HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 275, 16 August 1932, Page 3

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

During July 66 drivers’ licenses were issued by the Petone Borough Council, making a total of 842 for the three months ended July 31, as against 997 for the corresponding period last year. Nine new drivers were tested and certificates issued. Annual licenses collected by the Petone Borough Council in July were: Miscellaneous, £45/12/-; motor-drivers’, £l6/12/-; dog tax, £3/10/-. Building permits to the value o£ £585 were issued by the Petone Borough Council during July. Fees collected amounted to £3/5/-. In reporting on water maintenance at the Petone Borough Council’s meeting last night the borough engineer, Mr. C. L. Jackson, mentioned that the settling tank had been cleared out during July. This necessitated the running of the small stand-by pump, which maintained a pressure of 401 b. RUGBY CLUB DANCE All Blacks Welcomed There was a large attendance at the King George Dance Hall, Lower Hutt, on Saturday evening, when a dance was held under the auspices of the Hutt Rugby Football Club, to welcome home members of the All Black team. Messrs. E. Barry and N. Ball were present, but Messrs. H. Lilburne and H. Pollock were unable to attend. On behalf of the Hutt club, of which he is president, Sir Alexander Roberts, in welcoming the' All Blacks, said that the attendance at the dance seemed to indicate that they were just as popular off as on the field. The social committee was as follows: Misses Routley. J. Barnard, C. Player, J. Hayton, and Terris, and Messrs. F. Feeney, La Roche, J. Volty, G. Fitzmaurice, A. Hanson, and Killeen. Mr. L. Hayton was the M.C. for the evening, and the Majestic Band supplied the music. During the evening Miss Draper and Miss Hunter gave _an exhibition dance, also Miss L. Morrison. Among those present were: Mesdames Carter, salmon, satin; Searle, blue satin; de Castro, gold lace and black georgette; Orr, scarlet satin; Haigh, black net; Armstrong, black lace. Misses Linklater, green satin; Pepper, blue crepe de chine; Brice, green satin; Reid, black velvet; Clark, pink satin; N. Clark, blue satin; Taylor, lemon net; McMahon, green taffetas; Perry, green taffetas; Body, white saltin; King, black net; Perkins, green net; Barnard, green crape silk; Routley, scarlet satin; L. Player, black lace; Cowen, scarlet satin; Hay ton, white georgette; P. Ross, wine lace; M. West, biscuit georgette; M. Jones, biege satin; V. Fraser, fawn net; M. Fraser, blue lace; Baker, orange satin; M. Franks, green satin; V. Hardy, white lace; W. Doran, scarlet lace; Kennington, pale pint taffetas; Meyrick, sage satin; Popplewell, black gorgette and satin; R. Bond (Christchurch), pink georgette; T. Gray, pink taffetas; L. Thomson, apricot georgette and lace; M. Mu timer, black velvet; M. Mutlmer, green lace; R. Mutimer, green georgette; Childs, scarlet satin: Hall, black velvet; Ross, wine lace; B. Sykes, cyclamen velvdt; E. Hunter, black lace; O. Hunter, figured taffetas; E. Aitcheson, figured georgette; V. Wilson, black lace; Kemp, white lace; Tompkins, black satin; D. Baker, orange satin; E. Kennington, biscuit taffetas; Brierly, .scarlet mariette; B. Fisher, green lace and mariette; L. Morrison, black lace; and Messrs. Power, Murphy, Forsyth, Teeny, Barry, McGrath (2), Gauden, A. Boult, K. Webley, A- Sewe, Warburton, J. Mair, Nesbit, Haigh, Taylor, G. Armstrong, Whitcher, Killeen (2), Snndgren, Jamieson, Gilligan, L. Bishop, R. Norman, Walkely, Stone, Welland, McKay, Anderson, Stoupe (2), Bevan, Hutton (2), Hooker, Sutherland, trenchard, Smith, Killeen (2), C. McCarthy, G. Markland, C. Slater, J. Meyrick, Henderson, Stddle, Henratty, King, iR. Clark, G. Munday, W. Taylor, Persson, j. P. Grierson. LATE MRS. BENNETT Petone Mayor’s Tribute Eulogistic reference to the work of the late Mrs. S. Bennett was made by the Mayor of Petone, Mr. D. McKenzie, at the Petone Borough Council’s meeting last night. “She has given excellent service to our town,” he -said, “and her work during the crisis we are passing through must have helped to wear, her out and hasten her death. She was one of our best citizens, devoting a great deal of her time to helping those in need. She was connected with many organisations in the town, and was a most diligent and useful woman for helping those in distress. BRIDGE PARTY HELD Aid/for Church Funds A successful bridge phrty in aid of St. James’s Church funds, was held in the hall at Chilton. St. James on Friday evening. The hall was colourfully decorated with spring flowers and autumn foliage, and .supper was provided by those present. - The players were Mesdames von Zedlitz, Fenwick, Brodie, V. Riddiford, Seddon, W. Smith, Livingstone, Hodgkin, King, Hamilton, Irving, Gibbons, Dickinson, Foster, Norman, Norman, Bakewell, Aldred, Gieson, Henderson, Rothwell, Tosswill, Hay, Nash, Donald, Welch, Lewis, Broad, Yates, H. Mitchell, Sanders, Fiest, G. Cooper, Price, Maunder, Lewis, Tunley, McMillan, Parker, Crump, Shorter, Butt, and Misses Meadows, Gieson, Wilkins (2), -Kettle, Denniston, Brooks, Grey. Campbell, Seddon, Galway, G. Hansell, Bouilton, Strombom, Johnson, Churton (2), and the teaching staff of Chilton St. James; and Messrs. Kempthorne, Dr. Bolt, Jones, Strombom, Dickinson, Lewis, and the helpers were Misses B. Welch, Smith, Jones, Gower, Phear, Hollie, Kempthorne, Hyder, and N. Olphert. The prizewinners were as follow:— First, women, Mrs. King, while Mr. Gieson won the men’s first prize, and Mrs. Irving gained the “hidden number” prize. AGRICULTURAL, COURSE Hutt Valley High School Boys With the idea of diverting the aims of more boys to the farming industry,’ the Board of Governors of the Hutt Valley High School have decided to institute a course in agriculture from tlw beginning of next year. The course \rtll include practical experimental work in school plots as well as study in the _ science laboratories. Elementary building construction and simple farm accounts will be part of the course. The aim of the course will be to instill into boys an intelligent interest in the science and business of farming. Also to teach them to follow with understanding, and apply intelligently, the results of the research being undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and other bodies.

PRIMARY SCHOOL RUGBY Tourney Representatives All boys selected to represent the Hutt Valley Senior A Rugby team against Wellington yesterday are requested to assemble at Hutt Central school at 3.15 today. After weighing in, the team selected to travel to Marton to participate in the quadrangular tournament will be announced.

STRAY-DOG TROUBLE Too Many on Petone Streets STEPS AT PREVENTION Reference to the large number of unattached dogs in the Petone streets was made by Councillor J. C. Burns, at the meeting of the Petone Borough Council, last night. Councillor Burns drew attention to the by-law which prohibited dogs on Jackson Street or the Esplanade without a chain or leash. The council probably did not desire to put the by-law into drastic effect, but the matter was becoming serious, both for shopkeepers and motorists. _ Instructions have accordingly been given to the Petone Borough Council inspectors to remove all stray dogs found on the streets, and not wearing this year’s registered collar, to the lethal chamber. BOROUGH BUSINESS Petone Council’s Meeting The Petone Borough Council held a meeting last night, the Mayor (Mr. D. McKenzie) presiding. There were also present: Councillors V. A. Noble, V. E. Jacobson, A. Scholefield, E. T. E. Hogg, R. W. Toomath, J. C. Burns, and C. P. Brocklebank. < Advice was received from Mr. W. Nash, M.P., that he had again been in touch with the Unemployment Board to see if it was possible for the board to carry on the usual relief payments to the workers in the case of minor accidents, and to make special arrangements covering the risk of serious injury or death. An invitation from the Wellington Free Ambulance to attend the laying of the foundation stone for the new buildings •was accepted. The district engineer, Public Works Department, advised that the arrangements made with Mr. G. London had enabled an additional forty , men to be placed on the Koro Koro Road. The Wellington Hospital Board wrote that with the death of Mrs. Bennett, the board’s representative in Petone, the position had become vacant. The town clerk, Mr. W. F. Stunnan, explained that the council could, by resolution, appoint a representative, who would hold office until the next ordinary election. Failing the council’s appointment within two months the Governor-General will do so by Order-in-Council.