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4oS The Highland Monthly.
Rcpiirs done to a house not sustained ... 183
Balance due to Treasurer 123 13 lo^^
His Discharge showed
—
Principal sums given up in bonds, bills,
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securities, &c ^^2548 18 ii^
Money applied or expended on public
burdens, repairs on Highland kirk,
Hospital, &c., books bought, salary to
Librarian, law processes, bursars, salaries
to kirk officers, charities to particular
objects, pensions on Hospital funds,
allowance to Treasurer ... ... ... 1315 12 1O73
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The Committee's report is of the usual character, except
that they find fault with the late Treasurer's having
executed some repairs on part of the property without
authority ; but, in addition, they gave in a particular report
of excessive length, passing strictures on the two last
Treasurers for their management of the funds, and deplor-
ing the diminution of the capital stock to the extent of
;^59i 1 8s lod in the time of the former, and .^155 lOs 5d in
the time of the latter, besides ^,546 los 4^'4d of bad debts
struck off, in all ;^I293 19s 73^d.
They ascribe this to the Session's ignorance of the state
of their funds, and to a consequent over-payment to the
pensioners ; and point out, as the last Committee did, that
a large proportion of the capital was not applicable to the
pa}-ment of pensioners ; they give a list of such items
partly capital, partly capitalised value, of various payments
falling to be made out of the Hospital funds, making a total
of iJ^944 14s 4^d, leaving only about £\6oo, the interest of
which could go to the poor. They also advert to many,
matters of detail.