HUTT AND PETONE NOTES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NOTES

(From Our Special Eeportor.)

.PETONE SCHOOL. COMMITTEE. :,"-.' .The_ Petone School': Committee held , . Hβ monthly, meeting last evening, when there were present:—Messrs. D. M'Keazie (chairman), J. W. List (secretary), W. Hill, J. Ahrahdll, and C. Burd.\ . ; r . \ ..-. .... ... ■ ■ The Education 'Board l forwarded a circular tetter. from the Dargaville School Committee proposing that,: school children be asked to subscribe pennies for presenting a'quick-firing gun .to" tho first Now Zealand Dreadnought or cruiser.—The letter was nicrcjv'received, members of tho committee!..evidently being of opinion thai,, for : the. present at all events, was quite enough to find foi Dreadnoughts, \ ... ■ ; ~. . A.,letter was also received'from tho Bible-in-Schools League, requesting the t committee to join in a,petition for the adoption of. the Nolsqn .'system .of Bible instruction ■ in. fha Wolli-ngton. district.—No action .'was taken. . . ,It...^as,decided to alter the.afternboii school hours.from .quart«r : past. one-quarter past three o clock to one-three o'ebot,. • : . ■■'.•... •': MOONLIGHT EXCUESION. : _ The : Huit and,Petone,Citizens' Band organic a, moonlight excursion to Day'e Bay last night. 1 The; excursion -was not well patronised, peAaps because there.was a slight yiyad blowing, but;.-it ,'was nevevtheless enjoyable. The band rendered selections during the trip over, and at the Bay. dancing, and other amusements were.indulged:in. -.' ... '■ ' ■': . ■ : • : PETONE COMMBECIAL CLIJB; .; '.■'. ■ meeting of. tho 'Petone Commercial Club, held in the 'clubrooms last even■Jttg,■: the- following officers were elected -for tho :ensuing, year:—Patron, Mr. T. M. Wilford M.P. '.(reflected); president, Dr.' Boss (reelected); vice-presidents, Mr. A. Cole and Dr. Harding; eecrotary, Mr. 1). G. Eraser; committee,. Messis. A. Carter, Ei Jones, Vf,. H. Cook, J.Southgatp, J. G. Caßtle, ! and-E.'Battersby; auditors, Messrs. C.;. Harper, and A. Webster. ,'.:;, /;'.. jottings;;:v• ; -vV:■'.';'.:■' . The'Petone West Scbobl Comiiittee have;de-oided-to: hold, a'concert ea'rly.next jnonth, for the purpose of obtaining funds for the purchase of oawt uniforms. '■' ■:■" 'r ■■:■■: '■-...■ ■ ■'■,'■• ■. : Tho Hon. (3ep. Towlds has consented to open the.Petene Baptist: Bazaar at,the Oddfellows' Hall on 'Wednesday. : ■'■'.■'. - ■ :,