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 was £3,379. This estimate included a short tunnel in the land of Addis Archer, Esq. They have also power to raise £5,000 for making these alterations, by subscription or mortgage. It is provided by this act that the mortgage granted to the Commissioners of Exchequer Bills under the former acts shall not be invalidated, and that the execution of any of the acts obtained shall not extend to the altering of the ancient channel of the leat of water flowing to Plymouth for supplying that town, without the consent of the mayor and aldermen of the said town of Plymouth first obtained.

This useful work has proved of great advantage to the country through which it passes.

POCKLINGTON CANAL.
55 George III. Cap. 55, Royal Assent 25th May, 1815.

THE act for executing this work was granted in 1815, under the title of 'An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal from the River Derwent, at East Cottingwith, in the East Riding of the county of York, to the Turnpike Road leading from the city of York to the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, at a certain Place there called Street Bridge, in the township of Pocklington, in the said Riding;' wherein the proprietors are incorporated as "The Pocklington Canal Company," with powers to execute the proposed work, with all necessary tunnels, feeders, aqueducts and channels for the same; for accomplishing which they have authority to raise £32,000, in shares of £100 each, fractional parts of which shares may also be made; and in like manner they may, if it should be necessary, provide an additional sum of £10,000, either by subscription amongst themselves, or by mortgage of the works. For paying interest and other charges they are to demand the following as tonnage rates.

In the annexed Schedule, the Column A, are the Rates to be taken from East Cottingwith to Street Bridge; B, from Street Bridge to East Cottingwith; C, from East Cottingwith to Storthwaite; D, from East Cottingwith to Melbourn and Thornton; E, from East Cottingwith to Beilby; F, from Storthwaite to Melbourn and Thornton; G, from Storthwaite to Beilby; H, from Storthwaite to Street Bridge; I, from Melbourn and Thornton to Beilby; J, from Melbourn and Thornton to Street Bridge; K, from Beilby to Street Bridge; L, from Street Bridge to Beilby; M, from Street Bridge to Melbourn and Thornton; N, from Street Bridge to Storthwaite; 0, from Beilby to Melbourn and Thornton; P. from Beilby to Storthwaite; Q, from Beilby to East Cottingwith; R, from Melbourn and Thornton to Storthwaite S, from Melbourn and Thornton to East Cottingwith; T, from Storthwaite to East Cottingwith.