HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

.•'.',(FronrOnr Special Eeporter.) /■'.:■.■■. ■,■'■ .+ ■■■ .-. ,-.■. . . ■hutt; valley tramways. -• '\- Now (that i the. Hutt, Valley_ Tramways Board has at last.come to a decision on the question....of,, which., system to. ;adopt,. the question, of what issues aro to.be placed before, the ratepayers will have to, be cqnsidqred, and, in that connection;; an initial difficulty, arises. It was thought that the ballot paper would read:. For.long.route, 1200;. against, 1000'.. For. short route, 1000: against, 800. '.If *tho ngureX.'resemble. those suggested,.'what is carried?': Both,, apparenThe difficulty will probably bo .overcome by means of a plebiscite, on .the '-. question of route, and, when.that us , decided, the board can cpme forward-with a loan .proposal. Tho arrangements for the statutory public mecK ings at Petone,-. Lower Hutt, and Epuni hamlet are in the , hands of the chairman, Mr. J. W. M'Ewan, and the vice-chairman, Mr. ; J./T. Hawthorne. . ' . /

■\: : ;^ -v •;:,,■'; "jottings.;:' Further 'consideration of the expenditure of the £52,000 loan will be given at Wednesday night's special meeting of the Hutt BorouglTGouncil. Mr., G. Laing-Measpn, consulting engineer,, will attend the meeting to discuss the question of the authorship iof the plans for the'-water supply, -and Mr. R. 'L. Mestayer will' probably submit his report'on the estimates of the trenching work ih : connection with 'the; drainage.- , ■, 'A,.large number, of cases, are ;set down for hearing at' this'.morning's sitting . of .the .Magistrate's/Court',; at Petone. ... -; : ,: The Petone .Citizens' Band played a number of selections on 'the Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon., A collection was taken up,iri v aid ; of the Unemployed Fund._ v , ■ ..MrrWAi W. . Hogg will '.address a public meeting :at , Petone to-night, on ."Land, 'Labour, > and\ Capital, or How _to Ensure -Prosperity.!? ■ The Jtfayor (Mr: J. W. M'Ewan) will preside. :• • :■ '