FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED - 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OP BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97 841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 aereaj 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:. Mr. W. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 7| miles of watel 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 W rm s, 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. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea and R. J. Thompson. Town Clerk. —Mr. Win. 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 BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. H. Reid; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs. F. Robinson; secretary: Mrs Barron. - f ■; CHURCHES.—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Brenan; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; .Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salyation Army: Captain Mathieson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Raagiheuea. 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 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. MoMurray; secretary: C. Procter HARBOUR BOARD. —Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Larsen. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,— President: Mi’. .J. K. Hornbiow;
secretary: Mi'. R. Hornblow. CYCLING CLUB.—President: Mr M. E. Perrean; secretary: Mr. L. A. Couch. GOLiP 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.
THE BIG SPRING SHOW, THE BIG SPRING SHOW. THE BIG SPRING SHOW. AT PALMERSTON NORTH, 6th, 7th, Bth NOVEMBER, 6th, 7th,' Bth ENTRIES FOR. NEEDLEWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, COOKING, PICKLES, PRESERVES, ETC., CLOSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 th, 1929. Entries for Kennel Club’s Annual Show CLOSE with the Secretary, Mr. jF. Dairies, Cuba Street, Palmerston North, on Saturday, 19th OCTOBER, 1929; : Separate schedule free on application. THE 810 SPRING SHOW DATES 6th, 7th and Bth NOVEMBER, 1929. Manawatu & Wlest Coast A. & P. Association. W. T. PENNY, Secretary, Manawatu & West Coast A & P Association.
P.O. Box 85, Palmerston No'rtli. For job-PRINTING, Book-blad-ing etc., of all descriptions, Manawatu Herald. Baked Ham at FAIREY’S only. It is delicious. 2/4 per lb. BLOTTING PAPER.—Good quality, cut to convenient size (12 x 4£ in.), 6d packet of 24 sheets. —Ms nawatu Herald Office.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4009, 12 October 1929, Page 4
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