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as made by Mr Smale, of Edinburgh, and for which he charged 
£4 4s, and thought it should not have cost above a guinea, or 40s 
at most. It is noted “that the plough in Mr Turnerelli’s model 
not being considered anything like the ploughs used in Scotland, 
it was judged proper to have a model of a proper plough made by 
Mr Smale in Edinburgh, to be sent to the sculptor in London.” 
On 9th August, 1816, the Committee inspected the building, and 
condemned the execution of various parts, and particularly “ with 
respect to the stone which Mr Milligan calls an Apollo’s head, 
which he has placed in the centre of the dome, the Committee can 
have nothing to do with it, and require Mr Milligan to remove it, 
as an Apollo’s head is preparing in London under the direction of 
Mr Hunt, as originally resolved, and which must be placed in its 
proper situation when received. The daisies are not according to 
the patterns sent by Mr Hunt, but not having been sent in time 
the contractor could not delay the work, and was obliged to pro- 
ceed with his own idea of the pattern.” The Apollo’s head was 
duly received, and a duty upon it of £2 12s 94d was paid at the 
Custom House. Mr Thomas M‘Caig and Mr Alexander Crombie 
were arbiters in settling the sum due to Mr Milligan, and found 
him entitled to an extra payment of £101 16s 2d, and at a Com- 
mittee meeting a letter by Mr Milligan to Mr Hunt was read, “ of 
so scurrilous a nature as to be altogether unworthy the notice of 
the meeting, they determined to treat it with the contempt it 
deserves.” Work ceased, and the Committee agreed to employ a 
tradesman to finish the curtain wall; and also to enter into 
another reference with the contractor for the work performed on 
curtain walls, and a charge for rejected dome stones. An interdict 
followed the erection of the iron gates at the instance of Mr 
Milligan, and they were allowed to be put up after the matter had 
been heard before the magistrates. Mr Milligan again began work 
at the curtain wall, and he m turn was interdicted by the Com- 
mittee, and after hearing he was dismissed from the work. Mr 
Hunt prepared drawings for the sarcophagus, which were approved ; 
but great difficulties had to be overcome in regard to it on account 
of Mr Milligan, the contractor, insisting on doing all the work, 
although the Committee considered only a professional sculptor 
could properly execute it. Difficulties also arose in connection 
with the proceeds of the subscriptions received at the commemora- 
tion dinner held in London on 25th May, 1816, over which the 
Earl of Aberdeen presided ; but in the end Mr A. Gordon, the 
