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 £3 173 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Air. 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. Biograpb plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Mayor: ALAI. E. Pcrreau; council: Crs. S. E. Cowley, A. R. Crowe, J. Ross, 'C. C. Rand, F. Ropinson, F. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea and R. J. Thompson. Town Clerk. —Air. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Wm. Neville. ! BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Air. AI. E. Perreau. SILVER BAND.—Patron: Mr. M. E. Perreau; conductor: Air. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Atr. A. E. Scott. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Air. 11. Reid; secretary: Air. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Airs. F. Robinson; secretary: Airs Barron. CHURCHES—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Brenan; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army: Captain Alathieson. SCHOOL ‘ COAIAHTTEE.—Chairman: Air. J. K. Hornblow; seex-e----tary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Air. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): seci-etary: Air. J. Ross; Druids; secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: Secretary: Air. W. Nye Junr. MEDICAL—Dr. E. AI. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Air. S. H. Poole. THE COAIMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd.—Manager: Ah-. C. AI. Hewett. POSTMASTER. —Air. J. Newton. STATIONAIASTER. —Air. J. Martin. POLICE STATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUB FOXTON.— President: Air. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Air. C. Anderson. BOWLING CLUB—President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; -secretary: Mr. R. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Airs. At. E. Perreau; secretary: 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 COAIAIERCE. President: Air. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Air. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB. —President: Mr, M. E. Perreau; secretary: Air. L. A. Couch. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Berg-in; secretary: Air. J. Newton. CRICKET CLUB—President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Air. B. Hinds. SWI AIMING CLUB, — President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Air D. R. Barron. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: All-. L. A. Couch.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3945, 21 May 1929, Page 4
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415FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3945, 21 May 1929, Page 4
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