FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED 1088 POPULATION 1,700 AREA OP BOROUGH ' 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES Easton Park, 5 aeers; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS. —Manager: Mr A. G. Thomson. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY. —Artesian (per bores). 7f miles of water mains. Average pressure sQlb 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.—Manager: Mr W. Trueman. 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, S. E. Cowley, W. Nye, D. R. Barron, F. Robinson, R. J. Thompson, R. Rangiheuea, S. <L. Harvey and J. L. Christie. Town Clerk. —Mr Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman.—Mr Wm. Neville. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. — President: Mr F. C. Raikes; Secretary: Mr R. O. Hornblow. HARBOUR BOARD. —Chairman: j. L. Linklater, Esq., M.P.; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain A. Nelson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. —Chairman: Mr J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD:— Chairman: Mr J. Chrystall; secretary: Mr G V. Fraser. FOXTON RACING CLUB.—President: Mr W. E. Barber; secretary:''Mr J. Newton snr. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY President: Mr D. Christie; secretary.: Mr E. J. Murphy. LODGES.—Te Awahou (Masonic): Secretary: Mr J. Ross; Droids: secretary: Mr E. Fuller; Oddfellows: secretary: Mr W. Nye, Junr. CHURCHES.—St Mary’s: Rev. Father Brennan; Presbyterian: Rev. A. Fotheringham; Salvation Army: Adjutant Gray; Methodist: Rev. W. McDonald; All Saints’: Rev. H. S. Kenney. DORCAS SOCIETY. —Secretary: Mrs F. A. MASON. il j PLCXKEI SOCIETY. —President: | Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mrs Barron. MEDICAL. —Dr. E- AL Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. —Manager: Mr E. W. Thane. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AC STRALIA, LTD. —Manager: Mr W. M. Thomas. POSTMASTER.—Mr W. B. McKenzie. STATIONMASTER. —Mr W. Bobson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable B. Owen. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Mr H. J. Reid; secretary: Mr A. Walls. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. Jno. Ross; secretary: Mr J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB.—President; Mrs F. Woods; secretary: Mrs S. Newth. TENNIS CLUB—President: Mr. M. E. Perreau; secretary: Miss L. Thompson. GOLF CLUB—President: Mr F. A. Mason; secretary: Mr. J. Newton, snr. SWIMMING CLUB.—President: Mr. H. Hutchins,; secretary: Mr D. li. Barton. WOMEN’S INSTlTUTE—President: Mrs E. Titcombe; secretary: Miss J. Stevenson. FOXTON BEACH IMPROVEMENT , COMMITTEE— President: Mr M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr A. D. Macpherson. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. President: Mi- S. Austin; Secretary: Mr J. L Christie. FOXTON SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr S. E. Cowley; secretary: Mr J. Newton snr. FOXTON ROWING CLUB: —President : Mr R- Bryant; secretary: Mr E. Wilson. FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB.—President: Mr M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: Mr. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr M. Baird. FOXTON SPORTS CLUB.—Seere tary: Mr J. L. Christie. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq, S.M., (Chairman), Messrs B. Bryaut, J. K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H(Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk).
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4401, 6 October 1934, Page 4
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