FOXTON BOROUGH.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 4600, 23 January 1936, Page 4

FOXTON BOROUGH.

CONSTITUTED 1888 POPULATION 1,760 AREA OF BOROUGH 1,271 acres. RATEABLE VALUE (unimproved) £60.892. RECREATION RESERVES : Easton Park, 5 acres; Victoria Park, 10 acres; Racecourse, Bowling Green, Ihakara Gardens. MUNICIPAL GASWORKS—Manager: Mr A. G. Thomson. TELEPHONE. —Continuous Service. WATER SUPPLY.—Artesian (per bores). 7$ miles of water mains. Average pressure 601 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. EIRE PREVENTION.— Station, hydrants, hose and engine. BOROUGH COUNCIL.-Mayor: Mr M. E. Perreau; Council: Cra. * Jno. Ross, W. Hi Read, Thos. • Chaffey, J; R Middleton, Wi Nye, D. R. Barron, F. Robinson; R. Rangiheuea, J. L. Christie. Town Clerkr—Mr Won Trueman. Waterworks Foreman.—Mr Wjoo. Neville. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE— President : Mr F. C. Raikes; Secretary: Mr R 0. Homblow. HARBOUR BOARD. —Chairman: J. L. Linklater, Esq,, M.P.; secretary: Mr R. Rangiheuea. Pilot: (Captain C. Vendore. SCHOOL COMMITTEE.—Chairman: Mr J. K. HomblOw; secretary : Mr I. W. Mudfordi FOXTON FIRE BOARD.—Chiurman: Mr A. K. Clezike;i Secretary; Mir R. Rangiheuea. MANAWATU RABBIT BOARD.— Chairman: Mr B. G. Gower; secretary: Mr R Rangiheuea. MOUTOA DRAINAGE BOARD.— (Chairman: Mr Ji Chryatall; secretary: Mr G. V. Fraser. FOXTON RACING CLUBi—President: Mr W. E Bkrbar; sssrs- ! tary: Mr J. Newtonian. LODGES. —Te Awahou (Masonic): Secretary: Mr J. Ross; DmMs: secretary : Mr H. Podinore; 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. H. S. Keimey. PLUNKET SOClETY.—President: Mrs W. Trueman; Secretary: Mrs Barron. DORCAS SOClETY.—Secretary: Mrs F. A. Mason. MEDICAL.—Dr’ E. M. Wyllie. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Manager: Mr E. W. Thane. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA,, LTD.—Manager: Mr W. Ml Thomas. POSTMASTER—Mi W. R. McKenzie. STATIONMASIER—Mr E.. Cros- * by. POLICE' Constable R. Owen. FIRE BRlGADE—Superintendent: ' Mr C. MeArtney ; secretary : Mr A. Walla. FOXTON BOWiLING CLUB;—President Mi Bert. Huids; Secretary Mr C> R. Tutty. CROQUET CLUB.—President: Mrs R Owen; secretary: Mr» 8. Newth. ' TENNIS CLUB.—President: Mr. M. E. Perrean; seoretaxy: Miss L Thompson. GOLF CLUB.—President: Mr M. B. Bergin; secretary : M!r 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. Titcombe; secretary: Mrs J. Symou. ' FOXTON BEACH IMPROVEMENT COMMlTTEE.—President : Mr M. E Perreau; secretary: Mr A. D. Macpherson. FOXTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY —President ; Captain J. R. Middleton, RN.; Mr E. J. Murphy and .Mrs M. A. Ross, Joint Secretaries. UNITED SPORTS ASSOCIATION. —President: Mr S. Austin; secretary: Mr J. L. Christie. FOXTON SILVER BAND.—Chairman: Mr H. Osborne; secretary; Mr J. Newton, snr. FOXTON ROWING CLUB.—President: Mr R. 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. MANAWATU LICENSING BENCH. Messrs J. Salmon, Esq., SAL, (Chairman), R. Bryant, J. K. Homblow (Foxton), J. E. Walker (Bulls), J. H. Perrett (Sanson), J. Curran (Shannon), Mr C. Inder (Clerk).