FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,700 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. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. street lamps, costing £3 17s Gd per lamp per annum, all night service. MU NICIPA L GA S WORKS. —Manager: Mr. IV. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). I'i miles of water mains. A verage pressure 501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-lo 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. Perrcau; council: Crs. S. E. Cowley, A. R. Crowe, J. Ross, 0. 0. Rand, E. Ropinson, F. Imcinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea and R. J. Thompson. Town Clerk.—Mr. Wm. Trueman, Water work’s Foreman,—Mr. Wm, Neville. B E AUTI l 1 ’YIN G S OCIETY. —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: Mx. 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; Presbyter-
ian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army: Captain Mathieson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J, K. Hornblow; secre-
tary: Mi’. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W..H. Nicholas. LODGES—To Awahou (Masonic) : secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids; secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows : Secretary: Mr. W. Nye dunr. MEDICAL. —Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. —Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCE!L BANK OF A USTRA LIA, Ltd.—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONM.ASTER. —Mr. J. Martin. PO LICE STATION. —Constables R. Owen and Bell, FOOTBALL CLUB FOXTON President: Mr. W. S. Hcyes; secretary: Mr. C. Anderson. BOWLING CLUB. —President: Mr W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. ft. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. R, McMurray; secretary: C. Procter HA RBOUR BOARD. —Chairman: J. Linklater Esq,, M.P.,; secretary: Mr. -R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCEPresident: 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. Bergiii; 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 3990, 29 August 1929, Page 4
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