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market. The following summary shows the position of these 
10 concerns :— 
No. of Shareholders..........e0000: 1,892. 
Nomunali@ april teeth a sins a xisior «5 a0\gre eeies mete £266,115 
MHMSCTEPOM bya Mlen a <ta.a) Siece ate, wis miele aweyerei isleim .e £222,110 
Paid-up 28 BSS toe eee £138,150 
Loan sp. Rap aes ERAS ere oe he £ 81,251 
When we consider that nearly the whole of this large capital was 
raised in less than two years we must admit that it speaks in no 
uncertain language of the prosperity and wealth of the town. 
While on the subject of this distribution of wealth it may 
perhaps be interesting to the Club to be informed that the town- 
ship of Burnley contains about 1,350, and the township of Haber- 
gham-Eaves about 1,530 owners of property which is rated to the 
the relief of the poor. In this return all persons owning property 
in both townshipsare of course counted twice, but lam informed that 
the property within the municipal limits of the Borough is divided 
among 1,550 owners or thereabouts. I may perhaps be allowed 
to say that I regard the latter as the more reliable figure. 
I have not time to go into a comparison of the amount of 
sitting accommodation, now provided in places of public worship 
with any former period, but I must content myself with giving 
you the following summary :— 
Denominations. Churches or Chapels. Sit. Accom. 
Church of England ............ 6 (inclusive of 5076 
8. Stephen’s) 
IB RPLISUS stars Sreete wae aio oie'claleiejelete = DOD ciatetetrereicinetes 3235 
Congregationalists ............ ae rie tote 2500 
IWESIGVANIS oct rahe clsis'e.nja)a) sie: oor eh iiacfalagoverarNeiete e 3950 
United Methodists ............ 25 RSP gr ED 2545 
(PTIENICEVE’ seet-c siete aioe a ereie'= os pre Ber aol rsiatsatere:cinceys 1770 
Roman Catholics .............. Be tee pare ae oe 1500 
Other denominations .......... SRE Ae miciala: ale ot 1100 
31 21676 
There was a branch of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, 
or Mormons, some years ago, but on making enquiry for the 
purposes of this paper I was informed that they had all emigrated 
to the land of the ‘“ saints.” 
Burnley has every reason to be proud of its Educational 
Institutions. The amount of school accommodation provided 
is in excess of the requirements of the town, and the number of 
children and their attendance at school must be highly satisfac- 
tory to the teachers and managers. At a very early period the 
managers of schools took advantage of the grants made by 
Government for Educational purposes and the amount received 
is very large. 
