FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 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, Ibakara Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s fid per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Mr. W. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 7| 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. 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. Waterwork’s Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau.' SILVER BAND.—Patron: Mr. M. E. Perreau; conductor: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. A. E. Scott. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mi 1 . A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY—President: Mrs. F. Robinson. CHURCHES—St. Mary’s: Rev! Father McDermott; All Saints: »ev. 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. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: Secretary: Mr. W. Nye Junr. MEDICAL—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. GRATA VA REGISTERED MATERNITY HOME.—Robinson St, Nurse Powell. Telephone No. 28. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager : Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd. —Manager: Mr. C. M, Hewett, Telephone No. 182. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. ST ATIONM ASTER. — Air. Simmons. PO LICE ST ATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Air. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB. —President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Air. J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Airs. AI. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. Af. Barr. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. R. MeAlnrray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross. HARBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., ALP.,; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAAIBER OF COAIMERCE. — President: Air. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Air. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB—President: Air. AT E. Perreau: secretary: Mr. R. Jardines. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. AI. B. Bergin; secretary: Air. -J. Christie. CRICKET CLUB—President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds. SWIAIAIING CLUB.--- President: AI) 1 . H. Hutchins; Secretary: Air D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3845, 15 September 1928, Page 4
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419FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3845, 15 September 1928, Page 4
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