HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1030, 20 January 1911, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

tFrcin Our Ssccial CorresDondent.l RESIGNATION. Councillor Barlow of the Lower Hutt Borough Council has resigned his seat. Asked as In why such a cour-p had been taken, when the biennal election of councillors is only three months' distant, Jlr. Harlow stated that, under the amended Municipal Corporations Act he had to choose between public business and his own. Mr. Barlow is a director of the Hutt Plumbing Works, and, as his firm was doing business for the council v.'Uen the Act came into force, he was obliged to take the step mentioned. In answer to a question as to whether the work given his firm by tIW council could not hnvo been refused, Mr. Harlow replied that that course was quite impossible as certain work had been partially completed

HUTT RIVER BOARD. A meeting of the Hutt River Board . was held last evening, those present being ' Messrs. R. Stevens (chairman), Sladden, and I'eterkin. Mr. R. Stevens was again unanimously • elected chairman for the year. 1 Messrs. Bunny and Ayion (solicitors) ! advised that thePetono Borough Council had lodged an application to have : part of Gear Island included in the ,!<->r- ' ough should be lodged. The Pctff.o recommendation of the commissioner (Mr. Short), tender the circumstances the solicitors thought ifc advisable that the petition lately signed to l'ave the whole of the island included in the Hutt borough, should be lodged; The Petone council offered ,£ioo for the necessary land now the property of the board, for the purpose of making the approach on the l'etone side of the new Hutt Bridge. The ofi'er was accepted, subject to the approach being carried out on the same gradient as 011 the western side of the bridge. The overseer reported that recent work carried out consisted of clearing the river channel of snags and logs. The cutting of logs and trees in ' short lengths was in progress, and would be completed in a fortnight. The overseer recommended the checking of the growth of gorse 011 Gear Island where it had spread rapidly during the past two years. The estimated cost of destroying it would be .£3O 4s. The tenant of Gear Island bad commenced to exterminate noxious weeds thereon. The river had remained exceptionally loyr during the whole of the month. JOTTINGS.' Mr. R. H. Wilson, of the firm of Bornthorne, Wilson, and M'lntyre, of ketone, leaves by the Climaroa for Sydney on February 10 to connect with the White Star liner Medic for England. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Peach will accompany Mr. Wilson. Mr. A. E. Roots, of Alicetown, has been Risked to allow himself to be nominated 'for the vacancy on the Hutt Borough Council. Nominations will close next ' Wednesday. The Hutt Methodist Sunday School will hold its annual picnic on Monday next at Mr. Windriim's. grounds, Waiwetu. . After .Mr. E. Stevens had been elected as chairman of the Hutt River Board last evening he stated that the only regrettable thing about proceedings in the past had been the fact that so many meetings had had to lapso owing to members not being in attendance.. He hoped that the position would be different during the ensuing year.