foxton 'BDW&JJiCH CONSTITUTED -18% POPULATION - 1,760' AREA OF BOIIOUOH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES:— Easton Park, 5 aeers; Victoria Park, TO acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Tkakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWIORKS.—Manager : Mr A. G. Thomson. TELEPHONE.—Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (iper bores). 7f miles of water mains. Average pressure > 5501 b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —-Up-to-date system to all parts of the borough, 7 miles of sewers. TOWN HALL. —Seating atrcommodation 950 persons. Talkie plant installed, pictures shown twice weekly.—Manager: Mr W Trueman. PUBLIC LIBRARY—AJaout ’-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, IV. Nye, D. R. Barron, F. Robinson, R. J. Thompson, R. Rangiheuea, S. J. Harvey and J. L. Christie. Town Clerk. —Mr Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. — Mr AVm. 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 Awakou (Masonic) : Secretary; Mr J. Ross;, Druids.: 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 SOClETY.—Secretary: Mrs F. A. MASON. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mis 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. ft. McKenzie. ST ATIONMA S-TER. —Mr W. Robson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable R. Owen. FIRE ‘BRIGADE. —Superintendent: Hr 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. ; R. Barron. WOMEN’S INSTlTUTE.—President: Mrs E. Titconibe; secretary: Miss J. Stevenson. FOXTON BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMMlTTEE—President: Mr M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr A.D. Maepherson. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. President: -Mr S. Austin; Secretary: Mr J. L. Christie. FOXTON- SILVER BAND. —Chairman: Mr S. E. Cowley; secretary: Mr J. Newton -snr. FOXTON ROWING CLUB dent: 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.
POXTON SPORTS CLUB.—Secretary : Mr J. L. Christie. MANAWATU LICENSIRG-BENCB. —Messrs J. L. .Stout .Esq, &M., (Chairman), Messrs R. Brvaut, J. K. .Hornblow (Eoxton), .J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H.-Pcrreti (Sanson),- J. Curran ..(Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk).
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4402, 9 October 1934, Page 4
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