FOXTON BOROUGH.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3703, 13 October 1927, Page 4

FOXTON BOROUGH.

CONSTITUTED 1888 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, 'lkakara Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s Gd per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS—Manager: Mr. J. 11. Downes. TELEPHONE. —Exchange open from 6 a.m. to, midnight. WATER SUPPLY—Artesian (per bores). 71 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. Perreau; council: Crs. M. 11. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowley, R. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; seMi’. R. Hornblow. SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr. F. "G. Yeo; conductor: Mr. 11. Osborne, stubs. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. J. H. Downes; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs. F. Robinson;' secretary: Mrs R. MeMurray. CHURCHES—St., Mary’s: Rev. Father McDermott; All Saints: Rev. W. 11. Walton; Methodist. Rev. S. H. Peryman; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. —Chair-

man: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas.

LODGES. : —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids; secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Odd-

fellows: secretary: Mr. J. Newton.

MEDICAL—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK; OF NEW ZEALAND—Ma-

nager: Mr. R. G. Millen. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. —Mr. H. Horn-

blow. 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. H.

Downes. CROQUET CLUB—President: Mrs. M, E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. Downes.

TENNIS CLUB—President: Mr. R. MeMurray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross.

HARBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J, Linklater 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.

GG'LF CLUB. —President: Mr. A. P. Easton; secretary: Mr. J. Chris-

tie. CRICKET CLUB.—President: Mr A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. W Howe.