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TJie Hospital of Inverness. 50$
in contemplation to consolidate all the monies belonging to
the Hospital then lent on personal security, and against
that time to settle the whole heritably. He was also to
attend to the expediency of renewing bills annually, in due
and proper time. This mone}- was lent " at the usual
interest of 5 per cent."
On Mr George Scheviz's death, his son Kenneth was, as
already mentioned, appointed his successor. It having been
reported to the Session a few days before, that he had his
father's accounts ready, a Committee was appointed to
examine them ; but there is no further entry until after Mr
Kenneth Scheviz's death. The Session records show that
during the interval between the death of the last-named
gentleman and the appointment of his successor, a Com-
mittee, presided over by the Rev. Alex. Fraser, discharged
the duties of the office, and received due recognition for
their attention.
Mr Thomas Young, previously Town Treasurer, was
appointed Hospital Treasurer, and held office from i8th
August, 1789, till his death, in February, 1805. A salary
of /,3 per annum was granted to him to make prompt payment
to the pensioners. His accounts are beautifully kept.
He appears to have been resolved from the first to carry
out the recommendations made by the Kirk Session on
17th February preceding, and to make out a proper and
complete list of the stock, as made over to him on 25th
August, and to make one up, and also to render his
accounts yearly thereafter.
This list, amounting to ^^2645 2s lO^d, includes, however,
all the securities belonging to what had come to be
looked on as the Hospital Stock, and which were placed in
the Treasurer's charge ; but he appends, ver\' properly, a
second list, showing (i) The proportion applicable to
particular (or specified) purposes, amounting to £'^\o gd
5^d ; (2) The sum, the interest of which could be applied
to the payment (^^; of Hospital pensioners, ;^920, and f(^^
of Provost Dunbar's pensioners, £i\