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decreased. This last clause was repealed by the act of parliament for extending the Dudley Canal to this navigation. The company is also to pay £40 per annum to the Corporation of Worcester, in lieu of the water-bailiff's tolls.

By the Stratford-upon-Avon and Dudley Extension Acts, the proprietors of this canal are allowed the following

TONNAGE RATES.

For all Goods and other Things (except Coal and Coke) passing from Birmingham on any Part of this Canal, and along the Stratford Canal and the Cut, into the Warwick Canal 0s 1½d per Ton, per Mile.
For all Goods and other Things (except Lime and Lime-stone) passing out of the Stratford Canal, and from the Junction towards Worcester, upon the First Ten Miles from the Head of the Canal at Birmingham 0s 3d ditto. ditto.
For all Lime and Lime-stone passing out of the Stratford Canal, and from the Junction towards Worcester, upon the first Ten Miles from the Head of the Canal at Birmingham 0s 1d ditto. ditto.
For all Goods and other Things (except Lime and Lime-stone) passing out of the Stratford Canal, and from the Junction towards Worcester, upon any Part of the Canal, except the First Ten Miles from the Head of the Canal at Birmingham 2s 6d ditto.
For all Lime and Lime-stone passing out of the Stratford Canal, and from the Junction towards Worcester, upon, any Part of the Canal, except time first Ten Miles from the Head at Birmingham 0s 10d ditto.
For all Goods and other Things (except Lime and Lime-stone) passing from Birmingham to the Junction with the Stratford Canal, and from thence along the Stratford Canal towards Stratford, and from the Stratford Canal towards Birmingham 0s 1½d ditto. ditto.
For all Lime and Lime-stone passing as above 0s ½d ditto. ditto.
For all Coal and Coke upon any Part of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, and along the Stratford Canal and Junction into the Warwick Canal 0s 5½d ditto.
For all Coals, Goods, Merchandize and other Things, which shall pass from the Dudley Extension Canal, and along the Worcester and Birmingham to or towards Birmingham 0s 2d ditto.
For all Coals, Goods, Merchandize and other Things, which shall pass from the Dudley Extension and along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, to the Junction of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, and along the same to or towards the Town of Stratford only, the same Tonnage as though the same had passed from the Head of the Canal at Birmingham, reckoning as from Birmingham 0s 1½d ditto. ditto.

For all Goods (except Coal and Coke) passing from the Dudley Extension, along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal towards Worcester, and not passing into the Stratford-upon~Avon Canal,the same Tonnage per Mile, according to the Distance the same passes on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, as is payable for such Goods passing from the Town of Birmingham, and upon the same Part only of the said Canal.

Some of the rates allowed by the above acts are also mentioned in the Stratford-upon-Avon and Dudley Canal Articles; but as there are some omissions, the whole have been repeated here.