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, 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 water mains. Average pressure 501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-to-date syst&m 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 BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. A. Stevenson; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. *
PLUNKET 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): secretary: 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.—-Ma-nager : Mr. S. 11. Poole. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRA LIA, Ltd—Manager: Mr. C. M. Ilewett, Telephone No. 182. POSTMASTER,—Mr. J. Newton. STATIONMASTER. — Mr. Simmons. POLICE STATION.—Constn ble? R. Owen and Bell. FOOTBALL CLUBS FOXTON.— President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. If, Hornblow. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. I?. Bryant; secretary: Rev. IV. H. Walton. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs. 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 3831, 14 August 1928, Page 4
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405FOXTON BOROUGH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3831, 14 August 1928, Page 4
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