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24^ The Highland Monthly.
referred :—To the pentioners upon the Hospital rents, to
charitable objects by particular orders of Session, for the
payment of ffeu duties, cesses, ministers' stipends, repara-
tion of the fabrick of the Hospital, and for buying books
for the Library, out of the a. rents of money mortified for
that end and en., iJ"5449 lis lod. The said Committee
observe that the said Baillie Gordon takes credit to himself
for the sum of Sixty Pounds Scots per annum, on account
of his expenses and trouble in managing the affairs of the
Hospital Stock, which as the same was not precedented,
except upon the accounts of his immediat predecessor,
whose accounts, tho' they were received and extended in
the treasury book after revising by a Committee, are not
yet discharged, and therefore the said article is referred to
the Session, and for 6 years ^^360 ; and, lastly, they find .
that upon the whole accompt so stated, charge and dis-
charge, there is a balance of money in the hands of the said
Baillie Gilbert Gordon ready to be paid to his successor in
the office, and which is to be a part of the charge against
him, the sum of ^305 9s 7d." An allowance to the
Treasurer from the time of Baillie Macleane has been
acquiesced in, and very reasonably.
The details of Bailie Gordon's disbursements are given
in his discharge accounts, and are of some interest, viz.,
" An acct. of ffeu duties paid to the town out of lands and
fishings, from Whits., 1722, to Whits., 1730, £,
£6