HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

* (From' bar SneeUl Besorter.) ' , ' ...";.V- —' : ';,•'.'.''". ■'' ; PETONE ELFLE CLUB. . In the annual report of tho 'Petone Riflo Club,, tho j.committeo congratulates tho members. , upon-, a very succossf ul, season , both from point *of finance, membership, and marksmanship; and thoy confidently look: forward to;an even more successful season in tho coming yoari--Th6 club'bis an activo membership of'6B and nn honorary membership of 41, which'constitutes, the largest rifle club in'tho Dominion. ..The'past .season was a particularly busy one. The championship matches wero made as'trying-and difficult; as possible, 'and it speaks volumes for the marltsmanship of tho winner (Mr. J. Carter) and the runner-up (Mr. C.; ,W. Mellor). Tho matches in the championship were threo ! shots at 200, COO, and 600 yards, three, at 600 arid 600, three'at 600 and 800, and three/at 900 and 1000. The shooting was of,a ;fair.".ttvorngo throughout the season, both;in A Class and in B Class. The winners and runnors-up for' the championship woro>.7-Club shield, J. Carter; runner-up, C..W. Mellor; Grace trophy, C. W. Mellor; B Class, aggregate, .S. Knight; runnersup, E. Johnson and .W; G. Faulknor.'. The other winners of trophies' wctb':—A. Ballinger's trophy,'A. Butler; W. H. Ballinger's trophy, J. E. M'Lachlan; F. Jcnness's : trophy, J; Ingram: T. Burt's trophy, C. W. .Mellor; Foist and. Co.'s trophy,...AY. G. FanlknorjiC. E. Hollard's trophy, E. Johnson; Dr. Purdy's trophy, J. E. Calwoll; C. Stewart's.X.trophy,. C . Hollard; 6.'. A. Chapraan's'trophy, C. W. Mellor; W. H. BallingerV trophy, S. Knight; Mr. Ludwig'B trophy,;A. S. Henderson; club trophies,'J. Tumor and S. Knight. ".Regret" is expressed'that the Tango at Waiwetu will not bo available during the coming season.

' PETONE CO-OrERATJVf,' BUILDING ■ . , '- _<■ r .."'SOCIETYr -i ■/■:''■ Tho annual report of tho Pctono Co-opcr-ativo Building::;Society^'co.ngratVi]ato3''.;mern-i bers on 1 the'continued success'of xlie"society.. Six' members"rccojvod appropriations l''during the-year.'the amount.:being£l"Qo., .The/ balance-sheet •sJKoyrs ' tho' capital accojint to bo £5929; : r'lhe ifeceipts. on.'general.aceou'nt' for-'thoiyear totalled £2387, which, \with £302 brought.forward,.made, the total available : revo'niio £27-19. The expenditure reached _£2045; leaving a balance in hand of £705.55. ? 6d;: The" actual profit on the year's transactions'was ;£'lU. ■:;.■'

/' PETONE TECHNiCAL BOARD.; |.The'monthly meeting of the Petono .Tech•nical School. Board of Managers was held last 'eveningjjhero being present: The Rev.' A. Thomsonv(in the chair), and Messrs. E. Hayes, AV; Coles, J.- G. Castlo,. R. ilothes', D. M'Kenzie, H. Baldwin, and H. Pindlay.-

' Tho director reported that the new term •..-• commenced - last week '.with 'satisfactory at- . tondances';in the .established .classes, but in regard to'the proposed classes—-steam and cookery-Titho promises made by some of. the scholars''tfeVe not .kept, .only seven being prepared, fo attend the cookery class, and only., foflr-J'to. ■ attend that for steam iiistmc-' ■ tion,-I'whereas twelve are... required :for a start. .There wero hopes, ho. added, that' the steanr.'class Would be inaugurated, ffllr. M'Kenzieiremr-.rkod/.that -tho class would bo very usefhi;'to • apprentices in the Petono Railway'-Workshops/iand, oh his 'motion,'it "' was decided;', to bring the ..matter' under tho. , notice ofj.Jhb'employees. ' "''. -,','"'• . The report'.'was adopted. ' ■•"".•' "' , y ; 'JOTTINGS'. At.a meeting of the Hutt Valley Horticul- .. tural. Society, Dr.: Perry delivered an interesting'address on '."Narcissi, and Othot Spring Flowers." There'was a good attendanco. ■~'/■",. ' '.'' '''■■';'':" "'■" ' J "'V--iv Mr. Osboine, of'the Official Assignee's" Of-; fico, conduc|ed a'sale of tho bankrupt''steck. in the eSca'fc of W; E. Laney, of Petone, ■' yo^ard ?H^ ern< r :: 'Mp ! ' Tho totilsnumber of-, men at present m the employment of the Petone-. Borough , I Council (is. 91.' V-'Four weeksVago, there; were, -, 105.'mori';a't''-wj)rkV;'V!The;fus^ i gaged \ "of'': year.jiis*. aboiit:,4S(.V': ; .it will therefore be seen that'a large'nropbrtion are being given work on account of the unemployment, trouble. ;..•■..- ■ ' The tramway problem w'ill be discussed at this evening's""meetinc'.of; the H.utt'VaP« ley Tramway Boafa..'•••;•'"..'•'