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MERCANTILE ASSOCIATIONS.
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GLASGOW MERCANTILE MARINE
BOARD.
Constituted, under the Act 13 and 14
Victoria, chap. 93.
Andrew Orr, Lord Provost, Chairman;
George Smith, jun., Deputy-Chairman ;
Directors, William Connal, Captain W.
Douglas, Sir James Anderson, M. P., John
Mitchell, Lewis Potter, Alexander Hastie,
M.P., James Allan, William Kidston,
Thomson Aikman ; James Muirhead, Se-
cretary, 42 West George Street.
LOCAL MARINE BOARD.
The Lord Provost, Chairman, ex officio ;
George Smith, Deputy-Chairman ; Di-
rectors, William Connal, Alex. Hastie,
M.P., Sir James Anderson, M.P., Captain
Walter Douglas, John Mitchell, William
Kidston, jun., James Allan, Lewis Potter,
Thomson Aikman. Andrew Small, Ex-
aminer in Navigation ; Robert Dunlop,
Examiner in Seamanship ; Win. Ramsay,
Examiner in Steam ; Robert Crawford,
Shipping Master ; Frederick Duncan, De-
puty Shipping Master ; James Muirhead,
Secretary, 42 West George Street.
COMMISSIONERS FOR PROPERTY
AND INCOME TAX FOR THE
CITY OF GLASGOW.
Sir James Campbell, William Robert-
son, John Mitchell, John Bain, James
Scott, James Bogle, and William Stirling ;
Clerk, John Ferguson, 131 Buchanan
Street; Assessors, Robert Donald ajid R.
M. Murray, 52 Virginia Street; Inspec-
tor, C. H. Murray, 52 Virginia Street;
Surveyor, Robert Walker ; Collector, 'T.
P. Sharpe, 43 Virginia Street.
COMMISSIONERS FOR THE LOWER WARD
OF LANARKSHIRE (CITY EXCEPTED).
Sheriffs Alison, Bell, Smith, and
Steele; James Hozier of Newlands; Wm.
J. Davidson of Rucbill; Dr. Wm. Clarke
of Wester Moffat; Charles Gray, Robert
Bartholomew, Mark Sprot, and Robert
Findlay; Clerk, Adam Monteith; Assist-
ant, John Earston, 73 St. Vincent Street;
Assessors, Wm. Anderson, Alex. Kay,
and James Mitchell, 21 Cochran Street;
Inspector, C. H. Murray; Surveyor, John
H. Banks, 52 Virginia Street; Collector,
T. P. Sharpe, 43 Virginia Street.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
PRISONS FOR THE COUNTY
OF LANARK.
Chairman and Convener, Robert Find-
lay; Commissioners, Sir Archd. Alison,
Bart., Sheriff of the County, ea officio.
Chosen by the Commissioners of Supply
for the County — John Greenshields of
Kerse c ; T. Rennie Scott of Castlemainsc;
Robert Findlay of Easterhill a ; James
Veitch, Sheriff-Substitute, Hamilton b ;
Robert Brown, Hamilton b; Archibald
Smith, Sheriff-Substitute b ; Wm. Forrest
of Treesbank b ; Dr. Wm. Clarke of
Wester Moffat b. Chosen by the Magis-
trates and Council of Glasgow — Andrew
Orr, Lord Provost a ; D. Dreghorn a ;
David M'Kinlay a ; James Playfair a ;
John Mitchell a; William M'Lean a;
John Macdowal a; James Gourlie a;
George Mitchell a ; James Drummond a ;
Robert Stewart a; William Gilmour a;
John Stewart a; William Whyte a.
Chosen by the Magistrates and Council
of Lanark — Thomas Watson, Provost c.
Chosen by the Magistrates and Council of
Rutherglen — Robert Steele a. Chosen
by the Magistrates and Council of Hamil-
ton — John Meek, Provost b. Chosen by
the Magistrates and Council of Airdrie —
James T. Rankine, jun., of Auchingray
b. Clerk to the Board, William Davie;
Accountant, John Strang, Governor of
the Prisons of Glasgow, and Superinten-
dent of the Prisons of Lanarkshire, John
Stirling ; Surgeon of the Prisons in the
Lower Ward of the County, D . Gibson,
M.D. ; Chaplain of the Prisons, Rev. Mr.
Doran ; Matron of the North Prison, Mrs.
Watson; Committee on the Financial
Affairs of the Board, Robert Findlay,
James Gourlay, George Mitchell,
, David Dreghorn, James Drum-
mond — Mr. , Convener, and three
a quorum. Those marked a are the Com-
mittee for the Lower Ward— Robert Find-
lay, Convener, and three a quorum.
Those marked b are the Committee for the
Middle Ward — Mr. Veitch, Convener,
and two a quorum ; Mr. Henderson, Clerk
of Committee at Hamilton. Those
marked c are the Committee for the Upper
Ward— Mr. Scott, Convener, and two a
quorum ; Mr. Annan, Clerk of Committee
at Lanark.
PUBLIC OFFICES.
Barony Parish Statute Labour
Conversion Assessment. Collector's
Office, 3 Royal Exchange Court. — Robt.
Murdoch, Collector.
Barony Parish Poor Rates and
Prison s Assessments. Collector's Office,
14 College Street. — William Robertson,
Collector.
Barony Parish Parochial Board.
Chambers, 14 College Street.— Jn. Meek,
Inspector of Poor.