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APPENDIX. 199
Postal Orders.
Postal Orders for certain fixed sums, from ] s. up to £1, are issued at all Post OfHces in the
United Kingdom at -which Money Order business is transacted, and at Malta and Gibraltar.
The following are the Amounts for which Postal Orders are issued, and the Poundage payable
on each Order : —
Amount of Order. Poundage.
Is., Is. 6d., One Halfpenny.
2s., 2s. 6d., 3s., 38. 6d., 4s., 43. 6d., 58, 7s. 6d., 10s., 10s. 6d., One Penny.
15s., 20s., One Penny Halfpenny.
Broken Amounts, not exceeding 5d. in value, may be made up by affixing Postage Stamps to
the back of any one Postal Order.
Money Orders are granted and paid from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Savings Bank and Government
Life Insurance Annuity business transacted during same hours ; and on Saturdays from 9 a.m.
till 8 p.m. On Sundays and Public Holidays no business of this description is done.
Telegraph Money Orders.
Rate of Commission, viz.;—
For sums not exceeding £1, Os. 4d.
Not exceeding £2, Os. 6d.
„ £4 Os. 8d.
„ £7, Os. lOd.
„ £10, Is. Od.
In addition, a charge at the ordinary Inland Rate must be made for the Telegram authorising
payment at the Office of Payment, and for the repetition thereof, the minimum being 2d.
PUBLIC OFFICES &C.
Abbey Poor Rates, 98 High street— Finlay Kerr, collector.
Chamberlain's Office, Municipal buildings— Robert Thomson, chamberlain.
Clerk of County Council for Renfrewshire— Ja. Caldwell, writer, County Buildings, St. James st.
County Treasurer — Uo. do. do.
Collector of County Assessments— Do. do. do.
Gas Commissioners, Municipal buildings— Robert Thomson, treasurer.
Inland Revenue, 97 High street— J. A Tannahill, supervisor.
Inspector of Factories— G. Sedgwick, Stt Garturk street, Govanhill, Glasgow.
Justice of Peace, County Buildings, Love street— J. P. Fyfe, clerk ; Thomas MacRobert, jun.,
deputy-clerk at Paisley.
Local Authority of the County of Renfrew— Ja. Caldwell, writer. County Buildings, St. James
street, clerk
Master of Works' Office, Municipal buildings— Robert Sharp.
Medical Officer for Renfrewshire— Dr. A. Campbell Munro, County Buildings, St. James street
Police Office (Burgh), Municipal buildings — Donald Sutherland, chief constable.
Police Office (County) County Buildings, Love street— Charles Harding, chief constable.
Post Office, County square — J. Macmaster. postmaster.
Procurator-Fiscal (Burgh), Municipal buildintrs— Wm. "Walker.
Procui-ator-Fiscal (County), Court Buildings, St. James Street— George Hart.
Procm-ator-Fiscal (J.P.), County Buildings, Love street — John Abercrombie.
Registrar's Office, 14 Gilmour street— Hugh Allison, registrar.
4th Battalion A. & S. Highlanders, Barracks, Williamsburgh— Adjutant, Major J. S. Napier.
Sanitary Inspector's Office, Municipal buildings — William W. Kelso.
Sanitary Inspectors for Renfrewshire— First or Upper Ward, James I, Little ; Second or Lower
War«l, James Murray — County buildings, St. James street.
School Board — Thomas MacRobert, jun., and William Hutchison, joint-clerks.
School Board Treasurer's Office, 5 County place— John Anderson.
School Board Inspector's Office, 5 County place— James H. Taylor.
Sheriff Court-Houses, St. James street. Joseph M'Leod Lochhead, Sheriff-clerk ; Wm. Brown,
James Gardner, and T. Gow Smith, deputy-clerks.
Stamps — John 0. Alexander, 4 Causeyside, and at the Post Office.
Taxes — Burgh Poor, 8 New Sneddon — John Robertson, collector.
„ Police, Municipal buildings — Robert Thomson, treasurer and collector.
„ Water, Municipal buildings — Robert Thomson, treasurer and collector.
„ Road, Municipal buildings — Robert Thomson, treasurer and collector.
„ Income — George Davies, surveyor, 97 High street.
„ Income — John 0. Alexander, sub-collector, 4 Causeyside.
Town Clerks' Office, Municipal buildings— David Young and Francis Martin, joint clerks.