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Trustees of River Cart, ^c. Appendix. 117
And for every additional half mile, »^ ■** ** 1
A Parcel or Parcels exceeding 28 lbs. and not exceeding
56 lbs. any distance not more than half a mile, ■v* OS
And for every additional half mile !§
A Parcel or Parcels exceeding 56 lbs. and not exceeding
112 lbs. any distance not more than half a mile, -v* 4
And for every additional half mile, .w«, -^-v ** 2
Any Load on a Barrow or Hurley exceeding 112 lbs. and
not exceeding 300 lbs. not more than half a mile, 6
And for every additional half mile, »* •« *» 3
And when detained more than one quarter of an hour at
loading or unloading, for every additional quarter of
an hour, ■v.- -^^ ■«. .w -v* ** **01
One-fourth more to be charged after 8 o'clock evening in the
Winter Season, and 10 o'clock, in the Summer,
Assisting at reraovings vrhen a considerable time is consumed,
For the 1st hour, ** ■«.*
For every other hour, <^^
For every load of Furniture — not exceeding half a mile ■•^
Every other half a mile, <.^ ^ <v% «.-».
Watching during the night for the first hour, -s^ -».>.
For every other, -v* **
Acting generally as a Porter, for a whole day of 10 hours
For one half day, *■«. **
One hour, -w*. -w «^
When any parcel contains money, intimation is to be given to the
Porter,
TRUSTEES OF RIVER CART.
The Magistrates and Town Council of Paisley, for the time being.
AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS.
Elected annually by the Householder Inhabitants within the Par-
liamentary Bounds in terms of Act of Parliament.
William Walker I Hugh M'Farlane William Robb
William Barr | James Telfer Robert Kerr
Gavin Lang, clerk — Robert Brown, treasurer.
John Stephen, civil engineer — William Abercrombie, collector of dues.
BOATS ON THE RIVER CART.

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Steam Boats, for passengers, start from the Broomielaw, Glasgow,
every lawful day, with great frequency, to all parts of the Frith, and
round the coast. For particulars see Notice Boards, No. 8, New
Sneddon Street, 42 Moss street, and 16 St. Mirren's street.
Passage Boats.
The Passage Boats which ply on Cart have no fixed hour of start-
ing, the time being regulated chiefly to suit the passing of the Steam
Boats on the Clyde. Parties passing down the river can generally
be accommodated on applicjition.
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