Mr and Mrs Snelson with boarders at their second home in Palmerston North, in Fitzherbert Avenue. From left: Mr E.T. Costello, standing, manager of the Bank of Australasia; Mrs Snelson, nee Louise Matilda Buck; Mr Boudrey, standing, connected with the first gas works in Palmerston North; Mr George Snelson, the first Mayor of Palmerston North; Mr George Harper, standing, worked in the Bank of Australasia and married Mrs Snelson’s niece, ‘Cissy’ McKenzie.