Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXIX. Report from General Assembly's Committee on Church Interests, with appendix.

  • Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress.
Date:
1910
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    COUNTY OF BANFF—con«. Parish of Bohabu. Population 1,128. 1. No. 2 and 3. No replies. 4. Trust Funds. 5. Yes. 6. Kirk Session. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. Parish of Boteiphnie. Population 754. 1. No. 2 and 3. No replies. 4. No. 5 and 6. No replies. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. Parish of Botndie. Population 2,005. 1. N6. 2. No. 3. No reply. 4. Trust Funds. Distribxition of coal to non-paupers. 5. No reply. 6. Kirk Session, Minister, and Woman's Guild. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. Parish of Cabbach. Population 581. 1. No. 2. No reply. 3. Some due to old age and incapacity for work. 4. Charitable bequests. 5. Yes. 6. Kirk Session. 7. None known. 8. None known. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No. Parish of Ctjllen. Population 2,116. 1. A good deal. 2. No. 3. Precarious living of the fisherman. The morals of the fishermen are distinctly lower since they took to going from home by following the fish round the coast. 4. Trust Funds. Special collections. Public sub- scriptions and donations for coal and clothing. 5. Yes. 6. Kirk Session and Minister. 7. None known. 8. None known. 9 and 10. A little. 11. No reply. Parish of Deskford. Population 714. 1. Scarcely any real poverty. 2. No reply. 3. Want of thrift. Large families. Old age and in- firmity. Lunatic poor rather numerous, and tendency of parents to throw on Parish Council. 4. Kirk Session and Woman's Guild; in severe winters. Clothing given. 5. Yes. 6. Minister, as a rule. 7. No, not so far as known. The spirit of indepen- dence is declining. 8. No ; relief adequate. 9. No. 10. No. 11. Parish Minister is a Parish Councillor. 429 COUNTY OF BANFF—cont. Parish of Fordyce. Population 3,941. 1. No. 2. No. 3. High cost of living. Old men unable to get work. 4. Parish Ttust. Temporary distress relieved by Minister. Clothing Club. Parish Church Work Party. Donations. 5. Yes. 6. Parish Minister and Kirk Sessiooa. 7. There is some. People once in better circum- stances dread being on parish relief. Other aid given. 8. Poor Law relief not more than sufficient barely to keep in life. 9. No. 10. No reply. 11. Parish Minister has advocated the giving of Trust funds only to those not receiving parish relief. Parish of Forglen. Population 653. 1. No. 2 and 3. No replies. 4. Yes. 5. Yes. 6. Kirk Session. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. Parish of Gambbib. Population 6,409, 1. No. not to any great extent. 2. No. 3. No reply. 4. Yes. 5. Yes. 6. Ministers and Kirk Sessions. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. Yes. Parish of Grange. Population 1,673. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No reply. 4. Women's Guild' provide small sums for aged in- firm and temporary cases. Collection for local hospital, etc. 5. Yes. 6. Ministers. 7. None. 8. None. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply Parish of Inveraven. Population 2,201. 1. No. 2 and 3. No replies. 4. Church and private charity. 5. Yes. 6. Kirk Session. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. Parish op Inveekeithnt. Population 769. 1. Very little. 2 and 3. No replies. 4. Yes. 5. Yes. 6. Minister and Kirk Session. 7. No reluctance. 8. Not so far as known. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No reply. D