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directed to be called "The Proprietors of the London District," and to elect from amongst themselves three members of the committee of management. The following are the
TONNAGE RATES.
| For all Hay, Straw, Dung, Peat, and Peat-ashes, and all other Ashes used for Manure, Chalk Marl, Clay, and Sand, and all other Articles used for Manure and for the repair of Roads | 0s 1d per Ton, per Mile. |
| For all Coals, Culm, Coke, Cinders, Charcoal, Iron-stone, Pig-iron, Iron-ore, Copper-ore, Lead-ore, Lime, (except used for Manure,) Lime-stone, and other Stone, Bricks and Tiles | 0s 1½d ditto. ditto. |
| For all Corn and other Grain, Flour, Malt, Meal, Timber, Bar-iron, and Lead, (except such Corn, and other Grain, Flour, Malt, and Meal, as shall be carried Westwards, on such part of the Canal as shall be situate between the Town of Devizes and the City of Bath) | 0s 2d ditto. ditto. |
| For all Corn, and other Grain. Flour, Malt, and Meal, which shall be carried from the Town of Devizes to the City of Bath | 3s 0d per Ton. |
| For all Corn and other Grain, Flour, Malt, and Meal, which shall be carried Westwards on any part of the said Canal between the Town of Devizes and the City of Bath, and shall not pass the whole way between Devizes and Bath | 0s 1½d ditto, per Mile. |
| For all other Goods, Wares, Merchandize, and Commodities whatsoever, in respect of which no Toll, Rate, or Duty is hereinbefore made payable | 0s 2½d ditto. ditto. |
And so on in Proportion for any Quantity greater or less than a Ton, and for any Distance more or less than a Mile.
Having thus presented our readers with the leading features of the various acts, obtained for completing this stupendous work, it may be useful to add the following scale of particulars respecting the money subscribed, before we proceed to describe the work itself. By the different acts obtained for this canal, the following sums have been raised, viz.
By 34 Geo. III. c. 90.
| £. | s. | d. | ||||||
| Shares designed to be in Number | 3500 | |||||||
| Of this Number there were lost by Failures, &c. | 514 | |||||||
| And by Consolidation with other Classes 32 Half Shares | 16 | |||||||
| . | _____ | 530 | ||||||
| . | Remaining Shares | 2970 | ||||||
| These were first created at | £120 | 0s | 0d | per Share, | at £137. 4s. 7½d per Share. |
407,576 | 16 | 3 |
| And subjected to a further Call of | £17 | 4s. | 7½d. | |||||
| . | Carried over | £407,576 | 16 | 3 | ||||
