HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 914, 6 September 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEW S.

(From , Our Special ■ Correspondent.! .' •;.."■ THE. HIGH SCHOOL TOUE. Yesterday-' inorning' the • Hastings;' High School boys, who arc on a tour to Petone, were taken over the-! Railway Workshops by the officials, and .the various ' departmeats of works were explained to 'them. In the afternoon "aV football' match ; was played between. Petono and Hastings; the former winning by 12 points to B.■■'.■.For' the' winners tries were obtained; byDavis, Piatt, Bolton, and Wright, and Eraser and- Walden scored tries for. Hastings, Fraser converting one. Shooting at Trentham. is the programme for. today. ... i : ;.-.; :■.. '•; OEDER OF DRUIDS. The U.A.0.D., Petone - Lodge, held a "social* last evening; in- the , Victoria Street Hall, about 60 members and guests being present. The A.D. Bro. J. Devine presided, : and was assisted by Bros. Savage-and Ridge. . The prizes in the f regressive euchre tourney were won by [iss Southgate and .Jlesdames. H-arrisand Sherwin; Dancing succeeded.- •'■■■.-. . HUTTPAEK COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Hutt Park. Committee was held at Lower. Hutt Slunicipal Buildings last, evening..'There were present.:—Messrs. Baldwin (ohairman), Southgate, M'Ewan, Macaskill,' and Barlow. ' The Petono Borough' Council forwarded their contribution («SSO) towards funds. The chairman moved that the Hutt Borough Council be informed of the Pctone. Council's contribution , ; havin» been made, and that they (Hutt) be requested to'forward .£4O (balance due) us soon as possible. Tho secretary (Mr. Purser) presented a statement ot. .accounts up till August 25,-1910,' which showed receipts amounting to .£l6O 'Is. 9d„ and expenses: «£99 195., leaving'a credit balance of a'GO 3s. lOd. In the matter of surveying and setting the boundary fence in its proper place, according to the lease which expires in fourteen months from to date, it was resolved to leave'the question over for six months. ..' Oii the motion of Mr. Southgate, it was' decided to sot aside a sum of klO for tho I purpose of' maintaining the old stewards' eland now used by. golf players. \