HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 534, 15 June 1909, Page 7

HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

A mooting,of the Hutt Borough Council wju> held last evening,, and attended by the Mayor (Mr. H. E. bunny), and Councillors Ulere, .Or. Anson, Kenipthoriie, Hayes, Barlow, M'Caakill, and Baldwin.' -

A statement of expenditure by the Hutt Distriot Licensing Committee was received from the Pctone Borough Council, claiming £U ISs.. sd.as the Hutt Borough's contribution. This was an increase of about JJB 18s. sd. ovel. the town clcrk'6 eetim&te. It was stated thtt the licensing fees which the Hutt Borough .received amounted to .£lB5. ■ s " The estimates for the coming year antic* pated that the receipts would amount to JE9777 14s. 3d., and the expenditure to XBMS. Thi» fortshadowod a dobtor balance at the end of the'year of J28683 2s. 9d., as against a debt of Jt6915 Us. Bd., ■ with whioh the year has boea begun. ,The general rate of 2d. in the £ on about :£m,m is estimated to yield .£8033 6s. Bd. The estimated expenditure included an item of Mb as half cost toward the Epuni Hamlet Eoad connection and other road dedications, etc., making •a. total 'of J8587 18a. ; street maintenance, 2s. 6d.; tarring-foot-paths, £m> pipe and traffic bridge contribution, j≥325; sanitary depot, .£859 lGs.j waterworks, £322; recreation ground ninhitononce, JCISS lt)k; firo brigado, £$t 13s. 4d.; street lighting, JE3J2 10s. Ud.; Mayor's honorarium, •£(5; toMU clork's department (salaries), £bi))i engineer, iuspeotor, and poundkecper, JSWj modical offioer, J£3s; legal exi-onses, .£l7s;.election expenses, .£3O; valuation roll, wECO; Court foes, £)0; licensing expenses, £40; office ei. penses, J!251 10s.; insurance, J876,' 16a.-_Sd.; advertising, printing, postage, etc., X2QO; hospital board, X 629 145.; charitable aid, £291 6&.J winding postoffice dock, J320; gas for clock. JJIS; bank interest and charges, .£315. The council received the following letter, addressed to the town clerk, from the secretary o£ tho Wellington Rugby Union (Mr. W. O. fal- °" Dear Sir.-Dr. Mason's suggestion that the" uniou should keep some ambulance necessihes at the. Lower Hutt ground is a good one, and I am to-day proourmg the articles, which 1 will forward to you by parcel post. I pwrome the best thing is to nsk your caretaker to tote charge of these, as otherVriM wo may find tliom missing whon required. .■ Will . you please ask tho caretaker to oblige in Hue? I have been directed to ni-k the oounoil if some provision ,cbu be made for keeping too iieonle off the ground wheu wo piny senior games at the Hutt. Last Saturday the referee had considerable difficulty in this direction, and complained to the union, lost season, ,on tho occasion of tho Km Ora v, l'otono junior match, I think there was a ropo nut round on( aide, whioh .kept the people fairly under can. trol. On anno 12, wo mo playing Athletic v. St. James eanior game, and Kia Ora v. Athletiii iunior Rame, which should both prove gooa clrawe, the two. last-named teams both boing un'ft i»s decided to comply with all the w quests contained in tho letter.