r FOXTONUBfIftOIfGH. CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1.760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. •i RECREATION "RESERVES:— ; Easton Park, 5 "acers';> Victoria Park, ?* 10 nacres ; Bowling Qreen,''lhakara:6tfrdAns. MUNICIPAL' ager: Mr A. G. : Thomson. " TELEPHONE—Continuous 'Service. WATER SUPPLY—Artesian (per bores). 7| miles of water mains. Average pressure -.5"01b per square inch. DRAINAGE. —Up-to-date to- all parts oP the -borough, 7 miles of-sewers. TOWN HALL.—Seating modation'9so persons, -WTalkie plant installed; -pictures "shown twice weekly.-—Manager: 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: Urs. Jno. Ross, S. E. Cowley, W. Nye, D. R. Barron, F-Robinson,' : R. J. Thompson, R. Rangiheuea, *S. J. Harvey and J. L. Ghrdstie. Town Clerk. —Mr Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman. —Mr Win. Neville. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.— President: Mr F.- C. Raikes; Secretary: Mr R. O. Hornblow. HARBOUR BOARD.—Chairman: J. L. Linklater, ; Esq., M.R. retary : Mr R. Raiigiheuea. Pilot: Captain A. "Nelson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD:— Chairman: Mr JWChrystall; ueoretary: Mr G V. Fraser. FOXTON RACING - CLUB.—President: Mr W. E. Barber; • secretary : Mr J. Newton snr. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— President: Mr D. i Christie f secretary: Mr E. J. Murphy. LODGES. —Te Awahon -(Masonic) : Secretary; Mr J; .Ross; -Droids: secretary : E. Fuller; -Oddfellows: secretary: Mr W. Nye, Junr. CHURCHES. —St. * Mary’s: ! Rev. Father Brennan; A 'Presbyterian: Rev. A. Fotheringhain; Salvation Army: Captain Reid; "Methodist: Rev. W. McDonaldAll Saints’: Rev. H. S. Kennfey. DORCAS SOClETY:—‘Secretary: Mrs F. A.‘MASON. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: - Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mrs Barron. MEDICAL.—Dr. E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ager: Mr E. “W. Thane. THE COMMERCIAL BANK -OF AUSTRALIA, -LTD.—-Manager: Mr W. M. Thomas. POSTMASTER.—Mr W. R. McKenzie. STATTONMASTER.—Mr W..;Robson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable 1 R. Owen. FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent: } Mr H. J. Reid; seeretary vMr A. Walls.. BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. Jno. Ross; secretary: Mr J. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB. —President:Mrs R. Owen; secretary: Mrs S. Newth. TENNIS CLUB.—President: - Mr. M. E. Peiweau; 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.- Titeombe; 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 tary: Mr J. L. Christie. FOXTON SILVER;- BAND;—Chairman : Mr S. E. Cowley;-secre-tary: Mr J. Newton snr. FOXTON ROWING CLUB:—President: Mr R. Bryant;-SCerCtary: Mr L. Mattar. ! OX TON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB.—President:" Mr M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: Mr. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr M. Baird. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH. —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq, .-S.M., (Chairman), Messrs R. Bryant J. K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H. Eerrett (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk).
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4414, 6 November 1934, Page 4
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