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PUBLIC REVENUE DIRECTORY. 9
Fifth Ward.
Mr. Francis B. Kelly, clothier I Mr. John Gray, ironfounder
„ Alexander Badenoch, clothier j
Monthly Meetings of the Board are held on the second Tuesday of each
month, at 3 o'clock p.m. Five a quorum.
Inspector — James Wallace.
1st Assistant Inspector — Peter Diack,
2nd do. George Allan.
Cashier and Book-keeper— C. B. Williams.
Medical Officers— Drs. Burr, P. B. Smith, Reith, and Gordon.
Office of Parochial Board— 38 Castle Street.
The mode or principle of Assessment is as follows, viz. : One-half the
Assessment is leviable from the Owners, after deduction of 20 per cent, from
the annual value of house property, in name of repairs, insurance, and public
burdens, and 7i per cent, from cultivated grounds and fishings, in name of
public burdens." The other half of the Assessment is leviable from the Oc-
cupants, under deduction of V2h per cent, in the following, viz. : — Occupants
of cultivated grounds and fishings are rated at one-half of the rate levied on
the occupants of all other subjects.
Collector of Assessment — C. B. Williams.
Collector's Clerk— David Stuart.
Office— 38 Castle Street.
ST. NICHOLAS POOEHOUSE.
Nelson Street.
Governor — William Dalgleish. Matron — Miss Rhind.
Porter — Alexander Harper.
Medical Officer— Dr. Alex. Reith. Chaplain — Rev. Mr. Mackay.
Parochial Board of Oldmachar.
Parochial Board— Heritors of £20 annual value or upwards ; Twenty Mem-
bers elected by the other qualified ratepayers ; Six Members elected
by the Kirk-Session ; and the Provost and Baillies (rated for assess-
ment) of any Royal Burgh in the Parish.
Office of Parochial Board, - - 9 Diamond Street.
Inspector — Thomas Skene. Cashier and Collector of Assessment — Alex. Diack.
Assistant Inspectors— Win. Noble and Charles Cook.
District Medical Officers — Drs. Garden, Fraser, Fowler, and Gregory.
OLDMACHAR POORHOUSE.
St. Machar's Place, Ferryhill.
Governor — Wm. Johnstone. Matron— Miss Donaldson.
Medical Officer— Dr. Garden. Chaplain— Rev. John Duncan.
SECTION //.— PUBLIC REVENUE DIRECTORY.
Customs.
Collector and Surveyor — George C Coates.
Clerks— 1st Class— John Pirie. Lower Division— Thomas Isaac.
Examining officers— 1st Class-Robert Clark, J. Mathieson.
2nd Class— Alex. Taylor, James C. Hood, Thos. Bowie, George Gregory,
Oswald W. Butler.
Out-door Officers— 1st Class— John Leith, VV. W. Duncan.
2nd Class-M. J. O'Farrel, T. Kelly, Wm. Reid, J. Robinson, G. Clark.
Housekeep>er and Messenger — Alex. Edwards.