The following is the report of the proceedings at the public inquiry held at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, on 18th and 19th November 1867 at which Captain Donelly, R.E., the Commissioner appointed by Her Majesty’s Privy Council, took evidence relating to the Incorporation of Huddersfield as a Municipal Borough.

The proceedings were published the following year in a booklet by the Huddersfield Chronicle newspaper.

The book is reproduced with the permission of Kirklees Libraries.