[248] Screw steamer pushing consort ahead, both loaded.
[249] The details are as under:—
| Tons. | |
| Basin of East Prussia, Niemen, | |
| Vistula, Pregel, and Passarge | 2,227,000 |
| Basin of the Oder | 861,000 |
| ” ” Elbe | 7,767,000 |
| ” ” Weser | 218,000 |
| ” ” Ems | 176,000 |
| ” ” Rhine | 7,565,000 |
| Lake of Constance | 338,000 |
| Basin of the Danube | 210,000 |
| 19,362,000 |
[250] C. von Scherzer’s ‘Economic Life of Nations.’
[251] Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. 78, p. 485.
[252] Ald. Bailey’s address to the Manchester Association of Engineers, January 1886.
[253] Pro. I.C.E., vol. 78.
[254] Address to the Manchester Association of Engineers, p. 19.
[255] The tolls are as under:—
| Canal. | Per Ton. | Miles. | Total per Ton per Mile. |
|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | d. | ||
| Grand Junction | 1 8 | 96 | ⅕ |
| Oxford | 0 8 | 24 | ⅓ |
| Coventry | 0 5½ | 22¼ | ¼ |
| Birmingham | 0 5¼ | 5½ | 1 |
| Coventry | 0 2 | 5½ | ⅓ |
| North Stafford | 1 9 | 67 | ⅓ |
| Total | 7 6 | 220¼ | |