The proprietors of this canal are incorporated under thename of “ The Wifbech Canal Comfiany” with the neceflarypowers for making the fame, and supplying it with waterfrom the Wifbech river; and are not to deviate in makingthe canal more than one hundred yards from the line drawnin the book of reference, without consent; for the canal,towing-path, &c. twenty yards of ground is allowed to betaken. The cottages, &c. which have been built on the sciteof the old river, are to be removed, the Company providingfor the occupiers proper plots of ground within a convenientdistance of the Town of Wifbech, or to make a proper satis-faction ; for this purpose, the Bishop of Ely is authorised togrant out parcels of the Waste, in the Manor of WifbechBarton.

For the purposes of this Act, the Company are authorisedto raise the sum of 14,0001. to be divided into shares of 105I.each, to be numbered, and a ticket given for each. Noperson to hold more than five shares- If the former sum isnot sufficient, the Company may raise an additional sum of6,oooL

The following rates of tonnage are allowed to be taken:

For every chaldron of coals, hundred of battens, half hun-dred of single deals, quarter of a hundred of double deals,load of fir timber, four packs of wool, five quarters of oats,load of turf, reed, sedge, hay, flax, or hemp, five hundredpantiles, thousand flat tiles, five hundred bricks, twenty cubicfeet of stone, pipe,, butt, puncheon, or piece of wine or spiri-tuous liquors, six sacks of flour, five barrels of ale, beer, orporter, chaldron of lime, one filling.

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