HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

,-■" ."■'■';. M(Frpm!6ar , ;flßMW.'K»»ett«i-- 1 ,",; ; Cf./iy '. '' '■':"','. '■''■'' :'./ ~' .'".'..V ".\,'J': ' - : '-V ';;' : ,-'.:- : /'^ • ■ j ";:;- : ;,'•\- : ;HJJ.TTi;EI]O!B BOAED^;,, • The Hutt EiyorV.Board met :■■_ lasts-.eraninfe S there., being present:,' Messrs.! R; Slovene , : (chair- ; V; iman)',, : ll.' Sladden, : .l ,, .. X: Pinny, 1 and,,Ortop'; ; Btcvons.: ■' ;Mr.' iPinny, i>wKo" : ife ■ a ■"•nbff]y;clected-;i I member ; of -the:' board, \ was : welcomed ■•■ byithe \" 'ehaivinuu.-.'..'.;. ;•'. : -'^[ ]v v\ :[ -'i.--'.- ■<■ ■ if. ■ .:'■ ■;'■.■' -Hi' Tho: overseer-reported'-.-that;;thQu.wdrk;;done'f-|dur,ing' the_month had been , the.'.erc^tionv-pt '•'': ji'o'ur boomgroirnes: No,'.Vvbff.Gear' Island, imii : mediately; north of -, the'■•' new bridge, 1 ' 1B8;. foot "4 : in'-: length;' No. 8, bolo'w Jorgenscri's bend, ion';! .east side oi river,,Bß.feet in length; No; 9,' 'the hOad'of Gear Island, length .115 .fwt; ilo, past, of ; upper cut;/ The !threa> ,firstTpa ; med.".had..beenvcompleted, ''and,'N6.■'»lo'i ,was.'.;ih. ' progress^!,-Ali.itho; p'rbtpbtiva ;were'statcd : to : be• in" ."good ■order;, the-.fiycri': .'having remained in a;normal:condition during'?- ; the, wholo ,; of. l -the.nionth.'f-Tho; report. .wis'f?, -adopted.,' ~"' '.;.;; : -.:'\. •;....' .■'.-■■' ■[ ■ ; \~-'i-'- : - : ']S' i'\ : ' : i ' ; In •- regard': to , the; roport of : thc',',GoaT ;: tsl(inil v Commission, Mr. Bunny'{solicitor:tu'-'the board),'- : j stated that>. he.,liad received' a' lettot-from ■■ thfl ! 's '.Department- of Internal ;Afl'aiTs - ,' to.'the; that the'Minister'intonded'to take :no action..at'present. -The l :Uuder-Sccretary.: for ; ii-. lntcraal; Alfairs,. Mr. : Bnnny stated./intended ■',' \ta ;issue ■■ an!.amended, proclamatiojii ,'to no' ■' portion of Gear 'Island should;bo.'.includsd" «n ; " s :tho rPetono Boromjh. i'....v;•:;• .■;■:.<;• :■.- ,'..■>:',;.' . In; reigard ) to tho' Petonb"'Bornugh■ Gonnciife;" acquirement: of landifor the approaches to .-tlte'vi •now- pipe bridge,' Mr/ .Bunny reported received a. letter from tho council iingUiat it proposed, to acqiiirp tho land.underls •}\l Works Aot .. In to this-, ; 'letter,.Mr.. Bunny said that lie;lmd ascertained*! that the: council wns taking,' this . step, "nbiohiofly: for .tho reasons 'stated in ;thoir : letter: S .but -.bocause-; tho; land-..thafUioj-. now, reqnired; ? .was altogether different' from that"regardini?-v !Wlnch ; thoy-hod entbrcd into negotiations iwthS the Kiverßoard. Tliey::wero stUlv desirous, .lie <? :bWieved, of coming to an amicable settlement-'! ; regarding,.tho price; of ,Vv :' x : "^y

JOTTINGS. ' " M» * thc ,^ e , to ™ P01,c 5 Court yesterday, boforo Messrs. Waieham and Mothcs J.l'.'v n ma« ' named Janioi Burton was oomiotod of assault,, and fined 20s. Another man was convicted of < Jjisobnoty and discharged By a nohco in tins wcoVs gazette, the Pctone Waionvorks Ecseno is docFarod a sanctuary • for imported and natno game v , i ?? y^yesjay.wgM tho Petouo Brass Band hold the first of a series of "dancos on Uw ( laim 'on tho local recreation sronnd. Tho band proposes to jMntinne these events durins tho summer month*. uuung , Tho UpwUmßft Baitau GJni intend toMiold I A.f rni.val ou Nnw..Voart Day. A snbmarir* a