FOXTON’S SEASIDE RESORT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2712, 25 March 1924, Page 3

FOXTON’S SEASIDE RESORT.

A DIP INTO THE FUTURE.

SANITATION, IRRIGATION AND RAILWAY SIDING. At yesterday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, Mr E. R. B. Holben took a dip into the future in regard to Foxton’s seaside resort.

The matter of getting current down to the beach was under discussion when Mr Holben said that. Foxton would have to consider sanitation at the seaside resort in the near future. The population there was increasing and many people were making their permanent homes there. He had made investigations and ascertained that water could be got at a depth of eight feet. Windmills were no good at the seaside as the parts rusted, but subirrigation would be an excellent scheme for the beach. With water at eight feet deep, everything could be cleared away on the same principle a.s that employed at the military camps in this district during the war, which Mr Holben fitted up. All that would be needed was

a small elevated tank, small septic tank and field pipes which allowed the overflow from the septic tank to percolate into the sand. The power required would only be four sixh.p. motors to pump the water to the tower. If the beach was connected up with the electric power, this would he possible and the beach would have all the facilities of a modem town. Water could also be used to irrigate the barren ground and gardens could he laid down. Mr Holben also suggested that the Board set aside reserves at the Beach whereon picnic parties could take shelter from the wind and living sand <>n boi-terous days. He also considered the Board should not sell any more sections on the eastern side of Linklater Avenue as someday a railway would convey Palmerston Xorlli people to the Foxton seaside and they would require a railway siding. The eastern side of Linklater Avenue was a most suitable spot, for a siding, as ,i loop line could be ran to the beach wharves. He considered Langley’s corner should be acquired, if possible, as a, parking ground for motor vehicles, which vehekfies, on a holiday, practically blocked the comer. It was decided not to -ell any more sections on the eastern side of Uiuklntei* Avenue until it was decided where the siding should go. U was also decided to go into the matter of setting aside reserves and parking ground.