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GENERAL STATISTICS.
GRANGEMOUTH.
Population in 1861, 2000; in 1871, 2250: in-
crease Iq ten years, 260. Constituency, 125.
KILSYTH.
Population of burgh and parish in 1861, males,
3051; females, 3<i 60; total, 6111: in 1871, males,
3151; females, 3162 ; total, 6313: increase in ten
years, males, 100; females, 102; total, 202. Par-
liamentary constituency, 198.
Town Council. — Bailie, Malcolm Stark. Coun-
cillors, William Irvine, Thomas Elder, David Car-
michael, William Lithgow. Burgh assessments,
county water, 7d. ; poor, Is. 4§d. per £.
DUNOON-.
Population of the United Parishes of Dunoon and
Kilraun in 1861, 5444 ; in 1871,7132: increase in
ten years, 1688. Parliamentary constituency of
parish of Dunoon, 496.
Magistrates. — Senior Magistrate, Eobert Leslie
Smith. Junior Magistrates, Alexander Melville and
James Lytill. Acting Clerk, David Gray. Treasurer,
Archibald Mitchell, jun. Collector, Robt. Scoular.
Procurator Fiscal, Donald Eraser.
Commissioners of Police. — James Lyall, David
Leslie, Alexander Melville, Archibald Oswald, Robert
L. Smith, James D. Barr, James Ferguson, W. Spiers,
John Martin, William Campbell, Hugh Duncan,
Thos. Kent. Burgh assessments — poor, 7d. per £.
BUTESHIRE,
Population in 1861, 16,226; in 1871, 16,738:
increase in ten years, 512. Parliamentary constitu-
ency, 1118. M.P. for the county — Charles Dal-
rj'mple cf New Hailes.
Lkideiumcy . — Lord-lieutenant and High Sheriff,
Lieut.-Col. J. F. D. Crichton Stuart, M.P. Vice-
lieutenant, Major-general Charles Stewart.
ROTHESAY.
Population of burgh in 1 861, males, 2785; females,
4337; total, 71v2: in 1871, males, 3147; females,
4013; toral, 7760: increa.se in ten years, males,
362; females, 27t>; total, 638. Parliamentary con-
stituency of parish of Rothesay. 526. Municipal
constituenty, t503.
Town CouKcil. — Provost, John Duncan. Bailies,
Eobert Sharp, Ihonias Mackinlay, and Lachlan
Milloy. Dean of Guild, Wi liam Montgcmerie,
Treasurer, Duncan Campbell. Councillors, William
Buchanan, J(rhn Buntii g, Daniel Duncan, Allan
Gilchrist, Robert Heaton, James Heron, Robert
M'Alister, Jdlm M Conechy, J. A. Mackechnie,
Alex. M 'Lean, John Orkney, J. R. Thomson. Town
Clerk, John ^Vilson. Procurator-Fiscal, William
Herbert. Collector of Rites and Valuation Assess-
mei.is, Robert MacAlpine Gas Manager, M. Hunter.
Burgh Asstssmeiits — Police, 7d ; Prisons, §d ;
Lunacy V^ i ; Lands Valuation, ^d ; Regisl ration of
Voters, ^o ; Puhlic Healih and Contagious Diseases
Act (animals) Id; Cess and Schoolmaster's Salary,
Id; Poor Kates, Is 4d per £.
MILLPORT.
Population in 1871 — Parish of Cumbrae, includ-
ing burgh of Millport, males, 758; females, 878;
total, 1636; Burgh of Millport, males, 706; females,
835; total, 1541. Parliamentary constituency, 208.
Commissioners for the Burgh. — Senior Magistrate,
the Earl of Glasgow. Junior Magistrates, Robert
Robertson and Ninian Stewart. Commissioners,
John Eraser, James M'Donald, William M'Farlane,
James Brown, John M'Gown, M D,, William
Wishart, jun. Clerk, Duncan M'Laren. Collector
and Treasurer, David Wishart. Procurator-Fiscal,
David Wishart. Inspector of Nuisances, Edward
Munro.
Burgh Assessments. — Police 6d.; General Improve-
ment, Id ; Special Sewers, 3d per £,
AYR.
Population of the parliamentary burgh of Ayr in
1861, 18,571; in 1871, 17,851 decrease in ten
years, 720, This burj;h, with Irvine, Campbeltown,
Inveraray, and Oban, returns one member to Parlia-
ment. Ayr is the returning burgh. Parliamentary
constituency, 2442, municipal constituency, 1054.
Town Council. — Provost, John Macneille. Bailies,
Archibald Rae and Peter Barry Hill. Councillors;
Andvv. Hunter, Hugh Wyllie, Arthur Lang, Matthew
Adam, Peter Barry Hill, Robert Eaglesham, Alex.
Weir, R. M. Beveridge, Hamilton King, James
Hunter, John Sloan, James Oliver, David Milligan,
John Smith, James Ferguson. Chamberlain, Robt.
M Galium. Treasurer, Andrew Hunter. Procurator-
fiscal, Carruih B. Rowan. Clerk, John Pollock.
Inspector of Weights and Measures, James M'Cririck.
Billet Master, D. M'Donald. Valuator of Lands
and Heritages and Registrar of"Voters, George Tosh.
Burgh Assessments, 1872-73. — Lunacy, |d.;
Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, ^d.;
Valuation of Lands and Registration of Voters, ^d.;
Contagious Diseases (animals) Act, ^d. per £.
Police assessments — Public Health Act, ^d.; Drain-
age, District No 1, ^d.; No. 3, 4d.; No, 4, 6d.;
No. 5, 6d. per £.
Burgh Valuation, 1872-73, £41,295 sterling.
Post and Telegraph Office. — Postmaster, Robert
Ramsay,
GIRVAN.
Population of Girvan in 1861, males, 3241 ;
females, 3806; total, 7047: in 1871, males, 2663;
females, 3001; total, 5664: decrease in ten years,
males, 578 ; females, 803 ; total, 1383. Municipal
constituency, 70. Parhamentary constituency, town
and parish, 183.
ARDROSSAN.
Population in 1861, 6776; in 1871, 7249: in-
crease in ten years, 473. Parliamentary constituency
of parish, in which part of Saltcoats is situated, 349.
Municipal constituency of burgh of Ardrossan, 360,
Town Council. — Provost, John Barr. Bailies,
Archibald Currie and John Hogarth. Councillors,
John Boyd, Lewis Fullerton, Arthur Guthrie, Thos.
Gilfillan, James Goodwin, John Logan.