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114 southern coast of Carmarthenshire. Its length, from the bar at the entrance of the harbour of Bury, near Holmes Island, to where the River Loughor falls into it, is (taking the course of the channel,) about twelve miles. Over the bar, which changes frequently, there is about six feet at low water, with from three to five fathoms within the harbour.

The River Loughor rises in the mountains of Carmarthenshire, south of the town of Llangadoc, thence, proceeding in a southerly direction by Glynheir, Bettus, Penclear Castle, Llandilo Talybont, to Llangennech Ford, to which place it is navigable. From the ford to the estuary of the Bury, opposite the village of Loughor, is about two miles

The Lliedi is a very inconsiderable stream, which falls into the River Bury, a short distance below the dock belonging to the Carmarthenshire Railway Company, which terminates near the town of Llanelly; and it is navigable only to this place.

The only act relating to these rivers is entitled,  'An Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of the Rivers Bury, Loughor, and Lliedi, in the counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan;'  by which certain commissioners are appointed to cleanse, scour, enlarge, and deepen the same; and to make and erect buoys, beacons, and lights; and to establish and regulate the pilotage, anchorage, and mooring of ships and vessels in the said rivers. The qualification of a commissioner, is the possession of a freehold estate of the clear annual value of £80, and which must be situate within seven miles of some one of the rivers above-named; or a capital to the amount of £2,500, engaged in any mine or manufactory, within the prescribed distance above-mentioned; or have the same amount vested in ships, or other vessels, trading to the above rivers; or unless he be principal or managing clerk to any concern within seven miles, where £8,000 capital is employed; or a proprietor of the Carmarthenshire Railroad, the Penclawdd Canal, or Kidwelly and Lianelly Canal and Tramroad, to the amount of £500.

A committee of five are annually appointed to conduct the business of the commissioners, who are empowered to raise the sum of £2,000 on mortgage of the duties hereby authorized to be collected, or by granting annuities.