HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Onr (fascial GorreibondenU ■ , . — —V '.' '' ■ • ' A LEAVE-TAEINQ. . ' A very pleasant social evening was bold at the Petone Church, of Christ last "even- " ing, the occasion being to bid farewell ' to Pastor and Mrs. D. W. M'Crackett, who are about to leave Petone. A lengthy programme of musical items was much appreciated by the large audience pre- ■• sent. During the evening the .chairman; of on behalf of the church members, presented Mrs. M'Crackett with' a' puree.. Mr. M'Crackett was the recipient of »<' handsome travelling.bag. PETONE SCHOOL COMMUTES. The monthly' meeting ■of the Petene School Committee was held last evening. Present: Messrs.D. (M»aTTmgTiA J. W. List (seewtary), W. Hill, Bnrd, Abrahall, and the Eev. Thomson. ' Major Macdonald wrote expressing Hi, thanks to ■• the • committee for the assist-' . ance given during the Kitchener encamp- .. ment, and also for allowing the school ■ to be used-for housing the cadets. The secretary of the Technical School Board wrote stating that the bojri could not hand over a certain section ia Beach Street for, the pnrpose of erecting swimming baths, as 'the section" was not the actual property of the board. Mr. W. Foster (headmaster) reported that the number of pupils on the rol] in' the primary department was (601. The number admitted" during the month [■ was 33, and; withdrawals were 13, thua , making the total number on the roll to date 621. The average half-daily attendance was 575, or 93.4 per; cent. In tic secondary department the number on tie . roll was 79; admitted during the month nil; withdrawn 1; total number on the roll to date 78;. average half-daily attend.- ' ance. 75, or 96.1 per cent.: : .'.• ', . The resignation of Miss M. L; ; Hunt was accepted, and the ; secretary was in« - structed to forward, a- letter 1 to Mjis Hunt-conveying the committee's appredii' ' tion of her services,, an'd.also one to her sister, who has also resigned her position, '■ . .;. ./HTJTT.DRAMATIC CLUBi • •'. The Lower Hutt Dramatic' Club intend giving an entertainment in the, local Town Hall next Wednesday night) when . "Cinders" and "rtook and Eye", are to bo produced: These are to be preceded by a concert programme, in aid of thp ■ Hutt Eecreation Club. " ..,,.'' '■ . '

PETONE POLICE COTJKT. ... , At the Pctone' Police Court "yesterday-v morning, before Messrs. Mothes ana : Wakehara, J.P.'s, a first offender, charged with drunkenness, was convicted- and die- . : charged. David Reid, similarly charged, , was fined 55., without costs. Jataes Scolflinan was fined 7s. for riding a bicycle.. ■ after dark without a light, and' C. L. ~ Jensen, for leaving a horse and cart, unattended, was convicted and discharged. .' . HUTT MAYORALTY. ;' On further consideration of the matter, Mr, B. P. Bunny, Mayor of Lower Hutt, who has tbeen- pressed to allow himself to be nominated once more and had refused, . has-decided to contest, tho seat again, i Mr. Bunny was recently waited upon bj a-large deputation, who requested him' to stand again." On his decision not to do so, it was announced that Mr. George ! London would become a candidate. In view of Mr. Bunny's altered intention, Air. London has decided to stand dowr-