FOXTON* BOROUGH; CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES:— Easton Park, 5 acers; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—Manager : Mr A. G. Thomson. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY. —Artesian (per bores). 71 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.—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. J. Harvey and j. L. Christie. Town Clerk. —Mr Wm. Trueman. Waterworks Foreman.—Mr Win. Neville. CHAMBER OF 'COMMERCE. — President: Mr F. C. Raakes; Secretary: Mr R. O. Hornblow. HARBOUR BOARD. —Chairman; J. L. Linklater, Esq., M.F.;, secretary : Mx R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain A. Nelson. . SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr J. K. Hornblow; secretary : Mr R. Rangiheuea. MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD:— Chairman: Mr J. Ghrystall; secretary : Mr G V-. Eraser. : 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; Druids: secretary: Mr .E. Fuller; Oddfellows : secretary; Mr W. Nye, Junr. CHURCHES.—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Brennan; Presbyterian: Rev. A. Fotheringham; Salvation Army: Captain Reid; Methodist : Rev. W. McDonald; All Saints’: Rev. H, S. Kenney. DORCAS SOClETY.—Secretary: Mrs F. A. MASON. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mrs Barron. MEDICAL—Dr. E. ML Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager : Mr E. W. Thaae. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LTD.—Manager : •Mr W. M. Thomas POSTMASTER.—Mr W. B. McKenzie. STATIONMA STEEL—Mr W. Robson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable R. Owen. FIRE BRlGADE.—Superintendent: Mr H. J. Reid; secretary: Mr A Walls. /' BOWLING CLUB.—President: Mr. Jno. Ross; secretary: Mr ,T. L. Christie. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs R. Owen; 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. Titcombe; secretary: Miss J. Stevenson. FOXTON BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMMlTTEE.—President : Mr M. E. Perreau; secretary: Mr.A. D. Macpherson. 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. FOXTOX ROWING CLUB:—President: Mr R. Bryant; secretary: s Mr L. Mattar. FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB. —President: Mr . -M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: Mr. , G. Shaw; secretary: Mr MBail'd. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH. —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq, S-M-, (Chairman), Messrs R. Brjaut J. K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H. Perrett (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk)-
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4417, 10 November 1934, Page 4
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