FOXTON BOROUGH
CONSTITUTED 188 S POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. LIGHTING—EI ec tricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s Od per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Mr. J. H. Downes. TELEPHONE. —Exchange open from 6 a.m. to, midnight. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 7% miles *of water mains. Average pressure 501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-to-date system to all parts of the borough, 7 miles of sewers. FIRE PREVENTION—Station, hydrants, hose and engine. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. TOWN HALL. —Seating accomodation 950 persons. Biograph plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. . BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Mayor: Mr M. E. Pcrrcau; council: Crs. M. 11. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Liicinsky, S. E. Cowley, R. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and G. Spring. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President : Mr. M. E. Perreau; ’ secretary : Mr. R. Hornblow. SILVER BAND. —Chairman: Mr. F. G. Yeo; conductor: Mr. 11. Osborne, stubs. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. J. H. Downes; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY—President: Mrs. F. Robinson; secretary: Mrs R. McMurray. CHURCHES. —St. Mary’s: Rev. Father McDermott; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist: Rev. S. 11. Peryman; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL ” COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. 11. Nicholas. LODGES.—Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary: Mr. J. Newton. ** MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND—Manager: Mr. R. G. Millen. POSTMASTER—Mr; J. Newton. STATIONMASTER —Mr. 11. Hornblow. POLICE STATlON—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL .CLUBS FOXTON.— . President: Mr. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. Awahou: President: Mr K. McGregor; secretary: Mr. S. Dudson. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. R-. Bryant; secretary: Mr. J. 11. Downes. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. Downes. TENNIS CLUB—President: Mr. R. McMurray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross. HARBOUR BOARD—Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Mi'. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. CYCLING' CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr. P. Little. GOLF CLUB. —President : Mr. A. P. Easton; secretary: Mr. J. Christie. CRICKET CLUB.—President: Mr. , A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. W. Howe.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3696, 27 September 1927, Page 4
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397FOXTON BOROUGH Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3696, 27 September 1927, Page 4
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