FOXTON BOROUGH. acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victor'a Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakuru Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager : Mr. W. S. Heyes. jTELBPHONE.—Continuous Ser- , vice. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 71 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-dx-ants, 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: Ci'S. 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. W. S. Heyes. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mi’s. F. Robinson; secretary: Mrs JS. 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; seeretary: 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: Miss L. Thompson. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANIC OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. POSTMASTER, —Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mi\ R. Hornblow. 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. .Tardines. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bergin; 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 3778, 12 April 1928, Page 4
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