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r Boats under twenty tons are not to pass any lock without A/hby de fa, . , \ ■ , ■ Zouch

leave, or paying tor that quantity; boats returning empty to Canal.

be toll free ; also any boat with less than twenty tons passing

any lock when there is sufficient water for twenty tons lading,

shall pay as a lock due for waste of water, one Jhilling at each

lock; and also a tonnage rate of twenty tons ; but if the water

is not sufficient for twenty tons lading, no lock duty shall be

paid, and the tonnage for such quantity only as the water will

enable to carry. Boats only half the width of the locks are to

pay for twenty tons, unless two shall pass together; then not

less than ten tons each.

Compensation under certain conditions is to be made to SirGeorge Beaumont in respect of his collieries at Coleorton ;and the company are impowered to purchase coals at the saidcollieries, for the purpose of indemnifying themselves fromthe said compensation.

As it is apprehended the making of this canal will be aninjury to the Coventry. Canal, it is agreed that there shall bepaid to the Coventry Canal Company, over and above allother rates whatever, five-jience per ton for all coals, goods,merchandise, &c. carried out of, or into this canal, from theCoventry, Oxford, or Grand Junction Canals : and if at anyfuture time a junction shall be made with this canal and theOxford, or with the Grand Junction Canal, the aforesaiddues ssiall still be paid to the Coventry Canal, as if such goods,

&c. had actually been carried on the Coventry Canal. Thetolls for navigating on the Coventry Canal are to be calcu-lated as from Griff, where the junction was originally intend-ed, which is three furlongs more distant than Marston Bridge.

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