FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED '• 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victor'a 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. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Exchange open from 6 a.m. to. midnight. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per boi’es). 72 miles of water mains. Average pressure 501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-to-date system to all phrts of the borough, 7 miles of sewei’s. j 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. Peireau; secretary: Mr. R. McMurray.
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: Mi's. 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; secre-taryj-Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.--President: Mr. D. Christies seerctary:• 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: Mi’. S. H. Poole. POSTMASTER. —Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. —Mr. H. Hornblow; POLICE STATION. —Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mi’. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. Awahou: President: Mr IC. 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. R. Hornblow. i 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. Hauls. SWIMMING CLUB.— President: Mr. IT. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3736, 31 December 1927, Page 4
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411FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3736, 31 December 1927, Page 4
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