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, Ihakara Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d 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). 72 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. H. 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. Waterwork’s 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 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. H. Peryman; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. 5 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. 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. H. 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. H. 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: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.— President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow, secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow.
CYCLING CLUB.—President: Mr, Mj'E. Perreau; secretary: Mr. P, Little.
GG'LF 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 3708, 25 October 1927, Page 4
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392FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3708, 25 October 1927, Page 4
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