FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Eas-, ton 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. Heyes. jTELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY. —Artesian (per bpyes). 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, 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. i 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. Wl S. Heyes. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY—President: Mrs. F. Robinson; secretary: Mrs 9 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. Rl 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; OddI fellows: secretary: Miss L. Thompson. MEDICAL—Dr. E. M. Wyllie.
BANK OF NEW ZEALAND—Manager: Air. S. H. Poole. POSTMASTER. —Air. J. Newton. S T ATIONiAI AS TER.— Air. Simmons. POLICE STATlON—Constables R. Owen and Bell. POOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Air. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Air. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Air. K. Bryant; secretary: Rev. W. H. Walton. CLOQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: ' Mrs. AI. 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: Caplain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB—President: Mr. M E. Perreau; secretary: Air. R. •lardines. GOLF CLUB: President: Air. Al. B. Bergin; secretary: Air. J. ChrisI ic. CRICKET CLUB—President: Air. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds. SWIAIAIING CLUB President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr. D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3773, 29 March 1928, Page 4
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400FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3773, 29 March 1928, Page 4
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