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MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS.
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Copartnerships The same rules apply to companies carrying on
business either as Burgesses of Guild or members of the
Incorporated Trades, one partner in every such company be-
ing qualified as a Trustee or an Elector, as the case may be,
for every sum sufficient to confer the qualification on an in-
dividual, for which the company may stand rated in the Tax-
roll.
The total amount of the Harbour
Revenue for the year ending
12th September, 1839, was £17642 2 6
The Ordinary Expenditure during
the same period, was ~-~ 10292 5
Of this there has been expended on the works,.
£7349 17
6450 1
Saving this year, , ™ £899 16 2
The increase in the amount of Shoredues, for the past year, is
£1644 4s Id.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
The Provost,
Elected by the Council.
Baillies Simpson and Clark
P. Williamson, Dean of Guild
L. Crombie, City Treasurer
A. Hadden, Master of Shore-
works
David Chalmers, printer
William Allen, merchant
William Fraser, do.
Chairman.
Elected by the Burgesses.
Robert Catto, merchant
G. Thompson, jun. do.
William Duthie, shipowner
Alex. Forbes, merchant
Alex. Milne, grain merchant
Elected by the Trades.
Convener Cooper
James Hardie & John Angus, Joint- Secretaries and Clerks
James Riddel, Collector and Treasurer
Joseph Holms, Superintendent of Works
SHORE AND HARBOUR DUES DEPARTMENT.
James Riddel, Collector
Alexander Reid, James Nicol, William Smith, and Peter Riddel,
Clerks and Sworn Hulkers.
W. R. Riddel, Book-keeper — John Reith, Assistant
SHOREDUES ON PASSENOERs' LUGGAGE, &C.
Passengers' Luggage, exceeding 2 Bar- \
rel Bulk, for each Passenger, per >
Barrel Bulk, J
Coaches and Carriages with 4 wheels, each
Britska, ~ — ~
Phaeton,~~ — - . ~-
Gig,
Horse, Bull, Cow, or Ox, ~-
Dogs, ~ - — .~~
Sheep and Pigs, ~ ~.
Burgess
Dues.
£ s. D.
3
15
11 3
7 6
Q 3 9
2
1
4*
Unfreemen
Dues.
£ S. D.
4
1
15
10
5
2 8
1 4
6
MORTON S SLIP,
Capable of hauling up and retaining the largest class of steamers,
or two vessels of 600 tons each, for repair
Superintendent — William Minto, York Street, Footdee
Dues — Id per day for each register Ton, for the first 14 lawful days
£d per ditto ditto, for each day after
The above dues include the use of stove for heating plank, pitch
and tar pots, blocks, shores, stages, &c.