FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED POPULATION AREA OF BOROUGH 1888 1,760 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £07,841. RECREATION RESERVES : Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowline; Green, Ihakara Gardens. | MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager : Mi-. C. McLean. TELEPHONE—Continuous Ser- , vice. ' / WATER SUPPLY—Artesian (per jbores). k 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. TOWN HALL. —Seating accommodation 950 persons, Talkie plant installed, pictures shown twice weekly. PUBLIC LIBRARY.—About 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. FIRE PREVENTION— Station, hydrants, hose and engine. BOROUGH COUNCIL:—Mayor: Mr M. E. Perreau; Council: Crs. Jno. Ross, A. R. CroWe, S. E. Cowley, D. R. Barron, F. Robinson, R. J. Thompson, R.; Rangiheuea, S. J. Harvey and- J. L. Christie. ’•! ' Town Clerk.—Mi-. Wm. Trueman. Water work’s Foreman. —Mr. t Wm. Neville. . CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.— President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; Secretary : Mr. R. O. Hornblow. HARBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J: Linklater, Esq., M.P.; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain Gartner. SCHOOL ' COMMITTEE.—Chairman : Mr. J. K. Horalblow; secretary : Mr. R. Rangiheuea. FOXTON RACING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. E. Barber; secretary: Mr. J. Martin. HORTICULTURAL, SOCIETY.- — President: Mr. D. Christie; secretary: Mr. E. J. Murphy. LODGES. —Te'Awahou (Masonic): Secretary: Mr. J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr. E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary : Mr. W. Nye, Junr.
CHURCHES,—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Brennan; Methodist: Rev. 0. P. Liddell; Presbyterian: Rev. J. A. E. Preston; All Saints’: Rev. Young; Salvation Army: Adjutant H. J. Parkinson. DORCAS SOClETY.—President: Adjutant Parkinson; Secretary: [Mrs R. Moore. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: 'Mrs H. Adams; Secretary: Mrs Barron. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr. E. W. Thane. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LTD.—Manager: Mr. W. M. Thomas. POSTMASTER.—Mr. W. R. McKenzie. S TATIONMAS TER.—Mr. J. Martin. POLICE STATlON.—Constable •R. Owen. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr. H. Reid; secretary: Mr. A. Walls. ~,,, , ? . f BOWLING CLUB. —President: Mr. W. Trueman; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mrs R. Owen. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. L. C. Bryant; secretary: Mr. C. Procter. GOLF CLUB.- —President: Mr. W. Trueman; secretary: Mr. J. Newton. S WIMMJLNG CLUB.—President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr. D. R. Barron. ' UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie. WIOiMEN’S INSTITUTE. —, President : Mrs A. P. Easton; - secretary: Mrs A. M. Symons. FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: Mr. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr. W. Hussey. FOXTON SPORTS CLUB.—Presir dent: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary : Mr. J. L. Christie. FOXTON UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mi - . W. Trueman. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH. —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq., S.M., (Chairman), Messrs R. Bryant, J. K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H. 1 Perrett (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk).
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LII, Issue 4796, 16 August 1932, Page 4
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