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Oakham

Canal.

town of Oakham, on the north side ; being a course of fifteenmiles, with one hundred and twenty-six feet regular rife, inthe first eight miles and a half, that is to Edmonthorpe ; fromthence to Oakham is level; the reservoir is on the west sideof the canal, near Langham.

The proprietors of this canal are incorporated under thename of “ The Company of Proprietors of the OakhamCanal" and have the customary powers necessary to makingthe canal, &c. the water of Scafford Dyke is preserved to themill, called the Two Eye Mill at Melton; the flood wateronly of Langham Brook is to be taken for the reservoir; nowater to be taken from the springs, &c. in the grounds ofLord Harborough, in Saxby and Wymondham, without re-turning a similar quantity from the canal; nor any water tobe taken from Thorpe Brook.

The land allowed for the canal, towing path, &c. is twentyyards broad. The towing path may be used as a bridle way,by occupiers of land. The rubbish dug up, is to be properlyleveled on the adjoining grounds. The company are authoris-ed to raise the sum of 56,000k to be divided into shares of1 ool. each, for each of which a ticket shall be given on de-mand, paying to the clerk two shillings and fix-pence ; if theabove sum is not sufficient, 20,000k more may be raised.

The rates of tonnage are—

For all coals, three fence halfp.enny per ton per mile; so thatthe gross amount of the same does not exceed in the wholethree fillings.

For