FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,700 AREA OP 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. —Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s Gd per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIP A L GAS WORKS.—Manager,* Mr. J. H. Downes. TELEPHONE. —Exchange open from G a.m. to, midnight. WATER SUPPLY—Artesian (per bores). 7'i 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 arid engine. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/0 per quarter. TOWN HALL—Seating accomodation 950 persons. Biograph plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Mayor: Mr M. E. Pcrreau; council: Crs. M. IT. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowley, R. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. Town Clerk. —Mr. Win. 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. H. Osborne, stubs. FIRE BRlGADE—Superintendent: Mr. J. IT. 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. 11. Walton; Methodist. Rev. S. 11. Peryman; Presbyterian: Rev. W. 11. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL ‘ COMMITTEE. —'Chairman : Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Tc 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. ST ATIONMASTER. —Mr. H. Hornblow. POLICE STATlON— Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. Awahou: President: Mr Iv. McGregor; secretary: Mr. S. Dudson. BOWLING CLUB— President: Mr. R, Bryant; secretary: Mr. J. IT. 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. liinklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Mr. 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. Chrisfin
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3700, 6 October 1927, Page 1
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392FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3700, 6 October 1927, Page 1
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