HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS

■ bnou oub special nsronrsß.) ,u»,'.', : .:V. .. EOTT PAEK COMMITTEE A meeting of the Ilutt Park Committee was held'at Lower .Ilutt last night. There were prescn't: 'Messrs.! ,H. Baldwin , (chairman), J. W. M'Ewan, R. 1 : J."Southgate, ;J. li.;, Barlow, and T. Haeaslnll. . Messrs. Stafford and Treadwcll summoned 'the committee Ho appear at,-the Supremo Court en Jiiilo .15 •to enforce/payment of their' account for-.£60 I7a.i and' costs, and if the claim is not satisfied, they ask for the .appointment of a receiver. ~. . ' '.- ■ Mr. Barlow: Can it not be staved oil ■: The chairman explained that the committee was. without^funds, .'and the two councils had; .declined to' their hssistonce.. v-i ; Mr. MHwan>' suggested that the . chairman -interview"the firm and get the matter, used up. Otherwise; they, would have to closo up. Mr. Baldwin: I am quite . willing. ~' / The : clerk (Mr. P. E. Purser) thought ' that the- Prime '.Minister 6hould be interviewed ou the question. -. . V iV- Members concuned >yith' tins idea. Tho: jchairraan reruarked " that-- the annual outgoings .were' about i 6150, and r.the; most' the j could eipeot'was' about *6100 a year. . ■: ; :.\Mr. Hawaii-. The Act/under which wo work wants : remodelling. entirely.. :-The Chairman! That.:w'so.. I suggest tuat we go "into - the question" during the.;recess. ,; mr.i'Sonthgate: lfvthe .two'councils .will' pay. ,the'carotaker!s-salary, we .would bo out of our troubles. • The chairtna-j and Mr. ITEwan were deputed ,toi interview, . alessrs.f Stafford and . Treadwell 'with; a" view of; arriving,;at. ; a!,settlement. ' The deputation'. Was authorised to offer; the firm' the icommittM's ipermifsiori ' to.i secure the:>C2s' in the possession of the old board. ■ . Tho caretaker reported,-on fencing"done m the!,'park, /'arid' 'wasgiven' • authority - to * make further 'small, improvements. .. \

JOTTINGS. The 1 Petone Cricket Club's annual masquerade ' ball was held at the! Drill Hall /last night, -all'.; present spending a.very 'enjoyable evening. There• werei'.about. 150 cpupies; on the floor, 1 , the; majority:being dressed in-fanoy. costumes. ,Thehall Wa effeotivoiy'propared for the occasion, all 1 tnei;;MinmjttpoiiaOTJ'':nßinp:-,their,-'--best : - e'ndeavatirs to make .the entertainment ,a thorough success, .which it undoubtedly was. The ladies' oommittee, Mesdames Gate, W. S.' BriCß,.lsherwood, Swindale, and -Miss Martin, had. oharze ?of ; the - supper'; arrangements;'\and ;;they;, dis-; : oharged' thcir'duties well. .. The- trophies won' during the/year.werof^res^ted 1 byj.the-patron! of - tho club, Dr. Boss, as foUov.T-Senior-r----bowling ' (Djn ; Itoss'e trophy), Mr. P. Conollyj •batting'.(Mi - . Palmer's.. trophy),. Mr.. VI.S. Bnce. : Junior—howling and ; batting i (Mr. Wearn's trophy)," Mr, Bennett. ' i[es6rs. 'L.' ; ;Isherwoodi' A;;- Cato, ; :arid ;B.' Smyrko '-offloiatcd' as M.C.'s,and- Messrs. , P; Conolly, F. Stein-mnller,:,A.'Bennett,-^TregDar,.'aa/committeo, and.Mr.,W; as'secrfttary, 1 to whom .the 6ucoess of: the'funcUon"is primarily duo.- .