FOXTON BOROUGH
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 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). 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. Biograpb plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL—Mayor: Mr M-E. Perreau; council: Crs. S. E. Cowley, A. R. Crowe, J. Ross, O. C. Rand, F. Ropinson, F. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangihenea and R. J. Thompson. 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. 11. Reid; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY—President: Mrs. F. Robinson; secretary: Mrs Barron. CHURCHES.—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Brenan; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salva- " lion Army: Captain Mathieson. 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. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: (Mi’. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRA LI A, Ltd.—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett. POSTMASTER.—Mi-. J. Newton. STA'TIONMASTER. —Mr. J. Mar-
tin. POLICE STATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUB FOXTON.— President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary : Mr. iC. Anderson. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. R. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB—President: Airs. AI. E. Perreau; secretary: TENNIS CLUB—President: Mr. R. McMurray; secretary: C. Procter HARBOUR BOARD—Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Air. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COAIMERCE. — President: Air. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB.—President: Mr. AL E. Perreau; secretary: Mr. L. A. Couch. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bergin; secretary: Mr. J. Newton. CRICKET CLUB.—President: Air. A, E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds. SWIAIAHNG CLUB.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Air. D. R. Barron. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: Mi’. L. A. Couch.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3941, 11 May 1929, Page 4
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