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£50 each; and they may borrow the additional sum of £20,000, if necessary, on the credit of the undertaking. The concerns of this company are to be managed by a committee of nine or more persons, possessed of ten shares each at the least, and of whom three is at all meetings to be a quorum.

TONNAGE RATES.

Stone for the repairs of any Roads or Bridges, (not being in the Dalkeith District) Coal, Coke, Culm, and for all Stone, (except Stone for the repair of the Roads in the Dalkeith District,) Cinders, Chalk, Marl, Sand, Lime, Clay, Ashes, Peat, Lime-stone, Pitching and Paving-stone, (not being for the repair of Public Roads,) Iron-atone, or other Ore or Minerals, Bricks, Tiles, Slates, and all Gross and Unmanufactured Articles, Building Materials, and for all sorts of Manure and Grain, Flour, Meal, Potatoes, Hay, and Straw 4d per Ton, per Mile.
For every Carriage conveying Passengers, or Goods or Parcels not exceeding Five Hundred Weight 6d ditto. ditto.
For the Carriage of Small Parcels (not exceeding Five Hundred Weight) 1d per Mile, per Cwt.
For all other Goods, Wares, or Commodities 1d ditto. ditto.

ADDITIONAL RATES ON THE INCLINED PLANES.

For every Article which shall pass the Inclined Planes, by means of Stationary or Locomotive Engines (provided that not more than Two Inclined Planes be constructed between Edinburgh and the village of Hunters Hall) 1s 0d per Ton, for each Plane.

Fractions to be paid as for a Quarter of a Mile, and as for a Quarter of a Ton.

PONTAGE RATES IN ADDITION.

For every Article carried across the Railway Bridge; to be erected over the North Esk River at Eskbank 4d per Ton.

Which Rate is to be levied only for the Purpose of repaying the original Cost, with Interest; and for the future Maintenance of the same.

For the Bridge to be erected over the Railway Branch, which crosses the Esk near Cowpits, the same Rate is to be levied as on that over the North Esk as above, and with the same Object.

WHARFAGE RATES.

For all Coal Carried to Fisher Row 1d per Ton.

Private wharfs may be erected by owners of lands, or by the company if they neglect to do so, and for which the following rates are allowed.

Coal, Culm; Lime, Lime-stone, Clay, Iron, Tin Plates, Iron-stone, Lead or other Ore, Timber, Stone, Bricks, Tiles, Slate, Gravel, Hay, Straw, Corn in the Straw, or Manure, which does not remain more than One Calendar Month ½d per Ton.
For any other Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, if they do nut remain more than Six Days ½d ditto.
For any Articles which may remain fur the Space of Six Days over and above the time hereby limited for the same respectively 1d ditto for such Six Days.

And One Half-penny per Ton for every further Day.