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. W. S. Ileyes. TELEPHONE. —Exchange open from 6 a.m. to. midnight. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 73 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. Win. Trueman. Water-work’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. 11. Osborne, stubs.
FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. J. 11. 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.—-Chair-man: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President : Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas.
LODGES.—Te Awaliou (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: 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. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. Awahou: President: Mr K. McGregor; secretary: Mr. S. Dudson.
BOWLING CLUB— President: Mr. R. Bryant; secretary: Rev. W. H. Walton.
CROQUET CLUB. —President Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary Mrs. M. Barr. 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. E, Hornblow.
CYCLING CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr. R. Jardines.
GOLF CLUB. —President : Mr. A. P. Easton; secretary: Mr. J. Christie.
CRICKET CLUB—President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B, Hinds.
SWIMMING CLUB.— President I\[r. 11. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr D. R. Ban-on.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3720, 22 November 1927, Page 4
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