DIREafORY.J KENT. NORTBFLEET. 1)11 subsoil, chalk. The area is 3,928 acres of land, 4 of of the parish and Urban District in 19II, I4,I84, and of water. 339 of tidal water and 54 of foreshore; rateable the ecclesiastical parish, 8,282 . .-dlue, £75,974; the population in 1881 was 8,790, and Sexton, Frederick Mitchell. OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c. Town Sub-Post, M. 0. & T. & Telephone Call Office, Willis Charles esq. The Moorings, Borstal rd.Rochester 5:1 & 53 High street.-Mrs. L. J. Rodway, sub-post­ Wingent Fredk. esq. Moat ho. Castle gardens, Rochester mistress. Letters received from Gravesend are de­ Wright Frederic esq. West court, Cli:ffe, Rochester livered at 6.45 & ro a.m. & 3 & 6 p.m. week days; Ex-Officio Justices. snndays, 7 a. m.; dispatched at 9 & II.35 a. m. & 1.20, 4• 7.15, 8.20 & I0-30 p.m.; sundays, 7-40 p.m · The Mayor!! of Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham &. Graves­ Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Office, Northfleet Hill.­ end & the Chairmen of the Northfleet Urban & Hoo Richard John Fox, sub-postmaster. Letteys received & Strood Rural District Councils from Gravesend are delivered at 6.45 & Io a.m. & Clerk to the Justices, Edward Lowther Baker, The Precinct, Rochester & County Justices Clerk's office, 2.30 & 5.30 p.m. ; sundays, 7 a.m. ; dispatched at 9·5 & n.4o a.m. & r.25, 4• 7.25, 8.25 & I0-35 p.m.;. sun­ Police Court, Chatham days at 7.50 p.m. At this office telegrams can be Petty Ses!!ions are 'held in the Police station, Northfieet, banded in only & telegraph money orders are issued, every thursday at 10.30 a.m. & every tuesday & friday bnt not paid. There is a telegraph office at Northfleet at the Police Court, Cbatham, at II a.m railway station, with delivery on station premises The places in the Petty Sessional Division are: -Allhal­ only, which is open at train times on sundays lows, Chalk, Chatham, Cli:ffe, Cobham, Cooling, Oux­ Post Office Telephone Exchange & Call Office,zr High st ton, _Deuton, Frindsbury, Gillingham, Graine (Isle of), Halhng, High Halstow, Higham, Hoo, !field, Lidsing, Luddesdown, Meopham, Northfleet, Nursted, Cathe­ URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. • dral Precinct, St. Mary's (Hoo), Shorne, Stoke, Strood Offices, ·The Hill. Extra & W ouldham · Meeting day, rst & 3rd tuesday in every month. Members. PUBLIC EST Al3LISHMENTS. Chairman, William J ames Davis. Cemetery, Springhead road, Stephen William Batt, supt Vice-Chairman, Joseph Benjamin Lingham. Police Station, High street, Charles Castle, inspector, & I sergeant & I I constables Retir~ in April, 1914. Williarn Wallace Edwards Joseph Benjamin Lingham Urban District Fire Brigade, Charles W. Smith, capt. George Gouge Charles George Ray:field The Hill A.Ibert Henry Hardy William Richard Wallis TERRITORIAL FORCE. Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (No. 2 Oo.), 39 Lawn Retire in April, 19I5. road; Co~. W. Lawrence Gadd, commanding; Co. George Bevan Charles John Kean Sergt.-MaJOr G. Haycock, instructor Thomas Church Hiram Lee James Collins Huntley• William Thomas Symons PLACES OF WORSHIP. Retire in April, 1916. St. Botolph's Church, The Hill, Rev. John Philip Ernest Jesse Clements W illiam Henry Hardy Bulteel M.A. vicar; rr a.m. & 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.; w-ed. William Coulton George Snelling & fri. 7.30 & 7 a.m.; daily at 7·45 a.m. & 5 p.m Willia.m James Davis Charles Foster Veevers St. Botolph's Mission Hall, Station road, Plews Howdon • • • Officials. m1sSioner; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m Clerk, Charles Edward Batten, r6 High street Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic, Rev. Frederick Treasurer, Harold Engledue Wilson, London & Pro­ Au_gustine Hoare, priest; 8.30 & II a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; vincial Bank, N orthfl.eet da1ly at 7.30 a.m.; tues. & thurs. 7 p.m.; fri. 8 'Medical Officer of Health, Hubert Thomas Sells L.R.C.P. p.m.; sat. 6.30 p.m & L.M.Edin., M.R.C.S.Eng. 5 London road, Nortbfleet Con&'r~gational, Dover road, Rev. George Harding, Surveyor, James Abberley Mitchell, The Hill m1mster; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; tues. 7.30 p.m Sanitary Inspector, John Dyson, Council offices, The Hill Primitiva Methodist, Wood street (Dartforo & Northfleet Collt>ctor of Local Rates, William Sheen, 135 Dover road Circuit), Rev. George C. Crickmay (supt.) & Rev. J. Superintendent of Cemetery, Stephen William Batt Keith Elliott; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; tues. 7.30 p.m W esleyan Methodist, Portland road (Gravesend & Dart­ JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACTING FOR THE ford Circuit), Rev. George Lunn (supt.); II a.m. & ROOHESTER PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION. 6.30 p.m Smith-Mastel'S William Allan esq. Camer, Gravesend. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SOHOOLS. • chairmMl .1n Education Committee of 9 managers was formed Anderson George Knox esq. Bridge Hill house, near July, 1903. Canterbury Arathoon Lt.-Col. Robt. Louis, Court lodge, Gillingbam Correspondent, F. Mitchell, 49 Windmill st. Gravesend Avelin~? Thomas Lake esq. Boley Hill house, Rochester Dover road (boys, girls & infants), built in 1902 at a B~ll William esq. Hillside house, Woodstock Td. Strood, cost of £1o,ooo, for 774 children; enlarged in I9IO, Rochester at a cost of about £4,ooo, for 410 children; average Batchelor Richard David esq. Darland house, Chatham attendance, 330 boys, 274 girls & 190 infants; total Benton John Smith esq. 2 King Edward road, Rochester average attendance, 767; Peter Kendall, master ; Booth Arthur William esq. Scaler's hill, Cobham, Miss Amy Gallaher, mistress & Miss E. Alien, in­ Gravesend fants' mistress Bvrne TOOmas Wm. Joseph esq. 23 Park pl. Gravesend High street, b'llilt in x893, at a cost of £s,ooo, for 419 Colyer-Fergusson Thomas Oolyer esq. Ightham Mote, boys; average attendance, 351; Wllliam Henry Stead­ Sevenoaks man, master Damley Earl of, D.L. Cobbam hall, Gravesend Lawn road, built in 1886, for 56o children; average at­ Davies James esq. 21 College avenue, Gillingham tendance, 257 girls & 193 infants; Miss E. M. Brink­ Edmeades Major-General Henry R.A., D.L. Nurstead lay, mistress; Miss Emily Coombes, infants' mistress court, Gravesend The Hill (boys, girls & infants), built by subscription in Edmeades Lt.-Col. James Frederick M.V.O. Hazells, 1869 at a cost of £6oo, & enlarged in 1893, at a cost of Northfteet, Gravesend £4oo, for 152 boys, 108 girls & Io6 infants; average Edwards Robt. esq. Milburn,Balmoral rd.Gillinghm.Kent at~e~dance, 1~3 boys, ro8 girls & 104 inf~nts; George Featherby John Robert esq. Bleak house, Gilling-ham W1lham Harns, master; Mrs. Neame, mistress- Miss Jlolmefl Thomas esq. Heyford ho. Nelson rd. Gillingham Georgina Lush, infants' mistress ' Lamb Thomas C. esq. Tintagel, Maidstone rd. Chatham Sturge, High street, for girls & infants, founded in 1869 Latham Francis Law esq. Gad's Hill Place, Higham, by the late George Sturge, taken over by the British Rochester & Foreign School Society in 18]6; accommodation, Lueas George John esq. Milton court, Milton, Gravesend 83; average attendance, 81; Mrs. Rose Ellen Cook, Lieut.-Col. John Hart. Lennox house, Gravesend mistress Smith Charles Thomas esq. Violet hill, Borstal road, Catholic, Station street (mixed & infants), enlarged in Rochester 1892 at a cost of £6oo, & will hold 90 children; aver­ Spoor•.Tohn Lamb esq. Rede court, near Rochester age attendance, 92; Mr~~. Jlridget Blake, mistress S~t Warwick esq. The Shrubbery, Strood, Rochester Swam George Clement esq.221 Canterbury st.Gillinghm Railway Station (S. E. & C. R.), J oseph Lawrence i'a.ff Charles esq. W estfield, Singlewell, Gravesend Simmons, station master ~IRIIIIINQ~... "r ltEI'Il&IIIENCE LIB,.,.~~y I'UBli(J UBifARif.S. .