between the first-mentioned place and the Avon; and if the former portion be not done in four years after the passing of this act, the power to cease. The affairs of the company are under the direction of a committee of fifteen persons, to be called "The Committee of Management."
TONNAGE RATES.
| Hay, Straw, Dung, Peat and Peat Ashes, and all other Ashes intended to be used for Manure; Chalk, Marl, Clay and Sand. and for all Lime and other Articles intended for Manure, and Material for repairing Roads | 1½d per Ton, per Mile. |
| Coal, CuIm, Coke, Cinders, Charcoal, Iron-atone, Pig-iron, Iron-ore, Lead-ore, Copper-ore, Lime, (except what shall be used for Manure,) Lime-stone, and other Stone, Bricks, Tiles, Paving-atones and Pipe Clay | 2d ditto. ditto. |
| Corn and other Grain, Flour, Malt, Meal, Cyder, Timber, Ochre, Calamine, Bar Iron, Lead, Kelp, Sand, (except what shall be used for Manure,) Pitch, Tar, Turpentine and Resin | 2½d ditto. ditto. |
| Passengers | 1½d per Mile each. |
| Cattle, Sheep, Swine and other Beasts | 1½d per Head,per Mile. |
| All other Goods, Wares, Mcrchandize and Commodities | 3d per Ton, per Mile. |
Tolls to be paid for a full Half Mile, and for a Quarter of a Ton.
TOLLS ON THE RAILWAYS.
| For every Horse, Mare, Gelding, Mule or Ass, passing along the Railways, (except such as are employed in drawing any Goods, for which any of the Rates will be paid) | 2d each. |
| Cows, Horned or Neat Cattle | 1d each. |
| Sheep, Swine and Calves | 3d per Score. |
To pay but once a Day.
Boats under Twenty Tons not to pass Locks without leave, or without paying for that Amount of Tonnage.
There are many clauses in this act for protecting the property of individuals on the line of navigation; but which, having a local interest only, it is unnecessary further to notice than by a reference to the act of parliament. In this act are recited three others, 10th and 11th William III. 6th Anne, and 44th George III. relating to the navigation of the Tone from Bridgewater to Taunton, in which it appears that certain persons are appointed conservators of that river, and certain tolls are thereby directed to be collected, and that the surplus of such rates, after doing that which is necessary for the maintenance of the navigation, shall be employed for the benefit of the poor of Taunton, arid the parishes of Taunton St. Mary Magdalene, and Taunton St. James; and as the making of this canal will materially injure the above interests, the company are directed to purchase them, and afterwards to maintain the
