FOXTON BOROUGH.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 4599, 21 January 1936, Page 4

FOXTON BOROUGH.

CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £60.892. v RECREATION RESERVES:— Easton Park, -5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Hiakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS.—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 thrice 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, W, H. Read, Thos. Chaffey, J. R. Middleton, W. Nye, D. R. Barron) F. Robinson, R. Rangiheuea, J. L. Christie. t Towii Clerk.HMr Wjm. 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: Mir R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: Captain C. Vendore.

SCHOOL COMMITTER.—Chairman: Mr J. K. Hornblow; secretary: Mr I. W. Mudford. FOXTON FIRE xnan: Mr A. K. Gierke;. Secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. MANAWATU RABBIT BOARD.— Chairman: Mr B. G. Gower; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. MOiUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD.— Chairman: Mr J. Ghrystall; secretary: Mr G. V. Fraser. FOXTON RACING CLU&r-Pren-dent: Mr W. E Barber; seers tarv: Mr J. Newton* snr. LODGES.—Te Awahou (Masonic) : Secretary: Mr J. Ross; Druids: secretary: Mr H. Podmore; Oddfellows: secretary: Mr W. Nye, Junr. CHURCHES.—St. Mary’s: Rev. Father Evans; Presbyterian: Rev. A. Fotheringham; Salvation Army: Adjutant Barnes; Methodist: Rev. C. W. Brown; All Saints’: Rev: BE. S. Kenney. PLUNKET SOClETY—President: Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mrs Barron. DORCAS SOClETY.—Secretary; Mrs F. A. Mason. MEDICAL.—Dr. EM. Wyffie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager; Mr E W. Thane. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LTD.—Manager: Mr w. M. Thomas POSTMASTER. —Mr W. R. McKenzie. STATIONMASTER—Mr E Crosby. POLICE STATION.— Constable R. Owen. . FIRE BRIGADE. —Superintendent:. Mr C. MoArtney; secretary: Mr A Walls. FOXTQN BOWLING CLUB.—President Mr Bert. Binds; Secretary Mr, C. R. Tatty. CROQUET CLUB.— President: Mrs R. Owen; secretary: Mrs S. Newth. lENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E Perreau; secretary: Miss L. Thompson. GOLF CLUB.—President: Mr M. B. Bergin; secretary: Mr J. Newton* snr. FOXTON FIRE BRIGADE FOOTBALL CLUB.—President: Mr. Geo. Barber; secretary:, Mr J. Newton, junr. FOXTON FOOTBALL ' CLUB. — President: Mr F. Robinson. WOMEN’S INSTlTUTE.—President: Mrs E Titcorqbe; secretary: Mrs J. Syman* FOXTON BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMMlTTEE—President: Mr M. E Perreau; secretary: Mr A D. Macpherson. FOXTON HORTICULTURAL SO- - iOIETY —President: Captain J. R. Middleton, R.N.; Mr E J. Murphy and Mrs M. A Ross, Joint Secretaries. x "■ ' k UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr S. Austin; secretary : Mr J. E Christie. FOXTON SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr H. Osborne; secretary: Mr J. Newton, snr. FOXTON ROWING CLUB.—President: Mr R. Bryant; secretary: Mr L. Mat,tar. FOXTON SURF AND LIFE SAVING CLUB.—President: Mr M. E. Perreau;! Club Captain: Mr. G. Shaw; secretary: Mr M. Baird. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH Messrs J. Salmon* Esq., SAL, (Chairman), R.' Bryant, J.' K. Hornblow (Foxton), J. E Walker (Bulls), J. H Perrett (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Mr C. Inder (Clerk).