| Description | Treasurer's Department, 1882-1952 including Valuation Rolls, 1882-1952
Education, 1862-2007 including School Log Books and Admission Registers, 1874-2007; School Boards, 1873-1919; School Management Committees, 1919-1934; Grantown Female School Trustees, 1862-1889
Parish Records, 1845-1930 including Cromdale Parochial Board/Parish Council, 1845-1930
Works Department, 1953-1975 including Building Authority Files (Cromdale area), 1953-1975 |
| Administrative History | County councils were elected bodies established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict., c. 50). They inherited almost all the functions of commissioners of supply, and those of county road trusts and local authorities set up under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts. They also took over some administrative powers from the justices of the peace, but not their licensing or judicial functions. The responsibilities of the commissioners of supply for police matters were transferred to standing joint committees made up of commissioners of supply and county councillors. County councils were required to appoint full-time county medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors, and the local public health functions of parochial boards in landward areas were transferred to district committees of the county councils. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V, c. 25) abolished district committees, standing joint committees, commissioners of supply, parish councils, education authorities and other bodies, and transferred all or most of their functions to county councils. The main impact was in the areas of the poor law and education. County councils were now responsible for education everywhere except in the four counties of cities, and for the poor law and public health except in the counties of cities and large burghs. The act also required the councils to prepare a scheme for coverage of their areas by district councils which might have certain functions delegated to them by the county council.
Moray County Council continued to exist until 1975, although a great deal of its functions had already been assumed by the Joint Moray and Nairn County Council in 1930. Both were abolished in 1975 with the administration of the bulk of the Moray area being assumed by Grampian Regional Council and Moray District Council. Administration of the former district of Cromdale and the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey was assumed by Highland Regional Council and Badenoch and Strathspey District Council (Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, c.65). |