The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 340
... parish of Maybole , that , while some pains were taken to discourage itinerant beggars from re- mote places , the aged and infirm belonging to the parish were not prevented from begging within the parish . It is believed , that an ...
... parish of Maybole , that , while some pains were taken to discourage itinerant beggars from re- mote places , the aged and infirm belonging to the parish were not prevented from begging within the parish . It is believed , that an ...
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... parishes . Dysart is , mainly speaking , a manu- facturing parish , and contains upwards of 6000 inhabitants . average annual expenditure on the poor , for the last six years , has been L.277 13s . This is exclusive of subscriptions ...
... parishes . Dysart is , mainly speaking , a manu- facturing parish , and contains upwards of 6000 inhabitants . average annual expenditure on the poor , for the last six years , has been L.277 13s . This is exclusive of subscriptions ...
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... parish , while there are many parishes in Scotland , of the same population , that require an expenditure only of 201. Sterling . We consider his last statements , then , as containing in them the chief elements of that arithmetic by ...
... parish , while there are many parishes in Scotland , of the same population , that require an expenditure only of 201. Sterling . We consider his last statements , then , as containing in them the chief elements of that arithmetic by ...
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