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25
Value of a Hundredweight of Oatmeal, compared with price of an Elgin Boll of 9 Stones
Dutch, or 157s lbs. Avoirdupois.
Elgin BolL
Shillings.
15
16
17
18
19
20
Value of Cwt.
£ s. r>.
10
11
12
12
13
11
8
4£
1
6k
21
Elgin Boll.
Shillings.
21
22
23
24
25
20
Value of a Hundredweight of Barley Meal, compared with price of an Elgin Boll of 12
Stones Butch, or 210 lbs. Avoirdupois.
Elgin Boll.
Shillings.
15
16
17
18
19
20
Value of Cwt.
£ s. D.
8
8 6£
9 Of
9 7}
10 1£
10 8
Elgin Boll.
Shillings.
21
22
23
24
25
26
Value oi
• Cwt.
£ s.
D.
14 1U
15
n
16
4}
17
01
17
91
18
51
in Elgin
Bollc
Value of Cwt
£ S
D.
11
2*
11
81
12
31
12
9*
13
4
o 13 m
Value of Imperial Liquid Measures, compared with the Price of the Old Elgin Measures.
The first column of the following table contains the price of the Old Elgin Gill,
and the others the corresponding value of the different denominations noted at the
top of the column. Of the Imperial Measures the value is given to the nearest far-
thing. The sign + shows that the price stated is a little below, and the sign — that
it is a little above the truth : —
ELGIN MEASURES.
IMPERIAL MEASURES.
Gill.
Mutch-
kin.
Chopin.
Pint.
Gill.
Pint.
Gallon.
D.
S. D.
S. D.
s.
IX
D.
S. D.
S. D.
1
4
8
1
4
li +
51-
3 5-1 +
n
6
1
2

2 —
71 +
K OS
2
8
1 4
2
8
24 +
o m —
6 \\\ +
2£
10
1 8
3
4
3| +
i i +
8 8|-
3
1
2
4

4 —
13* —
10 5i +
3h
1 2
2 4
4
8
4J +
1 61 +
12 2\ +
4
1 4
2 8
5
4
51-
1 8| +
13 Hi —
4|
1 6
3
6

5| +
i m
15 8 +
5
1 8
3 4
6
8
6^ +
2 2 +
17 5 -
51
1 10
3 8
7
4
n-
2 2-| —
19 1| +
6
2
4
8

71 +
2 n +
20 10| —
VALUATION
F LANDS.
The Act for the Valuation of Lands in Scotland was passed in 1854 (17 and 18 Vic.
cap. 91). It enacts —
That Commissioners of Supply in Counties, and Magistrates in Burghs, respec-
tively, shall annually cause a Valuation Roll to be made up, showing the yearly rent
or value of all lands and heidtages within each county and burgh respectively, and
separately within each parish 1 , giving the names and designations of the proprietors
and tenants, or occupiers.
That Commissioners and Magistrates shall appoint Assessors who shall ascei"tain
and assess the lands and heritages, and make up a Valuation Roll annually before the
15th day of August.
That the Assessors shall, between July 15, and August 25, serve each person included
in the valuation with a copy of the entry referring to him in such valuation, and an
intimation that any grievances may be redressed by an appeal to the Commissioners