FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OP BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres ( Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens, LlGHTlNG.—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 50ib 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. Rand, F. Ropinson, F. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea and R. J. Thompson. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Win. 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.— Pi’esident: 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: Mr. 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. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: Mr. L. A. Couch.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3974, 23 July 1929, Page 4
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411FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3974, 23 July 1929, Page 4
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