FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED ' 1888 POPULATION 1,760 A.REA 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: Mr. W. S. Heyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. • WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 72 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 accomo dation 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, Lu- - . einsky, 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. 1 W. S. Heyes; secretary: Mr. A. . E.
- Scott. T FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. H. Reid; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PL UNICE T SOCIETY. —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 tary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES’.—Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: M~. J. Rosa; Druids; secretary : Mr. E. Fuller; j Oddfellows: Secretary: Mr. W. Nye Junr. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANIC OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, ’Ltd.—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett. POSTMASTER,—Mr. J. Newfon. STATIONMASTER—Mr. J. Mar(jn. 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: 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. J. C. HUTTON (N.Z.) LTD. J. C. HUTTON (N.Z.) LTD. BUYERS OF BACON, PORK AND CHOPPER PIGS. AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICES. Tracking Dates. FOXTON, TUESDAY, November 12till and 26th. SHANNON, MONDAY, November 11th. J. HOWELL, Buyer. ’Phone 84.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40021, 9 November 1929, Page 4
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