Record in submission between the Parochial Board of the parish of Saint Nicholas, or city parish of Aberdeen, and the Kirk-Session of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, now called the General Kirk-Session of the parish of Saint Nicholas. : Printed at the mutual expense of parties; under a remit by Parochial Board to Patrick Cooper, Esq., advocate, Aberdeen, agent, and James Wallace, Esq., inspector of said Board, and by Kirk-Session, to Alexander Simpson, Esq., advocate, Aberdeen, session-clerk..
St. Nicholas Church (Aberdeen, Scotland).Parochial Board.
St. Nicholas Church (Aberdeen, Scotland).Kirk-Session.
Aberdeen: : Printed by D. Chalmers & Company, Adelphi Court, Union Street.,
MDCCCLXV [1865]
In 1853 a dispute arose over the nature and the extent of allocation of poor relief funds between the Parochial Board of the parish of St. Nicholas in Aberdeen and the General Kirk-Session of the parish, which had previously controlled all kirk funds for distribution to the poor. It resulted in an 10-year arbitration process, the arbiter being the advocate George Moir. The printed account records the whole arbitration process which resulted in considerable funds being retained by the General Kirk-Session for distribution to certain classes of the poor.
Includes bibliographical references.
Poor
Poverty
Public welfare
Scotland Aberdeen.