aged ; from Staines upwards they have of the corporation, known as the “ Navigation and Port of London Committee,” been shamefully neglected. There are numerous “Boards of Conservancy” from consisting of twelve Aldermen and tweiity-iime Common Councilmen. Their Cricklade downwards, not one of which… … THE 30UKDAKY STONE. duties were to prevent encroachments on the bed and soil ot the river, or anything being done on its banks to impede navigation ; to regulate the moor¬ ings of vessels in the port, deepen the channel, erect and maintain public stairs, keep in repair the locks, weirs, and…
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