FOXTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 23, 23 December 1932, Page 11

FOXTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) FOXTON, Dec. 22. On a “Standard” representative making enquiries from tho Foxton Harbour Board secretary (Mr R. Rangihcuea) regarding camping charges at Manawatu Heads, he was informed that tho Harbour Board charges all campers 2s per day for the first day and 6a per day for each subsequent day, or 5s for a fortnight. There are four 600-gallon tanks at the beach hall, said Mr Rangihcuea, and these constitute a water supply for campers. Revenue from camp charges is applied to effecting improvements to tho camping area. Last year £ll was collected and expended in putting down an artesian bore which, however, was not a success. Tho charge is legal if campers occupy the board’s endowment land, but there is nothing to prevent campors from erecting tents outsido tho board’s area free of cost. When funds permit the board hopes to make the camping area more acceptable to campers. The breakdown in the town water supply has now been remedied and tho supply of water restored to normal.

Tho following are the results in con ncction with tho Foxton Amateur Cycle Chib’s road raco hold on Wednesday evening:—Boys’ two lap evont: L. Baird 1, G. King 2, E. Easton 3. Ladies’ race: Miss Boran 1, Miss Bills 2. Men’s six lap raco: W. Hussey 1, K. Robinson 2, J. Smith 3.

On Tuesday evening last the concert party . from Balmorston North organised by Miss Doreen Saunders and Miss Muirhead was well received in tho Town Hall, almost every item receiving .oncores. Tho anniversary tea and prize-giving of tho Methodist Sunday School took place on Tuesday ovoning in tho schoolroom, betweon sixty and seventy children enjoying the good things provided by tho Ladies’ Social Guild. Games were indulged in outside, after which a short programme of children’s items was enjoyed by a good numbor of parents and friends who woro in attendance.

In tho final round of tho Triangular Shield Contest, played on Lovin Club’s green, Foxton ran out the winners of the trophy, tho aggregate for tho throe rounds being as follow: —Foxton 190 points, Levin 146, Shannon 145.