Towns > Paisley > 1862-1884 - Watson's directory for Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Elderslie, Linwood, Quarrelton, Thornhill, Balaclava, and Inkerman > 1877-1878

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A««w.nLI BRARY*"
James Caldwell, Clerk of Supply— Office, 33 Old Sneddon Street,
Paisley.
Annual General Meetings held at Renfrew on 30th April, and last
Tuesday of October.
The 9th Section of the Act of Parliament 17th and 18th Vic, cap. 91.
states the qualifications necessary for a Commissioner of Supply.
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Parliamentary Con-
stituency.
1st Ward, 984
Valuation of Burgh.
High Parish....... £42,371 15
Middle „ 40,077 18
2d , .....
.....1,181
Low „ ...... 28,203 8
3d
... .1,141
Abbey „ 52,825 8
1,248
Part of Renfrew, 220
1.052
Railways and Canal, 9,754
Total Constituency, .
.. 5,606
£173,452 9
Fiars 1
Bere, do............
>rices foa
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1875.
41s lfd
33s 3|d
26s 4|d
46s Od
20s 9£d
? Renfrewshire.
est. Geueral Average.
1876. 18/5. 1876.
43s Id 40s 4fd 42s 0|d
42s 4|d 32s 9£d 31s 3|d
25s 10£d 26s 3d 25s 5|d
41s 9d 44s 10£d No evidenee
No evidence.
Oatmeal, per 10 stones,
or 140 lbs. imp. weight,
No evidence.
20s 9d 20s 9£d 20s 6|d
Paisley School Board..
Thonias Coats, Chairman.
Mrs Arthur Rev. James Brown
Rev. Dr Fraser Rev. A. M. Lang
Rev. Dr Lees Mr Robert Cochran
Rev. Dr Fox Mr James Clark
Mr Thomas MacRobert, Clerk.
Mr John Anderson, treasurer. Mr William Stewart, architect,
Mr James H. Taylor, officer, 3 County Place.
Committees.
Works Committee. — Mr Cochran, Mr Lang, and Mr Clark — Mr
Cochran, convener.
Finance Committee. — Mr Clark, Dr Fox, and Mr Cochran — Mr
Clark, convener.
School Attendance Committee. — Dr Fox, Mrs Arthur, Dr Lees, and
Mr Brown — Dr Fox. convener.
School Management Committee. — Dr Fraser, Mrs Arthur, Mr Brown,
and Mr Clark— Dr Fraser, convener. Mrs Arthur visitor and
reporter for the Industrial Department in all the Board Schools.
The Chairman ex-ojficio being a member of all committees.