FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 COPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria 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). 72 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 accomo dation 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. Win. Trueman. Waterworks 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: 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. MEDTCAL.—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. STATIO'NMASTER. —Mr. J. Martin. POLICE STATlON—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUB FOXTON.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. R. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. M. Barr. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. R. McMurray; secretary: C. Procter 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. L. A. Couch. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bergin. 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. L. A. Couch.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3878, 1 December 1928, Page 4
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419FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3878, 1 December 1928, Page 4
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