Reports in Pursuance of an Act of the Provincial Parliament of Upper-Canada Passed in the Second Year of His Majesty's Reign, Entitled, "An Act to Make Provision for the Improvement [sic] of the Internal Navigation of this Province." |
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... boats ten feet in width . The Durham boats now u- It is propo- sed , have generally a breadth of beam varying from 12 to 13 feet , and thus , though they might answer for estimate No. 2 , an alteration in their size would in the present ...
... boats ten feet in width . The Durham boats now u- It is propo- sed , have generally a breadth of beam varying from 12 to 13 feet , and thus , though they might answer for estimate No. 2 , an alteration in their size would in the present ...
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... Durham Boat with an average cargo of 8 tons in ascending the Saint Lawrence ... boats not being there liable to be dragged over rocks and shoals would last ... boats could not be towed by steam on the Ottawa at the rate specified , which ...
... Durham Boat with an average cargo of 8 tons in ascending the Saint Lawrence ... boats not being there liable to be dragged over rocks and shoals would last ... boats could not be towed by steam on the Ottawa at the rate specified , which ...
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... boat above the Isle Perrot - After passing the locks at the rapids , the distance from ... boats had been towed up by steam . The reduction in the prices of ... Durham boat , which , on reaching Kingston , night transfer its cargo to a ...
... boat above the Isle Perrot - After passing the locks at the rapids , the distance from ... boats had been towed up by steam . The reduction in the prices of ... Durham boat , which , on reaching Kingston , night transfer its cargo to a ...
Page xv
... Durham boats and bateaux which passed the locks at that place in the years 1818 , 1819 and 1820 , were as follows : Durham boats . 1818 , 315 1819 , $ 39 1820 , 561 1215 Average of the whole 405 Bateaux . 679 573 430 1682 560 2-3 If we ...
... Durham boats and bateaux which passed the locks at that place in the years 1818 , 1819 and 1820 , were as follows : Durham boats . 1818 , 315 1819 , $ 39 1820 , 561 1215 Average of the whole 405 Bateaux . 679 573 430 1682 560 2-3 If we ...
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... Durham boats , each 8 tous , 560 Bateaux , each 4 tons , ing transportation . making 3240 2240 5480 tons annually as the average of the ascend- Let us suppose the tonnage of the Durham boats estimated too highly , and for that reason ...
... Durham boats , each 8 tous , 560 Bateaux , each 4 tons , ing transportation . making 3240 2240 5480 tons annually as the average of the ascend- Let us suppose the tonnage of the Durham boats estimated too highly , and for that reason ...
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9 feet Act passed advantages Arbitrators banks Bay of Quinty beach into Lake Burlington Bay Burlington Lake C.Yds Canal Locks chains clay commence Commissioners construction CONTINUED Coteau-du-Lac Creek cross culvert decimals depth descending distance Ditto Durham boats earth embankment ESTIMATE Excellency the Lieutenant expense extra cutting feet Canal feet cutting feet deep water feet in width feet lift feet wide Fencing Forward Grubbing guard gates harbour improvement inches Inland Navigation Internal Navigation JOHN MACAULAY Kingston Lake Erie Lake Ontario Legislature line of canal Locks of Stone Locks of Wood Lower Canada Majesty's Reign mile mile-Runs necessary Ottawa river piers proposed Province provision Puddling rapids Rate Rideau Canal Rideau lake Rideau River River Saint Lawrence rock excavation route rows of piles summit pound survey thence tolls towing path trade transportation twelve feet deep Upper Canada waste weir water in Burlington Whitefish falls
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Page xxvi - An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled, ' An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America, and to make further provision for the Government of 2d Oeo. iv. ch.2d. of the said Province ;'" and by the authority of the same, — That the said first-reciiv^h^i^contimied?
Page xxiv - An act to repeal certain parts of an act passed in the fourteenth year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, ' An act for making more effectual provision for the government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to make further provision for the government of the said province...
Page xxv - ... enacted by the king's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council and assembly of the province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an act passed in the parliament of Great Britain...
Page xxiv - Province" and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person Administering the Government of this Province...
Page xxiii - An Act to Repeal Certain Parts of an Act Passed in the Fourteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign entitled ' An Act for Making More Effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to Make Further Provision for the Government of the Said Province...
Page xxiv - Council may approve, such sum or sums of money, not exceeding in the whole the sum of two...
Page 38 - To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, Knight, Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, Major General commanding His Majesty's Forces therein, &c.
Page xxiii - Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of, and under the authority of, an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled " An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled . An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America...
Page xxiv - ... and directed by this act, or so many thereof as may be completed, together with a plain and comprehensive report of all their proceedings under and by virtue of this act, to be presented to the legislature of this state within twenty days after the commencement of the next regular annual session thereof.
Page 50 - His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath; Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, and Major General Commanding His Majesty's Forces, therein.