Average increase.
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This increase is about seventeen per cent.


This is not, in the language OF the Commissioners an
absolute addition Of so much in the year the tonnage
Of all canal boats but is evidence of tendency to
increase in the capacity of boats and
for decrease in locksges at the Hudson river.
slt shows how by increase in the capacity of boats
dminuton of lockages at the poi alluded to is
cilable with the very large increase in tonnage
1885, The only evidence of the average tonnage
boats at any former period is found in the
of the Canal Commissioners, dated 4h March, 1875 in
these words


During the time the canals have been in use the
boats navigating them have been gradually inc reased in
size and nearly all those which have been last built are
OF the capacity of from 35 to 45 tons and it is probable
that after few years they will, in descending TO
tide water, generally carry 40 tons"


Out of s6i new freight boats built last year. only 81
were under so TONS and l24 Of 10 tons 3s of rs
tons and of so TONS appears that of the boats on
the ls of January s44, there more rated at 80
tons than at any other rate while of the boats built and
registered in ls4 there rated at 10 tons than
at any other rate


AS an evidence Of the increase in the business on the
canals, we annex statement showing the number OF
miles run by all boaspackets and freight-n each year
OF the past eight 1t will be seen that there has been an
increase in the number of miles Notwithstanding the
increased tonnage Of the boats.