Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. Edinburgh meeting, 1863 / Edited by George W. Hastings.

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1864
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Credit: Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. Edinburgh meeting, 1863 / Edited by George W. Hastings. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PllOVIDEKT IKSTITCTIONS. The following are the principal institutions in the town filing to be classed under this head. There are, however, about ha f-a-dozen °SulTrtf Serous other organisations having a V^^^^^^^Z which cannot be given. Nos. 1 and 2 in the foilJ^?^^ ^ other •nnsPfl rhieflv of persons in business and others m tne miaaiu lau , SSLfif yar°e largely supported by certain trade 1. Gml^.-Burgesses of guild^l^M ^eho&y ^ now virtually a privileges, but these are now mostly abated£s at 30 September, friendly society. The following preceding, £1,451. £herNCbeL=^^^ -benevolent objects £92,253 incorporations of the city have 2. Trades I™™P?at^--^lf*e^^rimBm^ of the crafts, and their provident funds designed for relief ^^^^Z^^ in all amount to Orphans ^^^^^S^d * 135^° ^^/S ^ 6°widoTw8e Receiving ^^ff^JS: otn3df S Lsides casual a7?S EVfi ?B6B widows' fund, £560; of tke buSess at the institution for the past five years Amount with- Amount Interest drawn, inclusive Increase. Tear. deposited. added. 0f interest. ^ ^ £ s- d- k £r> i*i K 44 859 11 7 ... 15,804 16 11 1858 ... 55,307 17 1 ... 5,356 11 6 ... 44,8511 7 ... ^ ^ o 1859 ... 61,566 10 1 ... 5,917 8 7 ... J/,»d 7() g 1Q 1860 ... 58,312 13 4 ... 6,427 12 9 ... &7 lg 5 3? - 8S3S ::: Su^ 8™«>' ... 13,1*8is 4 a*. Post 0^Bri&^ ^S^^^A'S cessful ia Aberdeen as in some othei places wneie me ib and be eposed in the local NaUona Security Sa^mg^ took. J» M about amount, however, of the dei»«tB ui tiie PostO:&ce National Security £3,500 having been paid in duiinK]*63, The depositors in the latter Sw^W^.ta^rTKSrt^t a dozen of these humble but JfufSuSn Swn-STuburbs, the total deposits in which amount, in round numbers, to £1,000 a-yeai numl)er of this class of societies in 5. BepoHt^B^e^^^s^mm of them being for female Aberdeen is from forty to fifty, a go<*aiy i i ^ .g toQ generally members. A deposiof 1*. perwe £ P iQf to enable the drawn upon, at interest of course, f u week in somc cases 3d., members to meet house rent &J^eToi at dcath. For the year ending £made to insure al owanfceJXfs was f3 631. paid for sick benefit £1,806 2*. June 1863, the number£™^™i%7 lol, children's ditto, £365 15s. 8d.; funerals, Total, for the year, A2.1M, /*• oa. dealing in groceries and house- 6 Northern Co-operotw^^'TsfiVafter two years existence the Company hoU provisions. At ^^S^S^A^P^ and oP-atives), holding bad in it-bo^ BM^oj^o.^ PJ^ capital of 5 per cent. 724 shares of £1 eacn*