FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OP BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE' VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victor'a Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Iliakara 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). 7i 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 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. Robinson, F. Lueinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuca 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'. Ileyes; secretary:. Mr. A. E. Scott. EIRE BRIGADE. --Superintendent: Mr. H. Reid; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs. E. Robinson; secretary: Mrs Barron. CHURCHES.—St. Maiy’s: Rev. Father McDermott; 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.Seeretary: Mr. E. J. Murphy. 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. BOWLIN CLUB.—Secretary: Mr. R. Warwick. CROQUET CLUB—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: TENNIS CLUB—President: Mr. L. C. Bryant; secretary: A. B. McCorkindale. 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. 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 4036, 31 December 1929, Page 4
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