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List of Public Offices.
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICES,
With the Hours of Attendance.
Adjutant General 10 to 3 ; 10 So. Charlotte st.
Auditor's. — 10 to 3 ; Register house.
Banking houses 9 to 4 ; Various.
Billet Master — 11 to 3 and G to 8; Police Office.
Canongate Clerk — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; Canongate Co. ro.
City Chamberlain — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; Roy. Exch*
City Clerk's — 10 to 3 and G to 8 ; 10 Royal Exchange.
Commissary Clerk's 10 to 3 ; Parliament square.
Council Chamber — 10 to 3 and G to 8 ; 10 Royal Ex-
change.
Custom House. — 10 to 4 ; Leith.
Dean of Guild 10 to 3 ; 10 Royal Exchange.
Destitute Sick 10 to 3 ; 150 High street.
Excise Office 10 to 3 ; Drummond place.
Gas Light Co 9-30 m. to 8-30 a. ; 14 New st.
Gazette Office 10 to 4 and 7 to 8 ; 4 N. Bank st.
Heriot, George, Hospital — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8, Satur-
day 10 to 12; 11 Royal Exchange.
Herring Fishery — 10 to 4 ; 26 Castle street.
Justice of Peace, (City) 10 to 3 and 6 to 8; 10 Royaj
Exchange.
Justice of Peace, (County) — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ;
County Hall.
King's Printers 10 to 8 ; Blair Street.
Library, Advocates' 9 to 10 during session, 10 to 4
during vacation ; Parliament square.
Signet 9 to 4 during session, 1 to 4 during va-
cation ; Parliament square.
, Solicitors Supreme Courts, 9 to 4 during session
10 to 2 during vacation ; 12 Royal Exchange.
University 11 to 1 in summer, 10 to 3 in
winter; University.
Ministers' Widows' Fund 11 to h past 2; 6 north
St David Street.
Ordnance 10 to 4 ; Castle.
Paymaster, District — 10 to 4; 24 Grcenside street.
Permic Office 7 to 5 winter, 7 to G summer; 3 Milne
square.
Police Office— 10 to 4 and G to 8 ; Rov. Bank close.
Public Works 10 to to 4 ; 10 iioyal Exchange.
Railway Office G to 6 ; St Leonards.
Recorder's Office— Cal ton, 10 to 3 ; 21 Calton Hill.
. Canongate, 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; Court house.
, Grcyfriars, Lower gate.
St Cuthbert's, 9 to^G ; West Kirk.
Bill Chamber Session: Monday, 10 to 12 and 1 to
2; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
10 to 11 and 1 to 3, Saturday, 10 to 12. Vaca-
tion : Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 to 12
and 1 to 2 ; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 1 1, and 1
to 2 ; Satur. 10 to 12 — Register House.
Chancery. — 9 to 3. "j
Extractors' Office.— 10 to 4 and G to 8, evening,
during Session, and 10 to 3 during vacation ;
Saturday, 10 to 12.
Great Seal 2 to 3.
Horning — Same hours as Bill-Chamber.
Jury Court — 2 to 4, except on Saturday, 11 to 1,
and Tuesday and Thursday, 12 to 1, vacation.
Justiciary — 10 to 3 and G to 8, and 10 to 3 du-
ring vacation.
Lyon Court 12 to 2.
Privy Seal — 2 to 3.
Record 10 to 3.
Registration — 10 to 3 and G to 8.
Sasine. — 10 to 3 and G to 8.
Signet — From 10 to 11 forenoon, and from 2 to 4
afternoon, excepting Mondays and Saturdays.
On Mondays, from 2 to 4; and on Saturdays,
from 10 to 12. J
Teind — Session, 12 to 4 and G to 8 ; vac. 11 to 3.
Session Clerks' —
Canongate— 9 to 12 and 7 to 9 ; 1G1 Canongate.
City — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; 10 Royal Exchange.
St Cuthbert's— 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; 3 Windmill st.
South Leith, John Fogo, 4 Morton street, Leith.
Sheriff Clerk's — 10 to 3 and 6 to 8 ; County Buildings.
Stamp and Tax — 10 to 3 ; Waterloo place.
Tax- Offices, Assessed —
County and Extended Royalty, James Tytler, 10
to 4 ; 1G South Charlotte street.
Districts 1 & 2 — T. Bauchpp, Brucefield, Midcalder.
" 3 D. Whitlaw, Fisherrow.
" 4 & 5 — M'Hutcheon, Davidson's, Dalkeith,
or GO North Bridge, Edinburgh. -
City Sub. Coll. Dis. 6 — ( ,' _ f QO „
' lk u 7 ] 1 to 2, < 28 Hanover st.
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" " 8. — f Satur. i „, m . . ,
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" " 10 — 30 Hanover st.
Tax-Offices, Loci—
Annuity and Impost, 10 to 3 and G to 8; 10 Royal
Exchange.
Tax Office for arrears, 10 to 3 and G to 8 ; 18 North
Bridge.
City Poor-rates, 10 to 3, and G to 8, Saturday 10 to
12 ; 18 North bridge.
Bridewell — 10 to 8; 339 Canongate.
City Improvements — 10 to 3 and Gto 8; 12 Royal ex.
South Leith Poor-rates — 23 Kirkgate, Leith.
Police duty — 9 to 4 and 6 to 8 ; 31 North Bridge.
Road money — 9 to 4 and 7 to 9 ; G Hanover street.
West Kirk Poor-rates — 10 to 2, and Saturdays 10
to 12; Athole place.
Water-duty — 11 to 2; 10 Hanover street.
Trustees' Office — 10 to 3 and G to 8 ; Royal Institution,
Mound.