FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,7G0 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 bores). 7'i 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/G 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. 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.
FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; 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; Rev. S. H. Peryman; Presbyterian-: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.--Chair-man: Mr. J. Iv. 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; Oddfellows: secretary: Mr. J. Newton. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie.
BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. POSTMASTER—Mr. J. Newton. ST A TIONMASTER. —Mr. H. Hornblow. 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. R. 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: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr. D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3752, 9 February 1928, Page 4
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