Page:Rivers, Canals, Railways of Great Britain.djvu/699



TOLLS CONTINUED.
For all Persons, Cattle or other Animals passing in or upon any such Carriage, either drawn or propelled or provided by and at the expense of the said Company, such reasonable Charge as shall from Time to Time be determined by the said Company, who are not compelled to receive less than Sixpence per Ton for short Distances.

Fractions to be taken as for a Quarter of a Mile and Quarter of a Ton.

WEIGHTS ALLOWED TO BE CARRIED.
And no Piece of Timber, Stone, &amp;c. weighing Eight Tons, including the Carriage, shall pass at all without the special Licence of the Company.

Lords of manors and owners of ground may erect wharfs, staiths, depots, landing places, cranes, weigh-beams or warehouses, and charge the same rates as the company are entitled to do, which are as follow ;-

WHARFAGE RATES.
And One Shilling per Ton for every further Week such Goods shall remain upon the Wharfs or in the Warehouses.

CRANAGE RATES.
And Sixpence on each additional Weight of One Ton, to be raised at one single Lift of the Crane.

The opening of this railway, and its connection with the Liverpool and Manchester and Warrington and Newton Railways, will have a very beneficial effect on the rich mineral district through which it passes; besides providing the public with a cheap and expeditious conveyance for passengers, coal and merchandize, between the populous towns of Wigan, Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester, and various other places.