FOXTON BOROUGH. CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1.760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £97,841. RECREATION RESERVES:— Easton Paiik, 5 aeers; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWJORKS.—Manager: Mr A. G. Thomson. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY. —Artesian (per bores). 7f 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 term's, 2/0 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, S. J. Harvey and J. L. Christie. Town Clerk. —Mr Wm. Trueman. AVater work’s 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.P.; secretary : Mr R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain A. Nelson. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD:— Chai/man: 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; 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. 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. R. MeKenzie. STATIONMASTER. —Mr W. Robson. POLICE STATlON.—Constable R. 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 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: Mx*. H. Hutchins; secretary: Mr D. It. 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. FOXTON ROWING CLUB:—President: Mr It. Bryant; secretary: Mr L. Mattar. FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB. —President: Mr M. E. Perreau; Club Captain: Mr. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr M." Baird. MANAW AT U LICENSING BENCH. —Messrs J. L. Stout Esq, S.M., (Chairman), Messrs R. BryquL J. K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. BL Perretl (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Constable R. Owen (Clerk)-
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4419, 15 November 1934, Page 4
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