• DIR,ECTORY. J HERTFO RUSH! RE. WAT.P'ORO • • rural, -the former eumprrsing that part ~f the parish in The population of the ecclesiastical parishes' in 19U the Urban District. was St. Mary (parish church), 10,690; Christchurch. The area of the Urban parish is :r,923 acres; rateable g,84o; St. Andrew. 3,941; St. John, 4,8Jz:r; St. Michael. value, £194,123; the population in 1:901 was 27,205, and 8,807; .St. Matthew, , 4,419. in 19n, 38,3o6, including 369 inmates and 24 officials The area of Rural parish is 8,854 acres; in the workhouse. ratea-ble value, £54,144; the population in 1911 wu The area of the Urban District is 2,061 acres; the 5•740, including 2,183 in Lea.vesden Asylum1 565 in St. population in tgn was 40,939, ~z. : Watford Urban, Pancras school and 542 in the Orp.hau -iJchool. g8,3o6 and Urban (now Oxhey), 2,633· By Local Government Board Order No. 45,4-86, dated The p-opulation of -the Wards in l9'II was Callow April 1st, 1904, and Order No. 5J.I40, dated April ISt. !Land, 9,83'3; King's, 14,501; Oxhey, lh226; Queen's, I 1909, parts of Watford Urban were trans- 8,257; St. Andrew's, 4,122. ferred to Watford Rural civil parish. OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c. . Post, M. 0., T. &; Telephonic Express Delivery. Office.- ' URBAN DISTRlCT COUNCIL. Valentine Corry, postmaster Me~ting day. first & third tuesday in each month at The. head. office is open from 8 a.m.• t~ 9 p.m. for 'sale the offices, 14 High street. of stamps, registratiorr of letters, also sale & payment Chairman, -Waiter Francis Goodrich. of . postal orders; . 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. money• order, Vice...Chairman, Charles Alfred Solomons. savings bank, annqity, insurance & licensing busi- Members. ness; telegraphs, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; sundays, 8.30 to First or Callow Land Ward. 10 a.m. stamps & t telegraph business only Retire April Retire April Marked thus t Telegrams can be sent at any time h' Ralph Alfred Thorpe .. - 1915 Samuel L. l'onltney ... 1916 payment of a special fee of xs. William Long .•...... •... 1916 Henry William Jnlian 1917 There is a telegraph office at the Railway station for Second lOr St. A.ndrew's Ward. /t forwarding of telegrams only; open from 7 a. m. to Charles A. Solomons .•• 191'51 John Andrews ...... _ _. •• 1917 10 p. m. on week days Frank Booth •·~·· ····"·-- 1916 Sydney James Ellis .•• 1917 Incoming Ma.ils.-Delivery : London & all parts, 6.45 & Third or Queen's Ward. 10 a.m. & 3·15, 5·45 & 8.15 ·p.m.; on sundays a.t 7 William Tucker ...... 1915 Samuel Henry Timms a.m. only Walter Pearkes ...... 1916 Ernest Chas. Goodson Joseph Sontham ..... , ...• 1916 1 , Letters are dispatched on week dayS' at 1.45, 2, 4, 4·35· 6.xo, 7·1-5, 8.30, 9.3o, g.5o, 10.45 & u.4o a.m. & Fourth 'Or King's Wa:rd. 12.45, 1.15, 1.30, 3·5• 3·45, 4.15, 5, .').35, 5·55• 7• 8, George Longley ...... •.• 1915 Artbur Newin.•...... B.so & 9·45 p.m Edward Henry Tripp.. 1915 Thomas Manstield .••... Letters are dispatched on sundays at 1.45, 2, 4 & 6.10 Thos. Rnbython Clark 1916 a.m. & 8 & 9·45 p.m Fifth or Oxhey Ward. Parcel Post.-Dispatches (London) at 10.45 & 11.40 a.m. Walterl<'rancisGoodrich 19151 Thomas Moffet .•••.• , •• 1917 & 1.45, 3·45 (London & North), 5·55• 7·45 & 9 p.m. ; Ellis .Brown Staples ... 1916 deliveries at 8.45 & 10 a.m. & 3-15, 5·45 & 8.15 p.m Officers. Clerk & Solicitor, Wm: Hudson, Council offices, High at Deputy Clerk, G. T. Fletcher, Council offices, High st. Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Offices~ ...... Treasurer, Alfred A.lbert Hogg, II3 High street Medical Officer of Health, A.rthur King M.B.. C.M. Collections. • Edin., D.P.H.R.C.P.S.Edin. Belmont, Station road Leavesden road, 7.3o, 8.35 & 10.55 a.m. 12 noon & 2.10, Accountant, .John Ginger g.xo, 4·45· 6.55, 7.5o & ·!l.45 p.m. & 12 midnight; Engineer & Surveyor, David Wa.terhouse, Council offices~ sundays, 6 p.m. &; 12 midnight 14 High street • Chief Electrical Engineer, Arthur W. Barham, Elec­ tCallow Land, 7·30, 8.45 & 11.5 a.m. 12 noon & z.15, tricity works, Cardiff road · g-.15, 4-SO, ·5·55• 7·5• 8 & 8.55 p.m. & 12 midnight; Building Surveyor, John Robert Fayers, 14 High street. -sundays, 6 p.m. & 12 midnight (telephone call office) Sanitary Inspectors, Samuel Jump & Harry Walton, 14 ~Watford New Town, 7.3o, 8.50 & 11.15 a.m. 12 noon & High street 2.15, 3-15, 5, 6.5, 7.ro, 8.1o & 9·5 p.m. & 12 mid­ Water Works Engineer, J. A.. Clowes, 3 Local Board rd night; sundays, 6 p.m. & 12 midnight Water Inspectors, T Hatton & E. G. Morley Woodford road, 7·5o, 9·5 & 11.25 a.m. & 12.20, 2.25, Collector, Frank Ernest Tomkins, Council offices,High at . 3.25, 5, 6.10, 7.20, 8.1o & 9.15 p.m. & 12 midnight; Bailiff, John Hodgson Ion, Holywell farm sunday.s, 6 p.m. &i 12 midnight *Queen's avenue, 7.go, 8.45, 10.55 & n.so a.m. & z, 3, COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR WATFORD PETTY 4·35• 6.50, 7.5o, 8.50 & 11.25 p.m. ; Sundays, 6 p.m. & ' SESSIONAL DIVISION. 1:.2 midnight Chairman chosen at each sitting.

Vicarage road, 7.25, 8.40, 10.50 &; u.50 a.m. & 2, 3, Clarendon Earl of P.C., G.C.B., G.C.V.O. (Lord Lient.), 4·35• 6, 6.50, 7.50 & 8.50 p.m. & 12 midnight; sun- The Grove, Watford days, 6 p.m. & 12 midnight Benskin Joseph Clemson, Crooklog ho. Oxhey, Watford tWhippendell road, _ , _ , & _ a.m. & , Brown Henry, Lyndale, Upton road, Watford 7 30 8 50 11 11 55 2 Catesby W. E. Highfield, 3·5· 4·4°• 6.55, 8 & ~-55. p.m. & 12 midnj.ght i sun- Clutterbuck Peter, Goldingtons, Rickmansworth days, 6 p.m. & 12 mldmght Coles Waiter Tid·boald, The Shrubbery, Watford tThe Parade, 7.5o, 9·5 & u.rs a.m. & 12.20, 2.2o, 3.3o,, Essex Earl of D.L. , Watford 5·51 6.10, 7-IS, 8.15 & 9.15 p.m. & 12 midnight; Evans Lewis F.S.A., F.R.A.S. Russells, Watford sundays, 6 p.m. & a midnight (telephone call office) Fisher Francis, Roseoberry, Hempstead road, Watford High liltreet, 8, 9.10 & u.15 a.m. & 12.25, 2.25, S·25, Foster George Carey B.A., LL.D .• D.Se., F.R.S_ Lady- 5-Io, 5·55· 7.15, 8.15 & 9.15 p.m. & 12 midnight; _w~lk hou~, Rickmansworth sundays, 6 p.m. & r2 midnight Gllhat MaJOr John B., D.S.O. The Cedars, Chorley +B h H 11 d Wood, Rickmansworth + us. ey a roa. , 7.20, ·8.30 & II.IO& a.m. & 12.15,& H en d erson R o d enc· 1 \. W m. B as1ng· h ouse, n·1c k-manswor th 2 ·~0, .3·3°• 5·5· 5·5°, 7·20• 7·45 . ~·45 p.m. 12 Holland Stephen Taprell, Otterspool, ,Watford m1dmght; sundays, 6 p.m. & 12 mldmght Holland-Ribbert Hon. Arth. Hy. D.L. Mundent Watford tOxhey, 7.40, 8.40 & 11.5 a.m. 12. n?on & 2.15, 3-IS, Kennedy Charles William, Scots Hill ho. Croxle:f Green . 4.50, 7·5· 8 ~ ~ p.m. & 12 m1dmght; sundays, t Longley George, Apsley lodge, Clarendon road, Watford p.m. & 12 m1dmght Loyd Edward Henry D.L. Langleybury, • Market stree-t, 7·50, g.1o & 11.20 a.m. & 12.25, 2.25, Palmer Ricardo, Claybury, Bushey, Watford · - 3-30, 5.10, 6.5, 7.20, 8.20 & 9.20 p.m. & 12 midnight; Prowse Richd. Thos. C.B. Howton, Bushey Hth.Watford . sundays.. 6 p.m. & 12 midnight Rawson Col. Herbert Edward R.E.,