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, lhakara Gardens. LIGHTING. —Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s Gd per lamp per annum, all night service. , ! MUNICIPAL „GASWORKS. —Man- ; agcr: Mr. \Y. S. Heves. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. W ATER SUPPLY. —Artesian (per bores). 7£ miles of water mains. Average pressure 50ib per square inch. DRAINAGE.— Up-to-date systom to all parts of the borough, 7 miles of sewers. FIRE PREVENTION—Station, hy- ; drants, hose and engine. 1 PUBLIC LIBRARY. —About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. j I'OYVN HALL. —Seating accomodation 95U persons. Biograph plant installed, pictures shown three limes weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Mayor: Mr M. E. Pen on u; council: Crs. M. H. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowley, It. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. j Town Clerk. —Mr. VVm. Trueman. j Water work'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 BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY—President : Mrs. F. Robinson. CHURCHES—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. 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. ORATAVA 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. STATIONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATlON—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. M. Barr. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. R. McMurray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Koss. 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. 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. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3870, 13 November 1928, Page 1
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438FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3870, 13 November 1928, Page 1
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