The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Tolls from Public Works

Tolls from Public Works.

There was a small increase in the Revenue derived from Public Works. The Commissioner gives the following comparative statement:
Canal Tolls, &c., increase 00 45 per cent.
Slides and Booms increase 13 73 per cent.
Minor Public Works 38 44 per cent.
Hydraulic and other Works decrease 12 92 per cent.

The Statistics of the Revenue from Canals show an increase in the tolls on the Welland of 13-5 per cent., on the Ottawa canals of 24 9-25 per cent., and on the works in the Newcastle District, an increase from 100 to 664 dollars. On the St. Lawrence canals there was a decrease of over 8 per cent., on the Chambly of 8½, on the Rideau or 14½; Burlington over 5, and St. Peter's over 100 per cent. The total revenue from canals showed a slight increase. On the Welland Canal there was an increase of traffic in every thing but agricultural products, on which there was a decrease of nearly 12 per cent.