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 entitled, An Act for improving the Communication between the county of Edinburgh and the county of Fife, by the Passages or Ferries across the Firth of Forth, between Leith and Newhaven, in the county of Edinburgh, and Kinghorn and Bruntisland, in the county of Fife; and for rendering the Harbours and Landing Places more commodious.

It appears, by an act made in the parliament of Scotland in 1669, entitled, Act for repairing Highways and Bridges, and another in 1686, entitled, Additional Act anent Highways and Bridges, that justices of the peace, assisted by the commissioners of supply in the several shires, are empowered to manage and regulate the ferries of the Forth.

By the act of 32nd George III. above-recited, additional powers are granted for maintaining the ferries between Kinghorn and Newhaven, and Bruntisland and Leith and Newhaven, and the following tolls and duties are payable.

FERRY TOLLS.
These Duties are over and above what is paid to the Skipper or Boats Crew.

The trustees for the management of these ferries may borrow £3,000 on the credit of the duties; of which £600 was to be spent in improving the basin at Kinghorn, otherwise Pettycur; and an equal sum in improving the communication to this harbour from the east; £900 in building an inn at Pettycur, (of which £600 is to be repaid by the burgh of Kinghorn;) £50 towards keeping a light at Pettycur Harbour, and the like sum for another at Bruntisland; £500 in improving the communication between the turnpike road and the harbour of Bruntisland; and £1,000 in erecting a pier and landing at Newhaven.

On the River Forth a very extensive general trade is constantly maintained; for, independently of the vast quantity of merchandize