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Dalkeith
Parish Council
Wf New Ofifices — White Hart St. (formerly Anderson & Chisholm's).
Elected 1S98. The Council meets on the evening of the tirst Tues-
day of every month. The gross rental for the year 1897-8 was ^^41,046 2s 2d,
Total assessments collected for 1897-93 — Poor Rate, Registration and Valua-
tion, Burgh and Parish School Rate and Landward Special Rate ;!^2729 15s 7d4.
The assessment for the Poor for the current year is at the rate of i/- per £;
Burgh School Rate, 8d pei- £ ; Parish School Rate, lod per £ ; Registration
Rate, ^d per £; Landward Special Rate, nil.
Note. — The gross rental for the current year is ;!^40,090 12s iid.
Medical Officer — Ur Robert Lucas. Inspector and Clerk — Walter J. Jones.
Members —
Burgh. — William Young, Chairman; John C. Chisholm, Robert Brown,
Stephen Plair, Ebenezer P'orrester, V\/'illiam Watson, William C. Byers,
Wm, M'Gill, John Garment, John Fraser, James Bruce, James Brown, and
Mrs A. Jane Somerville.
Landward Representatives — Ivie Warden and John Dickson.
Landward Committee Elected 1898 —
Ivie Warden, John Dickson, Joseph Simpson, Abner Borthwick, and James
L. Gray.
The Union Poorhouse
Is a large and commodious structure, situated at Eskbank, Dalkeith. It
is capable of accommodating 120 inmates, and was erected at a cost of upwards
of ;:^4000. It was opened for the poor of four parishes in 1849, but there are
now twelve parishes in combination. In order to provide additional
accommodation for the sick, the building was extended in 1867, the workshop
being also enlarged, at a cost of about ;!<,8oo. The average number of inmates
during the past year has been 55. There have been 16 deaths, the average age
being 69 years.
Members of Poorhouse Board— 1897-98.
1. Dalkeith— Robt. Wight, Robert { 5. Newbattle — James Snodgrass,
Brown, J McHutchen Dobbie, | David Lowe.
William Watson. | 6. Cockpen — James Moffat,
2. LiBERTON — G Dickson, T Bowie, j Thomas Robertson.
D. S. M 'Donald. I 7. Cranston— James Mercer.
3. Lasswade— Geo. Storie, J. Scott. | 8. Temple — Rev J. W. Blake.
Arch. Gilchrist | 9. Borthwick — D. Duncan.
4. Newton — ^John M'Farlane, John I 10. Crichton — Robert Maclean
Gray. | ii. Carrington— Adam Inch.
12. Fala and Soutra — William Prentice.
Chair /nan — R. Wight.
Seo'etary and Treasurer — ^James Gray, Commercial Bank.
Medical Officer — Dr Alex. Ballantyne.
Governor— Qi&o. R. Hutton. Matron — Mrs Jiutton,
Independent Order of Rechabites
Salford Unity.
Phoenix Tent, 2042. Instituted 31st Oct. 1890. James Gray, C.R.
John M' Allan, Secretary. Meets every alternate Friday, in the Templar's
Hall, at 8 o'clock. Abstainers are admitted up to 50 years of age.
Edinburgh District, No. 35.— D.C. Ruler, Jas. M'Kinlay; D. Secy.,
Robert Simpson. D.S.J.T., A. Bennet.