HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

./'.'■ (From iOrr Special 'Correspondent.) >' ;:,':'; OF J.P.'5...; ' A'-shortage'-'of 'Justice's of the Peace at Uower Hutt 'is -giving rise to some conearh)"."on the ; part:o£ local Coilrt officials : and- Justices. Repeatedly. Bench duties fall to tho lot of '-about three Justices;, who happen to'be business men and who cannot always spars' the necessary, time to carry out'the duty.. TTie" cun-cnt feeling is that'more appointments are desirable. ■ The speed with which 'motor-cars (without numbers) dash through the Hutt Valley i| £id to be alarming; and the Lower Hutt Borough' Council officers intend to keep a strict watoh, in" the future, with a view to' bringing/about prosecutions. : It is.understood that' Mr. de J. Clere, cx : coilii'cillor of'lower Hiitt-will.be a candidate for the-Hutt 'River-Board at- the election -Which ' takes .place on Tuesday, ; Februnrvl. Councillor J. "Ball, of Lower Hutt-, is'-also a likely ;candidate. ■Mr. J. C. Masters who has been appointed manager of the Petone' Gas Works De- : partmenf, received His training in some of:the largo, establishments in England. There were 31 applicants for the position. ') The Hutt District High School Committee have let -a contract to Messrs. • Thacker nnd'M'Donald of Wellington.to ■asphalt the front portion of the school i .grounds. (The work will be commenced : next Monday." - : '-.. ,-':.. ■■ ./'