HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 5

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

A garden party in aid of the St. James’s Church funds will be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Gibbons, 767 Main Road. Lower Hutt, to-day. Games and children’s fancy dress competitions will be held. The fete will be opened by the Rev. H. E. K. Fry at 2.45. Buses leave the Lower Hutt Post Office at 2.25 and return at 5 p.m. Further particulars will be found in the advertising columns. Advice that the control of the Upper Hutt Blockhouse Historic Reserve had been vested in the council was received from the Department of Lands and Survey by the Upper Hutt Borough Council last evening. ; UPPER HUTT BOROUGH ■ ' . Meeting of Council The Upper Hutt Borough Council held its regular meeting last evening, the Mayor, Mr. A. J. McCurdy, presiding. There were present:—Crs. G. IL Guthrie, J. Blewman, A. Howell, T. R. Jameson, and J. T. Hazelwood, With regard to the recent conference concerning heavy traffic fees, and to the request for a distribution of the fees received by the Wellington City Council for the current licensing year, the Wellington town clerk advised that the council would make available immediately to the local bodies concerned one full quarter’s fee on the basis of the magistrate’s award, which was in force until May 31 last, provided that the Upper Hutt council forwarded an undertaking under seal agreeing to an adjustment to give effect to the decision of the Minister of Transport immediately his decision was known. The council agreed to carry out the instructions. The secretary of the Upper Hutt branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, wrote asking for permission to hold a street sale of roses in November. Permission had previously been granted to another society to hold a street day.that month, and in view of a resolution which stipulated that only one street day could be held in a month, the council decided to set up a sub-committee to interview the respective secretaries to see if an amicable arrangement could be made, and in such an event to have power to act A request for a reduction in the price of hawkers’ licenses and for a restriction on the issue of licenses, was received from four ratepayers and residents of the borough. The council decided to grant a rebate of 75 per cent, on annual hawkers’ licenses issued to bona fide residents of Upper Hutt, if paid within 14 days of demand. A request of the Akatarawa relief workers for the use of the moveable stage at Maidstone Park for a wrestling contest was granted. STORM-WATER PROBLEM Eastern Area of Petone An explanation of the Petone Borough Council’s difficulty in' arranging for the prevention of flooding in the eastern area of Petone was received at the annual meeting of the Petone Ratepayers’ Association. In a letter the council pointed out that to prevent flooding, a separate stormwater system would be required, with adequate pumps to discharge water into the river. This would involve the outlay of thousands of pounds, which the council could not afford at present. An effort had been made, without success, to induce the Public Works Department to finance the bulk of the work as an unemployment measure. Mr. V. A. Noble, who is a member of the council, suggested that the association" petition the department. He observed that when finance became available, the prevention of flooding vvould be the first job to be undertaken by the council. Mr. A. Scholefield, another member of the council, explained that there had always been trouble with the system in the eastern area, and when increased building had taken place the flooding had been accentuated. He. assured the .association that the council was concerned about the flooding, but it was a question of finance. TENNIS ASSOCIATION Inter-club .Competitions Since the commencement of inter-club tennis activities in the Hutt Valley about eight years ago/ there has been a marked increase in the interest taken in the affairs of the sub-association. Commencing with four clubs and approximately 170 members, the sub-association has now grown to 23 club and 1150 members. The entries for this year’s inter-club tournament constitutes a record, there being 54 teams from 23 clubs, and 432 players participating. It has been found necessary to re^grade“the teams, and the following grading has been decided on for this season :— Senior: Upper Hutt, Hutt Bowling, Talta, Petone, Marital, and Lower Hutir. Junior (North).: Upper Hutt, Trantham, Eastern Hutt Bowling, Lower Hutt, Waiwetu. Junior (South): Murtal. Petone, Petone Centra], St. Augustines, St. Stephens, and St. James. Third (North): Trantham, Eastern. Bower Hutt, Waiwiitu. Western, and Epuni. Third (South"): Pononga. St. Augustines, Koro Kero, Petone West, Central, aud Wilford. Fourth (North): Upper Hutt, Talta, Knox Mcthodlsl. Western, and! St. Pauls. Fourth (South): Petone West. • Wilford, St. James, St. Augustines, Central, and St. Stephens. Fifth (North): Knox. Methodist, Waiwetu, Eastern, Epuni, and Western. Fifth (South): St. Paul’s, Pononga. St. Augustines, Central, Wilford, and Koro Koro. The following clubs have teams entered: —Upper Hutt, senior, junior, and fourth: Trentham. junior and third; Talta, senior and-fourth; Knox, fourth and fifth: Eastern. junior, third, and fifth: Methodist, fourth and fifth; Hutt Bowling, senior and junior; Lower Hutt, senior, junior, and third; Waiwetu. junior, third and fifth; St. James, junior and fourth; St. Stophens, junior and fourth; Western, third, fourth, and fifth; Pononga. third and fifth; St. Augustines, junior, third, fourth, and fifth; Central, junior, third, fourth, and fifth: Petone. senior, junior; Koro Koro, third and fifth: Murltai. senior and junior; Petone West, •third and fourth; Epuni, third and fifth; St. Pauls, fourth and fifth; Wilford. third, fourth, and fifth. Matches will commence on November 19. a series of five being played'du ring the year, with the sectional finals late in the season as a finale.