title of the act before recited, and were authorized to raise amongst themselves, for carrying into execution the said act, the sum of £10,000, by one hundred shares of £100 each, which shares are personal estate.
This canal is navigable for vessels drawing 3 feet 1 inch water, and the following rates of tonnage are allowed:—
TONNAGE RATES.
| s. d. | ||
| For Timber, Planks, Coal, Lime, Corn, Grain and all other Goods, Wares or Merchandize whatsoever (except Firewood, Chalk, Soil and Dung) from Houghton Bridge to Pallenham Wharf | 0 9 | per Ton |
| Firewood, Chalk, Soil. and Dung | 0 6 | ditto. |
| For the same Articles (with the exception as above) passing between Pallenham Wharf and the End of the Navigation at New Bridge | 2 3 | ditto. |
| The excepted Articles as above | 0 6 | ditto. |
| For every Light Barge passing through all or any of the Locks | 1 0 | ditto. |
In clause 14, a novel mode is resorted to for preventing impositions, in regard to the quantity conveyed along this navigation; for it is there enacted, that all boatmen, &c. navigating this river, between Arundel Port and Pallenham Wharf, shall receive, for freight, including dues or rates, as follows:—
| s. d. | ||
| For Coals | 3 6 | per Chaldron. |
| Timber, Planks, Lime, Corn, Grain, Firewood and all other Goods, Wares and Merchandize | 3 6 | per Ton. |
| Chalk, Soil and Dung, from Houghton Chalk Pits | 13 0 | per Barge Load of Eight Tons. |
And so in proportion for every Ton of Chalk, Soil and Dung.
A Penalty of £5 is recoverable from any Bargeman before a Justice of the Peace, should be claim any higher Sum than above specified.
No Tolls to be taken for Vessels navigating the Old River Arun between Greatham and Stopham Bridges.
Sea Gravel, brought to repair any of the Roads leading in the direction of New Bridge Wharf to be exempted from Toll, excepting the Sum of One Shilling per Barge for any of the Locks upon the Navigation.
The affairs of this navigation are managed by a committee of three proprietors, subject to the control of a general assembly of proprietors, held twice a year.
The proprietors have a power, by public auction, to let or demise the rates and dues for any term not exceeding two years.
The original, and chief, object of this navigation was the supply of coal and fuel to the interior, and for the export of agricultural produce; but by the execution of the Wey and Arun Canal, which falls into the Wey, (and thence to the Thames), a
