FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 188 S COPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97 841. RECREATION RESERVES.—Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, lhakara Gardens. LIGHTING— Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Mr. W. S. Hoyes. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.— Artesian (per bores). 71 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. Pcrreau; council: Crs. S. E. Cowley, A. R. Crowe, J. Ross, C C. Rand, F. Robinson, F. Lucinsky, D. R. Barron, R. Rangiheuea 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. 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 McDermott; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army: Captain Matbieson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. —Chairman : Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
Secretary: Mr. E. J. Murphy. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretary: M". J. Ross; Druids: secretar3 r : Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows : Secretary: Mr. W. Nye Junr. MEDICAL.—Dr. B. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd.—Manager: Mr. C. M. He wet t. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER.—Mr. J. Mar tin, POLICE STATION. —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. McCorkindalc. HARBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J. Linklater Esq., M.P.,; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Capfotn P T qrooTl CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,— President: Mi'. 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 LI, Issue 4037, 4 January 1930, Page 4
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389FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4037, 4 January 1930, Page 4
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