HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 124, 18 February 1933, Page 5

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Annual licenses collected by the Petone Borough Council during January amounted to £lO4/2/6. This total was madei up of £66 miscellaneous licenses, £3l/1/6 dog tax, and £6/15/- motor drivers licenses.

Reporting to the Upper Butt Borough Council last night, the caretaker of Maidstone Park stated that the returns from the park for the period January 29 to February 12 totalled £25/5/-. . This amount was made up of: —Admissions, £B/8/-; motor-car parking, £5/13/-; tennis courts, £7/4/-; cricket, £4. PAYMENT OF RATES Upper Hutt Borough OVER £3OOO OUTSTANDING Up to me present there had been no great rush of ratepayers at the Upper Hutt Borough Council Chambers to pay the rates before the additional ten per cent, penalty is imposed. Two days yet remain in which the rates may be paid without the penalty, and it is possible that a large amount of rates will be received ou Saturday, which is a day on which outlying farmers usually visit Upper Hutt for provisions.

The total rate demand in the estimates amounted to £9560, and of that £6301 15/5 was paid up to Thursday. This represents approximately 65 per cent., and the outstanding rates now stand at £3258 4/7. Rates collected on Wednesday and Thursday after the advertisement for the penalty day had appeared totalled £143 12/9. The rates paid from February 1 up to the present time amount to £3BB/0/7 and the percentage of rates paid at the end of the last financial year (March 31) was 79 per cent. It is not possible yet to form an accurate opinion as to whether the rates will reach the estimates, but it is thought that they are coming in fairly satisfactorily. BOROUGH BUSINESS ‘ Upper Hutt Council The Upper iHutt Borough Council met last night, the Mayor, Mr. A. J. McCurdy, presiding. There were present: Crs. J. I’. O'Flaherty, G. H. Guthrie, M. H. Hood, J. Blewman, F. P. Keys, A. Howell, and T. R. Jameson. Moved by Cr. Jameson, and seconded by Mr. Guthrie, the motion: “That the Municipal Conference be requested favourably to consider, as a matter of urgency, Mr. R. G. Buckleton's scheme for rehabilitating the primary industries of the I Daminion as outlined in the Press,” was Inst after a lengthy discussion had been ered upon. Two other clauses, which ,»ended on the first, were not considered in view of the fact that the first motion was not carried. No action was taken regarding a remit from the Borough of Newmarket for the Municipal Conference at Rotorua, that the constitution of the association be amended by provision for seats on the committee for representatives of affiliated boroughs with a population of less than 6000.

The Commissioner of Transport advised that in the apportionment of heavy traffic fees, the Upper Hutt council would receive 2.43 per cent. On the motion of the mayor, the council decided to call a public meeting within the next ten days to discuss the subject of unemployment relief. OPENING OF CHURCH Celebrations at Trentham Celebrations in connection with the opening of the new St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at Trentham were continued on Wednesday night, when a social evening was held in the church. The Rev. G. W. Hunt presided, and referred to the highly successful gatherings on the Saturday afternoon aud Sunday night. . . During the evening Captain Christopher. of the Salvation Army, extended hearty congratulations to the Trentham congregation on the completion of the churchy, q represen ted St. David’s Church, Upper Hutt, and Mr. J. McDougall represented the Silverstream church. The Rev. J. McCaw, the Rev. J. C. Loan, and the Rev. J. Lopdell represented the Wellington Presbytery. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr. N. Haley for the services he had given in drawing up the plans and specifications and supervising the erection of the buildA varied programme was presented, items being given by the following:— Pianoforte solos, Mrs. Hines and Miss Ruth Pierard; vocal solos, Miss Hines and Mrs. Hirsehhorn; violin solos. Mr. Morgan, recitations. Miss Jean Purvis and Miss A. Skou; duets. Misses Ruth Pierard and Marid Webber, and Mr*. Hunt and the Rev. McCaw. The evening concluded with the sinßing of the National Anthem.

INTERCLUB TENNIS Results of Matches Thp following are the results of interclub tennis matches held last Saturday. Senior.—Taita 9-120 beat Murltai Petone 14—133 beat Lpper Hutt -—73, Lower Hutt 3—128 beat Hutt Bowling 7 “junior South—Murltai b^ t he S . t ; Stephens 3—71; St. Augustlnes 9-94 beat St James 7—84; Central beat Petone. junior North.—Waiwetu 8—95 beat Eastern 8-83: Lower Hutt 9—97 beat Hutt Bowling 7—SO; Trcnthara 10—9 o beat Lpper Hutt 6—73. wil. Thlrd South.— Pononga 11—84 beat Bil ford 5 —84; Koro Koro B—7o beat St. Augustines 8—OS; Petone West beat Central. Third North.—Epunl 8—75 beat J- aatera 8-63: Trantham 11-89 beat Bower Hu l l 5 58; Western 10 matches beat Waiwetu 6 Fourth Sou til.—St. ‘] ames ‘HI b heit W St' ford 5—65; St. Stephens 13—87 beat St. Augustlnes 3—55; Central beat 1 etone North.—Taita 10-81 beat Knox G_0(" Upper Hutt 14—90 briat St. Pauls » H,’ Methodist 13 matches beat Western 3 matches. , Fit th South.—Central 12—83 beat St. Pauls 4—60; Koro Koro 9—66 beat W Ilford q 57; Pononga 15—02 beat St. Augustlnes Fifth North. —Bpuni 10—79 beat Eastern 6—62; Waiwetu 13—85 beat Knox o—Bl. Methodist 10 matches beat Western « matches. Positions of Teams

The positions of the tennis competing ar senlor.—Tal'ta 6, Lower Hutt 6, I’ctone 6, Upper Hutt 4, Murital 2, Hutt Bowling o'

•Junior South.—Muritai 8, St. Augustines «. St. James 4, Central 2, St. Stephens 2, Tetone 2. , „ r Junior North.—Trantham 7. Lower Hutt (J, Walwetu 4, Hutt Bowling 4. Upper Hutt 2, Eastern 1. Third South.—Koro Koto 8, Pononga 0, Petonc West 4. St. Augustines 4, Central 2, Wllford l). „ . Third North. — Western 8, Walwetu n. Eastern 4, Trentham 2, Lower Hutt 2, Epnnl 2. Fourth South.—Central «, St. James .6. St. Stephens 0. Wllford 4, Petone West 2, St. Augustines 0. Fourth North.—Taita 6. Upper Butt 6, Methodist 6, Knox 4, Western 2, St. Pauli* 0.

Fifth South.—Koro Koro 8, Pouonga 6, Central 4, Wllford 4. St. Augustlnes 2, St. Pauls <l. Fifth North. —Walwetu 8, Knox 6. Epunl 4, Methodist 4. Eastern 2, Western 0. The club championship positions now are:—Walwetu 18. Koro Koro 16. Central 14. Lower Hutt 14. Tipper Hutt 12. Taita 12, I’ononga 12, St. Augustlnes 12, Knox 10, Methodist 10, St. .Intncs 10, Western 10, Murltal 10. Trenthnm 9. St. Stephens B.' Petone 8. Wllford 8, Eastern 7, Petone West 6, Epunl 6, Hutt Bowling 4, St. Pauls 0.