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.