HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 3

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

i (From Our Spcclal Reporter.) s ' —* ; — HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAY BOABD. Last night's • meeting of the Hutt' Valley Tramway Board was attended by Messrs. J. W. M'Ewnn, in the chair, Robert Stevens, H. Findlay, J.Austin, and H. Baldwin. . . In an opinion concerning the method in which! the issues should bo placed before the ratepayers, ■■ Messrs. Buniiy, Pethcrick, nnd Aysori stated that the alternative proposals could not be submitted. If the board's resolution was proceeded with endless confusion might arise.." , • • '•Mr.Austin, advised waiting until ' Parliament met, when an amendment could be asked for to the Tramway Empowering Act, so as' to onable the board to: put the. proposal beforo thin district as a whole instead-of holding separate pells as at present They' should also obtain power to purchase the Hutt Park line. , : ■

. Mr. Findlay objected on the ground that there had been delay enough already... The matter was held over. , , Mr. _ Stevens> thought that the ratepayers' would' riot vote for a loan of .£IOO,OOO for the larger electric scheme at present; they should go in. for a steam system to start with. . Mr.' Baldwin gave notico of motion- to rosoind the .previous resolution in favour, of placing the two schemes before flio people. This was in oonsequence of Mr. M'Ewan's report on the position, and the legal opinion. The chairman said that; with two members absent, he did not feel justified: i:i' waiving the necessary notice to the motion. Therefore, they could do-nothing in tho matter that night.; *■•..•• j :v, " . : Mr. Sanderson Cooper, of Petone,' was -ppointed out-of eleven applicants to tho vacant clerkship, and.'the. meeting adjourned. PETONE ROWING CLUB. ' The annual, meeting -of; the l'etojia. Rowing Club', was held •last', night, : Mr'. U. Mothes, iho president, .occupying the cli'air..' The .roport and balance r sheet. (already published) wore adopted. ' - - ----■V': >. ' ' It was decided that honorary members' subscriptions bo .'reduced from- 21s. to 7s. 6d. ' Officers were'elected'as follow Patron, Mr.

It. Mothfts; president, Mr. A. G. Saunders; vioo-prosidentsi Messrs; A'. Coloa, E. W. Snort, ;H. J:, Palmer, G. -.T.< Lomn,! J.-- Martin,' C. Vogel, J. Cotton, It. Barcliam, and Dr. Rosi; club captain, .-Mr,, E. Mooro;-, vice-captain, Mr. W. Brown; secretary, Mr. J: Canty; treasurer, Mr. B. Tremaine; committee, Messrs. L. Drumraond; W. Sharon, P. Glennie, S. M'Farlane, C. : H.: Buiridge, A. White, A. Packard; selecjtion . committee, Messrs. El' Moore', B;' Tre;maine, and W. Brown; delegates to the Wellington Eowinft': Association, Messrs'' Moore, 'Brown, and" Morris; club 'race - committee, Messrs. Sharon,.'.Canty,- and Drummond; auditors,. Messrs. A r 6gel-'nnd; Cruickshahks. '■'"Vj:JQTXIXGS.. An executive meeting of the Hutt . No-License League was held on Thursday-night, the Rev. T; 'A.-; Williams' presiding. Tho social: to raise funds towards tho next campaign will be, held next year; / jmnounced'.that Mr; R; •A. Wright, M.P„ Willi address a meeting of tho leagueori Monday .night at Petone. , ■ ' A meeting of tho-Hutt Pai'lc .Committee. will be hold at Lower Hutt, on, Thursday, evening. A painful.accident befell a;boy named Johnson at the,Petpno School'yesterday.- Tho lad had some water in a small bottlo for the purpose of cleaning-his slate, and he accidentally fell on the ground. The bottlo broke, and , the glass-but> his right hand rather badly. -".