HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 11

HASTINGS NOTES.

■ . .' "'• ■«":' . ■■- "' - .-•'.' '.' : , (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) • •'■'."." Hastings/'june 25.- .':.' A very sharp frost was experienced hero last' night, .and; the weather, was"very cold to-day.', : ', v.. ..;.. '•'./'>-'".■'•• - : :'^.'. .A public:meeting is to.bb held onlMonday night to consider the question of reduction in general.rates for the.borough. ~,/.. It was a busy day. at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., presided. A few cyclists were fined 10s. arid costs for ■. riding without lights.. Matthew Johnson, BeardoD and Wright, H. P. Mortenson,; New Zealand Clothing -• Factory, A; M'Glashan,R. Thompson, and Roach Bros, (seven leading storekeepers) ware charged with failing to closo at .9 o'clock on Saturday,: June 5. For tho defence it was urged that 3 requisition had- been signed by ,the majority of. the shopkeepers, asking that, the hours bo extended. 'They were unaware "of. the fact; that" until gazetted the extension ..was not "legal. They., were fined .ss.'.,each'' . and costs.. James Brown was charged with supplying liquor to a Native.' Defendant was acarrier, and had livered the liquor unaware that- it was wrong to do so. .He was fined £1 arid £4 Is.. 6d. costs. A, large amount of' civil 1 business, was -also transacted. The magistrate also delivered reserved''judgment in Taylor v.' Slack, ar claim for £100 damages for! alleged illegal distress. Judgment -was'given for.plaintiff for, £20 and costs' (£4 lbs;). '-..■. Mr,:,T.,J,; 0; Stevons.j second'assistant'at tie District "High School/has been appointed, headmaster,of the.Weber l School.' l , The 1 second billiard match of teams of four men .each'between the Hastingsand Here--taunga Clubs took place last night, and resulted in a win for. the Heretaunga • Club, by 3 games to; 1. ~,' '■• !"'• '■:. •■,;.- " . .'; The Public Works Committoe'of'thelßor-; onkh Council ;met v last night; arid .it. was resolved io recominond that ;MrV; Hallett's scheme of'sewer extension', be adopted ;'■ also' ihat a number of new street lamps; be erected. 1 The Tree-Planting. Comriiittee' also' met and recommended that at the request of the .majority., of the .residents*in;.any .'street the : council mayplant treos'of shrubs if the same' are. provided .by thoiresidonts,.the treeßto be selected by the council and protected bythe residents, ,'>.•- ■; ;.'.., .■'.-•.;■■( ■•"'■'. . ■