HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 11

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'■':'".'■■ ■■:'.■ (Fr'oiii Our Special Hopaftor.) \ ■ , ..-]'■' '-■ ■..'-— —-tf« ; , \. ... ■' '■ ..-. ■ '...• •,'■ -JOTTINGS; •'.. .-■'■: ; -■'■■.;' ; . The Westorri Tetonei School Committee has .■received a letter from Messrs.'.. J. G. ■■■ Croft and Son; the contractors ifoflhe building, dueling to preseriit the committee with a silver key to commemorato" the opening of the school, but as it'has been decided not to-hold a. ceremony oil the opening day, the committee- has. advised the writers that it-would be glad/to .'accept tho; equivalent' ! -f6'r the, school library.; -~ . . /. , .-- ■'■ V ■ ..Mr. Prebbld has; been appointed caretaker of-the new Western Petono School.. •;:'-'■•.' •Mr. G. H; Petono Post Office'staff, goes oil a month's leave of absence today. He will be relieved by Jhv G.-Toms. ;',\;A' lecture oh , -Tennyson .'will be given by tho.ilov. , J. Gibson to-night's meet-' ing of the Petone,Literary a'nd Debating Sooiety..: ■■;:■■ , ; : ; : .' ■'. ' ' Tho services ;of Mr. S. Langford, caretaker ' of. the Lower Hutt Recreation Ground; were recognised by the local, footballers, at a social on Friday lrifjht, ■ when he was presented with .ai enfo of pipes, suitably inscribed.' The presentation.was made ;by the J{ayor"(Mr'i.E. P. Bunny). ' •' . ./In regard to. -the■matter: of. tho Education. Board.submitting only one name, instead of four, to tHe.Pptoiie School C9mmittee in the case, of an impeildi-ng • apppin.tmGnt to the staff, fclio comrriitteo has, decided (on tho motion of i the lleV. A. Thomson; seconded-.by the Rev. 'J.:D. Rus&sll) to urge the boardto have.-.tho .Eettled by refei , - ehco-to , the' Supreme Court.' ;..' . ■■'-: ■'At.'the;..Petone Police Court on Saturday morning; 'before- Mr.:R. Mothos, J.P., a first offending, inebriate :w!is.fined 55., in default 24; ; hours'.,imprisoiimeTit.-■ : ■ "'■ ,- ; - \\ TJio Itev. AV. : A, KoajV vicar of the- Alicetown ;.;Conc;recational.: Church.: will -deliverhis farewell address, next Sunday.evening. * : .'. The new gallery, /erected to provide additional : accommodation.at Lower ;flutt Wesley. Church, has;'lwenf: completed, and. it was used /for 't.he 'first■■■time last- evening. The P. RotKwell addresc-ed the' conar'e-gat-ion on ''A Leading Lawyer in tho Wit-ness-box." ■'.';.' '.'"'■■ :..."' ■; ■ ..'■';.. : 'l;urtlier- cphsidoratiort of the expenditure of the; £52,000 i loan .will, be given at this evening's .meeting -of , -".Hutt '.Borough the cdminittee's report is ex- , ;p«ted.: ■■;-:: -.;: }■■.."'.{:'■■■■: ■''-.' ■'■ ;'•■' ' '- ■"' ■ .: Proceedings-at of the Petono Boroujdi Council ,to-nii;htaro expected to prove interoßtinfi. ■ A debate ou the council's staff will; probably, take: place. i '."