FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1»88 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, Ihakara Gardens. . LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS, —Manager: Mi’, 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 hooks. 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. Ro'pinson, F. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron) R. Rangiheue.a 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. —Cljprman: Mr. J. K. Homblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: M~. J. Ross; Druids; secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: Secretary: Mr. W. Nye Junr. MEDICAL—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF A USTRALIA, Ltd—Manager: 0 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. Hornblo.w; secretary: Mr. R. Homblow. 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 3998, 17 September 1929, Page 4
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416FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3998, 17 September 1929, Page 4
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