HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1149, 9 June 1911, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Oar Special Correspondent.)

The monthly meeting of the Hutt River Board, which was. to have been held last evening, was postponed until next Thursday, as a mark 01 respect to Mr. It. Stevens (chairman), whose wife died last Monday. ' Jlr and Mrs. C. Hollard returned to Lower Hutt on Tuesday last, after two months' holiday spent in the Taranaki is still a considerable amount of rates due. to tho Hutt Valley Tramway Board, and ratepayers who have not yet paid will ho liable for an additional 10 lier cent, after tho board's next meeting. Mr E W. Short, who will contest the Hutt' seat at the next general election, will his campaign at an early is being promoted in the Hutt Valley asking Mr. l'\ 31. B. lisher, Mp. to deliver a political address in Petoiie. Already a largo number ot signatures have been attached to the small cottage which was destroyed by fire tit Htiyward's on Tuesday evening, and which was reported to be uninsured, was insured in the Commercial Union office for JBIOO, and the contents in the State Fire office for ,£IOO. The monthly meeting of the Lower Hutt Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night, Captain Slinn Presiding. The tender of Mr. G. A- Coles > Wellington, for the supply of caps was accepted, and that of Bcck and Co. for tho supply of moncrams. The secretary was instructed to call the Borough Council's attention to the fact, that several doors in certain public'buildings'opened inwards instead of outwards, and also to point out that tho fire-escapes and exits in tho King George Theatre and St. James s Half were (in tho opinion of the brigade) inadequate. An invitation from tho Gear Company's brigade to attend a card party was accepted. A further meeting of the committee (which is nesirous of holding a massed ceremony on tho Petone Recreation Ground on Coronation Day) assembled at the Mayor's room at Petone Inst night. The Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan), who was in tho chair, mentioned that replies from , all friendly societies as to whether they would take part or not were not to hand. It was resolved, on tho motion of Mr. Kirk, that the question of ft procession be held over. The matter of drawing up a programme was left in the hands of the chairman and the local clergy.