FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 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, lhakara Gardens. LlGHTlNG.—Electricity. Fifty street lamps, costing £3 17s 6d per lamp per annum, all night service. MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS.—Manager: Mr. 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 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. TOWN HALL. —Seating accomodation 950 persons. Biograph plant installed, pictures shown three times weekly. BOROUGH COUNCIL.—Mayor: Mr M. E. Perreau; council: Crs. M. H. Walker, S. Rand, E. Parkin, R. J. Thompson, F. Lucinsky, S. E. Cowley, R. Rangiheuea, J. Ross and C. Spring. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman.—Mr. Wm. Neville. BEAUTIFYING SOClETY.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau. SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr. F. G. Yeo; conductor: Mr. W. S. Heyes. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. PLUNICET SOClETY.—President: Mrs. F. Robinson. CHURCHES.—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father McDermott; All Saints: Rev. W. H. Walton; Methodist. Rev. Edmondson; Presbyterian: Rev. W. H. Nicholas; Salvation Army. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. W. H. Nicholas. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): secretai’y: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary: Miss L. Thompson. MEDICAL. —Dr. E. M. Wyllie. ORATAVA REGISTERED MATERNITY HOME.—Robinson St. Nurse Powell. Telephone No. 28. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. S. H. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ltd—Manager: Mr. C. M. Hewett, Telephone No. 182. POSTMASTER.—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATlON.—Constables It. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS 'FOXTON.— President: Mr. 11. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. R. Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. It. Bryant; secretary: Rev.»W. H. ’Walton. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mi’s. M. Barr. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. R. McMurray; joint secretaries: Messrs C. Procter and N. Ross. 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. R. Jardines. GOLF CLUB: President: Mr. M. B. Bergin; secretary: Mr. J. Christie. CRICKET CLUB.— President: Mr. A. E. Tongs; secretary: Mr. B. Hinds. SWIMMING CLUB.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; Secretary: Mr. D. R. Barron.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3829, 9 August 1928, Page 4
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403FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3829, 9 August 1928, Page 4
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