short, and' Young. • ' . .Mr . ffiatney. Sibun, : representing Petone, Citi-' ;• zens'/Band, handed the B grade shield (Won at Hastings) over.to the custody of ; the council for : W'v ■ ■'■■■' , •'■■■ J .-v i : The : Commissicner'of- Crown. lands, yjrbte ■ 'that no formal application .hail been received for the pumping station, Welford: Settlement,' ' and the Receiver of land Revenue advised that 1 he had not received the'purchase money, - .€307 lis. 3d. The amount was passed for pay- ■, inent. •' \ : 'l'ho ■Wellington and 'Wairnrapa Charitable :i Aid Board wrote that the effect of the acquisi- '- tionof.the Maiiawfltu railway line on the rating of ■ local, bodies ; would be', considered on 1 April 29,' but meantime he would request the ; council to pay its .first quarter's; instalment , on : ."the original apportionment. The' council ' authorised the'payment of the first quarter's contribution; ■ and, expressed sympathy with- the board'in any steps ,which might be taken to," compel the Government to pay l-ates on land acquired by-them. ... > ; ' !' Superintendent lepper, of the '.Petone Fire! ' Brigade, pointed out defects in the Oddfellows' Hali,. St. Augustine's Hall, Christian. Chapel, , Salvation Army Hall, Drill Hall, Catholic Church, and Presbyterian. Church. The engi- I neer_ was instructed to see . the requirements ! carried out before; issuing icenses. / The Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Com- ! pany, Ltd., wrote granting permission to the council : to erect telephone .posts oil the com- ■ pany'S; land. The council expressed'satisfaction, and the Mayor was asked- to negotiate- regard. ; ing a right-of-way , over the property on tho route to the settling tank.