FOXTON BOROUGH.
CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OP BOROUGH 1.271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES : Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens.MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager: Mr. C. McLean. TELEPHONE.—Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per ' 'bores). 7f miles of. water mains. Average pressure 50lb. per square inch. DRAaNAGE.— 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.— kbout 1000 books. Borrowing terms, 2/6 per quarter. FIRE’ PREVENTION.— Station, hydrants, hose and engine. BOROUGH COUNCIL:—Mayor: Mr M. E. Perreau; 'Council: Jno. Ross, A. R. Crowe, S. E. Cowley, D. R. Barron, F. hfoityrson, R. J. Thompson, R. Ratfgi-■ heuea, S. J. Harvey and J. L. Christie. Town Clerk. —Mr. Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr. Win. Neville. CHAMBER OF COAUIERCE. President: Mr. J. K. Hornblow; Secretary: Air. R. O. Iforpjlow.^ HARBOUR BOARD.- —Chairman: J. Linklater, Esq., M.P.; secretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain A. Nelson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. —Chair- - - man: Mr. J. K. Horafdow; s«» cretary: Mr. R. Rangiheuea. FOXTON RACING CLUB.—President: Mr. W. E. Barßer; secretary: Mi\ J. Martin. HORTICULTURAL SQdETY-. — President: Mr. D. Christie; se«---retary: Mr. E. J. Murphy.' LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonha): Secretary: Mr. J. Ross; jJra®; secretary: Mr. E. Puller; OfS**--fellows: secretary: Mr. W. Nyef Junr. CHURCHES—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father O’Sullivan; Presbyterian: Rev. A. Fotheringham; Salvation' Army: Ensign W. T. Armstrong; Methodist: Rev. O. P: Liddell; All Saints’: Rev. G. Young. DORCAS SOClETY—Secretary: Mrs R. Moore. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs W. Trueman; 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; Wt R; McKenzie. STATIONMASTER.—Mr. W. Robson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable R. Owen. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr. H. Reid; secretary: . Walls. BOWLING CLUB. —President: Mr. W. Trueman; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mg** M. E. Perreau; secretary: »- R. Owen. TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr, L. C. Bryant; secretary:-Mi’. C. Procter. GOLF CLUB.- —President: Mr. W. Trueman; seci’etary: Mr. J. Newton. SWIMMING CLUB.—-President: Mr. H. Hutchins; secretary:’Mr. D. R. Barron. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary: Mr. J. L. Christie. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE.— President: Mrs A. P. Easton; secretary : Mi’s C. H. Symons: FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVIN G CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: My. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr. W. Hussey. FOXTON SPORTS CLUB.—President: Mr. W. T. Jewell; secretary ; Mr. J. L. Christie. MAN A WAT U LICENSING BENOH. —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq;, S.SLV (Chairman), Messrs' R. Bryant, J. K. Hornblow (Foaton), J; E. Walker (Bulls), J. HP ; Fewest (Sanson), J. Curran (Bhjumoo)’, Constable R. Owen (Cihrlt).'
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 4872, 18 February 1933, Page 4
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