FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED ' | 1888 POPULATION -■) 1,7 60 AREA OF BOROUGH s 1,271 acres. V RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. A A 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 bores). 7f 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, hy- * drants, hose and engine. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter 1 . 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. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr. R. McMurray. SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr. F. G. Yeo; conductor: Mr. H. Osborne. stubs. ' ■ r
FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. J. H. Downes; secretary : Mr. A. Walls. A PLUNKET SOClMCY—President: Mrs. F. Robinsoimseeretary: Mrs R. McMurray. CHURCHES—St. Klary’s: Rev. Father McDerm«h All Saints: Rev. W. H. WalljyP Methodist. Rev. S. H. Perymfc; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Ni»olas; Salvation Army. m SCHOOL COMMIWEE. —Chairman : Mr. J. K. Hoftblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangihfliea. HORTICULTURAL gSOCIETYPresident: Mr. D. Clristie; secretary: Mr. W. 11. Nilholas. LODGES. —Te Awahof (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. ||>ss; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. jfcller; Oddfellows: secretary J. Newton. MEDICAL. —Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole.
POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. ' STATIONMASTER.- —Mr. H. Hornblow. POLICE STATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mis. 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, R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB. —President ; Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr, KJardines. GOLF CLUB.—President: Mr. A, P. Easton; secretary: Mr. J. Christie. CRICKET CLUB,I—President: 1 —President: Mr. A. E!; Tongs; secretary: Mr, B. Hinds. SWIMMING CLUB.— President; Mr. H. Hutchins; SecretaryMr , D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3737, 5 January 1928, Page 4
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