HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

<V(MtOU ODB BrEOUI JtKPORTBB.Jj t-/ - ; v7 , HUTT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. . . ,'A-sitting of .tho Magistrate's Court was held at Lower Hutt yestorday morning. Dr. , M'Arthur, S.M., and-Messrs. T. A. Peterkin, 'John Oudby,-and John Wilkins, Justices of the Peaoe, occupied the boneh. . '.For'riding a bicycle on tho Hutt bridge without a light, Frederick Oray was fined ss. (7s.;costs), in, dofault:.24' houTs' imprison- ;>; r tV , :; 'A— ' . Owners of wandering horses wero fined as >, ... ■ i follows:—Pi. H.: Gosso; 10s. (7s.''costs), default -24 hours;. J, E. Carter, Court costs 21s. (three informations): Leonard Clough, , Court costs 75.; Albert I'lood York, Court :/ , costs 7a. ; Albert Pock, Henry Trovethick.; ■ Lionel Carter, Gerald Ishenvood, John Barv low,, and (Andrew Dunn, each ss. (7s. Court , .'. \ ; costs); in default. 24 hours'' imprisonment. . Tho,information against John Sharp was dismissed, on » dofonco that the Borough Coun- >: cil employees had failed.to re-erect his fonoe ' ■■■ after having laid down drain pipes. . 1 i . : In th© following cavil. cases .judgment was I 1 given for plaintifts by default:—Hutt Valley . 1 Hardware, Company .v. William Berry, for : \ £1 10s. .6d. (8s; carts); George Arnold (Mr. Ayson) v. Lilian and Thomas Walsh,, for £15 (£1:133.' 6d. costs); Thomas • and William Burt '(Mr. Ayson) v. 8.: D. Levin, for £7 13s. 6d. (18s. 6d. costs); Gadsby Brothers (Mr. Ayson) v. Robert Logan, for £1 2s. 4d. (10s. oosts) u i • In tho application of ; the Hutt \Valloy • Timber Company (Mr. J. J. M'Grath) for an order on a-judgment summons against J. H. W. Angerstein for £6 13s. lid. (Mr. Jack- . son),- ,an order was made that tho dobt ,Bhould bo settled on or boforo May 17, in ■ . ■:! ■ default sevon': days' imprisonment.- ; Mr. : M'Grath also represented Moyriok and Law- : ; rence, who had judgment against tho same defendant for,£9 18s., and tho Court made a similar ordor. - i No response was-made*by William Aubry to tho judgment summons taken ■ out .by .Feisty and Co. (Mr. Ayson), and the Court 1 ; ordered payment of {he amount claimed (£2 , 75., 4d.) within a: fortnight, the alternative ..:■■■ being three:days' imprisonment. (. • ~'Frederick G. Roe (Mr. Webb) claimed £4 Ss. 6d. against Walter Mooro on a judgment Bummons.; . -Tho iCcrart made on order for ; payment in : fourteen days, in .default seven ( ' days' imprisonment. , * ...'On .a, judgment summons, Peter Hansen (Mr;, Ayson) sufcd LaAsMey for tho sum , . of . £1,165. Id. Thero was no appearance of N tho debtor, and the Court ordered'him to ; 'pay tho amount forthwith, in default thtoo days' imprisonment. .. . i : ' .Frederick Blacldidge, when brought np on a judgment summons by. Peter -Hansen (represented by Mr. Ayson), _pleadod .inability' to pay. Tho;caso was r adjourned for three ■V; : : a>':. .'.months;; • Thomas M'Grath' proceeded against Walter ; Moore-oh a judgment summons;, for £10 17s. 3d. Tho judgmont . debtor did not attend,.and, on. the application. - of Mr.. J. J, ■ M'Grath, an 'order , was imade.,for paymont • on or,before May 10, default being'fixed at ' .' ~. seven [days', imprisonment. - . . The sum of; £6 l)s; 2d.v was claimed ,l y v Peter- Hansen from George Fawcett, ona judgment summons. No order was made. / ; 'Peter Hansen v. Edwin Hobman olaimed v . £3,,155. ; 9d. -on a judgment summons; An- • order was made for payment, before May 17, in;default;three, days' imprisonment. ■ Tho price / of; twenty fat ducks :.(3s. "6d. 1 each)' Was; the claim of Arnold Forsaith (Mr.' ' C. iB. Dix).'from . George Godfrey , Martin . (Air. E. F. Smith). Mr; Smith staled that ■ • the /ducks, in all, weighed ' only 631b;, and lv ; were not .fit for tho • Christmas. trade. The ' '! . , Court - remarked' on the fact tha| defendant '< had .not, made any complaint until' a fort- .,, night. after recomng them, and. gave judg- ; ; ment for the plaintilf for £3 10s. (less £2 i 10s. paid into-Court) and £1 15s. costs. ' ' : :,,■/» P.' L. Harnett (Mr. -.0. R. Dix) proceeded against William E. Trimmings (Mr. .W; :F; i • • 'Ward) for £25; commission on an exchange i ■; of .land. Mr.-. Dix: stated that'the commission had been earned in connection with tho i . . . .exchange of.land owned by the defendant in C'oromsndol St root, Wellington, 'and pro- >■ • perty which had "belonged to Mr.": Ivey,' at •: . . Lower Hutt;' The'exchange had actually ' taken place, and both parties were in pos- ; session. Had commission been charged at ; I' v the, ordinary' rate," defendant. .would ; have been asked to pay £55, but £25 had been . agreed upon. ' Tho defence was tbaJj .plain- ... • tiff had not' been, employed .to negotiato the exchange.. .Judgment, was -reserved. ■ . .; .-In the case of William'Howland'\(Mr.'J. J. M'Grath), v. H.;Ernest Leighton (Mr. A. i . t 'A. S. Menteith), a claim - for damages on account of a dog-bite, which was heard at i ; tho . previous sitting, the Court gavo judg- I ■ ment for the .plaintiff for £5, without costs. , ■ —[ ! . 1 ' '' - TAITA CEMETERY TRUSTEES. c ' .• 'j 'A meeting of Taita Cemetery 'Trustees was 5 ' held ,at Petono yesterday afternoon, and t was attended by, Messrs. M. Wolch (chair-. > man), J. W. M'Ewan,, W. H. Russell, J. J Wakeham, W. C. Nott (secretary), and Dr. Harding. ' » < • \ x The chairman: reported having, interviewed ( . the Rev.: in regard to the up- j keep,,of tho Roman' Catholic portion of tho ... cemetery, and the trustees resolved to ask c for tho payment of a yearly amount, to bo a ' .fixed by, tho chairman and secretary after a 0 v . .conference with the' caretaker. . ' ' . ,Tho statement of accounts.showed a credit r ~ , balance. on January 1; of £32 7s. lOd.v aiid,- i ' oil' April SO, of £G 9s. 6d. ? Mr. Russell, in handing in his resignation, i. pointed out that he. now ceased .to represent ? , ,-LorarHiitt Borough Oouncil; and ho held that • -;: ■all representatives, should bo taken from tho i : . -.local Iwdies. ,Tho.resignation was accepted * , i : with .-.regret, and- tho chairman -and Mr.- ■ M'Ewan expressed appreciation of tho work h '. ... done, by, ;Mr.. Russell in; the interests' of the n ( Taita Cometery. u On tho motion of Mr. Wakeham, it was r ' , resolved.,to bring the matter of .the control ? ~ of v tho'.oemetory: before tho Hutt County !' Council, and tho Hutt and Petono Borough . Councils, : with] a .view to enabling them to a . ~ ;.contribute, towards the■ oxpcnscs, and estab- ~ Jisning an office whoro the clerical work would • bo carried out. - a .V. V ';V'•; 41 , RIVER BOARD BOUNDARIES. 1 Only a few landowners of : :the district ' .assombled in: the Taita schoolhouse Inst K , evening'm response .to the invitation of th 6 • ' lintt Rivor ,Board, who wished/ to submit /.. rtho proposal to extend tho northern boundary board's as' ''ho tl Silverstream bridge. . The board's represen- f< .- tatiyes were:—Messrs. .R. Stevons (chair- st man), Orton Stevens, Hdbert. Sladden, T. w A. Petorkin, W. C. Cuff (clerk), G. Laine- ' .' Meason.;..(engineer), and E.' P. Bunny ir ~, (solicitor). :Mr. M. Welch was voted to the ® chair. ; ' pi . j,'The. chairman pointed ,out that tho 1 object " of thounccting was to consider the advisa- yj bility of merging the district from 'Mason's of ' Gardens to , Silverstream,. into the -River in :Board's,lands. About five years ago land in T the Lmfer.Hutt could be bought for £25 an m acre, , but now the prioo was moro like-£25 « a foot. This was largoly duo to tho workof tho River Board., Owners wished to bo P : informed on one matter : .whether tho board n ' . would intorfero with,thoso who had tho fiver- ffi beds. , , .. H ; .Mr. R. Stevens: (chairman of tho board) ' ... stated \that the ■ valuation- of tho borough to .. ago when tho board was formed m had been £250,000, and now it wa3 nearly a 19 , and.A quarter. \ He was inclined to A ' ' opinion' that, except for tho .operations of tho board, tho population and value would v * bo ( very much as tbey were.fthen." Mr; ' Laing-M<>ason s estiinaw 'of the expenditure t ■. ncocssary -for protective works in-, the upi>or. nv reaches was £1500, and it was proposed to 't fipend r this sum immediately, if the -a«w of district wero constituted. He had boon along si; : v banks with tho oiiffmoor a. few days ago, w: and had found that Trun.drcds of cores or : splendid land north of Taita, had been floodod tr in tho recent fresh. A rate of fiftoon- A hundredths of a penny (practically : Id.) • . would bo levied to raise this sum. but this lu would bo borno by the l whole of- tho board's -.' ■ district. ; Tho board had a domblo reason m. for desiring tho inclusion of tho lippor ' ■ " reaches. Xlioir- first motive was safe-' :• guard the district from further erosion, and m tho second was a. desiro for solf-presorvatioh The lower reaches wero in groat danger of i' , : , being outflanked, and,, if this happened, the « : works which ;had cost £64,000 would 'oe m tendered valueless. ■ - w

Mr. LaLng-Meason, with the help of a plan, , explained tho improvements proposod to bo carried out. Wherever tho banks, on either ■side, showed signs of erosion," protectivo works would ho undertaken. 'Mr. Peterkin mentioned tho matter of compensation for landswhich might bo taken, and Mr. R. Stevens stated that it had been tho practice; of tho board lowor down tho river to give, fair compensation, and no trouble hadbebn experienced. , Mr. Bunny remarlsed'that the'rate would havo been if imposed only over th&t portion proposed to bo added. But as it was to oporato ovor both thp existing district- and tho enlarged district, it would bo only about ono-eightieth of a penny. The board would not interfere; with nparian rights, and; moreover, tho now district would not bo liable, for, existing loans for river improvement. The £1500 could be borrowed from the Go- 1 vornment. All the Rivor Board's loans had been obtained from tho-Government, somo at 3| per cent., and tho highest at 4} per cent. This covered not. only the payment. of interest, but tie repayment of principal. . After considorablo further discussion, the following motion waa proposed by Mr. R. Gesso:— 1 _ That_ this mooting of owners and> occupiers of landed property situated north of the present boundary of thp Hutt River ..•'.district, as-far as tho railway bridge at ; Silvcrstream; (shown in the plan prepared by ,Mr. Laing-Meason, and submitted to J . tho meeting), approve of the board's pro- ■ posal to include such area within its district, and request the board to take the ; necossary 6tops. to this end, Mr- Bunny pointed'out that a petition to tho Governor, signed by two-thirds of the ratepayers of tho wholo district, .would be required before the district could be included. lIUTT PARK COMMITTEE. A mooting of the Hutt Park' .Committee at the Town Hall buildings, Lower Hutt, last evening, l when the, following inem-. bers..were present:. Messrs. W. J. Russell (Chairman), J.'W. M'Ewan, ffi Baldwin, M. J and J. Colquhoun. • Aof ■ the. park reported- on certain. improvements to hockey greens.. ~ Messrs. .Baldwin and Hodgins informed the. ooromittoe ■ that 'they, had' visited the park, and with 'the caretaker .: marked off another hockey _ground, making four in all. On . .tho suggestion of Mr. Baldwin; it was Ueoided to allot two hookoy greens to Primitive Methodist Hockey Club of Potone. ' • Tbo chairman Reported he: had interviewed Mr. Arthur- Pearpe, .re the £25 said ;to be duo by the Wellington Racing Club. : On the motion of Mr. Baldwin, it was resolved to sond'a copy of a letter recoived from Messrs. FintHay, Dalziell and Co:, re solicitor's costs, amounting to £66 odd, to both- the. Petono • and Lower Hutt Borough Councils, with the recommendation that tho i money , be paid.;. ■ it was reported that sinco March 31 last : thirty-seven permits have been: taken out' ! by. trainers..; ..' It .is expected ;that short# . those ■ will be increased, to sovonty. Tho balance-sheet showed a crodit of £39 ! 12s. Bd. .: , . 1 j ; Tho chairman, Mr. .W. H. Russell, placed' I his Resignation in the hands of tho clerk, ! ho having cxiasod to, be a member of tho ' Hutt < Borough Counoil. . Another membor,, ' Mr. t (M. J. Hodgins, .also sent in his re- ' signation, for a similar reason. \ . JOTTINGS. •' j A sitting of tho Old Ago Pension Court < was hold at Lower .Hutt yesterday morning, Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., granting the claims of 1 two new applicants, . and. sanctioning four ! renewals of pensions. •• v. '. 1 A team of footballers playing Northern 1 Union' rules will visit Australia; aboutthe j end of this niouthi; Mr, D. G. Fraser,- of; 1 Potono, has been in communication with the 1 Australian Loague, who have offered a sub- : stantial ; guarantee for nine matches,' to! be 1 played in Sydnoy and Brisbano. Arrange- : menta aro all but completed. It is stated that.'the ' Now ; . Zealand -team will bo composed almost entirely, of ox-All Blacks from various .parts , of> the ..Dominion, and pro- J misos "to bo" ipf. considoAble strength. : f