FOXTON BOROUGH. acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victor’a Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. LIGHTING. —Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS—Manager : Mr. W. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE.—Continuous Service. 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, 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, 11. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowley, 11. Rangilieuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. Town Clerk.—Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville.
BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau. SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr. F. G. Yeo; eondnctor: Mr. W. SHeyes. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNRET SOClETY—President: Mrs. E. Robinson, CI-lURiCHES.—St, Mary's: Rev. Father McDermott; All Saints: • Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL ‘ COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. 11. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: Air. J. Ross; Druids; secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary: Miss L. Thompson. MEDICAL—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. —Manager : Mr, S. 11. Poole. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. ST A IRONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATION. —Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. COWLING 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. McMnrray; joint- secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross. HARBOUR BOARD—Chairman: J. Link Inter 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: Mr. R. Jardines. 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.
KIWI BACON CO., LTD. KIWI BACON CO., LTD. MAY TRUCKING DATES. FOXTON 14th and 28th (10 to 12). SHANNON 7th and 21st (10 to 12. Buyer: ALEX. C. ANDERSON, Phone G 978, Palmerston N. Phone 17G, Foxton. SMNE pmt STEPHENS’ Blue-black and Swan Writing Ink, Office Gum, Blotting Paper, Duplicate Paper, Ruled Foolscap, Filing Indexes, Correspondence Trays, Gum Moisteners, on sale at city prices from the Manawatu Herald Co. Ltd. Follow the crowd to fairey’s for their famous White and Brown Bread, Bermaline Bread. SAMPLES of Artistic and Commercial Printing may be inspected at “The Herald Office” where all orders will be promptly executed. Highest Mats Workmanship. For coughs and colds, never fails. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3792, 15 May 1928, Page 4
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