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Wigan Year Book of 1889

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Wigan and District Chamber of Commerce.
President.........................................................The Right Hon. the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres.
Chairman of the Council........................................................................................Alfred Hewlett.
Vice-Chairman of the Council...................................................................................W. S. Barrett.
Vice-Presidents...................His Worship the Mayor (Wm. Rogers), Lord Cross, W. E. M. Tomlinson,
      M.P., F. S. Powell, M.P., and N. Eckersley.
Council............................Jas. Edwardson, J. Smith, J. W. Fair, H. Park, W. Bryham, R. A. ffarington,
      R. F. Hopwood, W. Mayhew, J. Marsden, I. Knowles, R. Darlington, W. Chalk, S. Melling, C. B.
      Holmes, J. Preston, C. Wall, and W. Halliwell.
Auditor...........................................T. Smith.         Secretary.........................................G. J. Healy.
Offices, Old Post Office Chambers, Wallgate.
Creditors' Association and Trade Protection Society.
Established 1870 ; re-constituted 1881.
President.........................................................................His Worship the Mayor (Wm. Rogers).
Vice-Presidents...........................Thos. Wall, W. Chalk, J. Edwardson, R. A. ffarington, W. Leech,
      J. Nevill, G. Marsh, J. Smith, and J. Wilson.
Chairman......................................................................................................................J. Smith.
Vice-Chairman......................................................................................................J. Edwardson.
Committee of Management................W. Ascroft, D. Barlow, G. Makinson, W. Roger, S. Rowland,
      R. Waddington, J. Taylor, W. Winnard, P. Nelson, W. Rigby, and G. H. Wilding.
Treasurer.....................................................................................................................T. Smith.
Solicitors............................................................................................J. Wall and J. S. Hopwood.
Bankers...........................................................................................Parr's Banking Co., Limited.
Auditor..........................................J. Browne.         Secretary....................................G. J. Healy.
Offices, Old Post Office Chambers, Wallgate.
Mechanics' Institution.
PUBLIC HALL, KING STREET.
Trustees....................Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, N. Eckersley, R. Darlington, M. W. Peace,
      F. S. Powell, Thos. Wall, Wm. Bryham, and Wm. Woods.
President........................................The Right Hon. Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, LL.D., F.R.S.
Vice-Presidents.........................................R. Darlington, N. Eckersley, W. Bryham, M. W. Peace.
Chairman of the Board of Directors.......................................................................Charles Wall.
Vice-Chairman...........................................................................................................John Lea.
Honorary Secretary...............................................................................................W. A. Byrom.
Honorary Treasurer..............................................................................................John Browne.
General Secretary...................................................................................................John Smith.
Hall Keeper.........................................................................................................R. Mackereth.
    For the use of the News Room, Library, &c., 10s. per annum, or 2s. 6d. per quarter. The subscription to date from the 1st month in which the member enters.
    Subscription to the Billiard Room, 10s. per annum, in addition to the above.
    For use od General Library alone (for non-residents, ladies, and persons under 18 years of age), 5s. per annum, or 1s. 3d. per quarter. The subscription to date from the 1st of the month as above.
    Special Library, 1s. per quarter extra.
    Catalogues may be had at the Institution.
    LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SECTION. - Open to all persons subscribing not less than 2s. 6d. yearly to the funds of the Institution. Shorthand Class, teacher, Fred Green ; fee 2s. 6d. per quarter.

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