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). 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: Mr M. E. Perreau; council: Crs. S. E. Cowley, A. R. Crowe, J. Ross, 'C. C. Rand, F. Ropinson, F. Lueinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea and R. J. Thompson. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. 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. H. 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; Salvation 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.—Ma nager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett. POSTMASTER—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER—Mr. J. Martin. POLICE STATlON.—Constables R. Owen and Bell, FOOTBALL CLUB FOXTON.— President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary : Mr. C. Anderson. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. R. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB—President; Mrs. M. 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 COMMERCE.— President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mi 1 . L. A. Couch. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bergin; secretary: Mr. J. Newton. * CRICKET CLUB—President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds, SWIMMING CLUB.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3970, 13 July 1929, Page 4
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402FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3970, 13 July 1929, Page 4
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