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55 George III, c. 26. Directed that wheat could not 

 be imported from North American colonies at under 

 675. per quarter, nor from elsewhere at under 8os. per 

 quarter, and made similar rules for other corn 135 



1828 9 George IV, c. 60. \ Created sliding scales of 



1842 5 & 6 Victoria, c. 14. I import duties varying with 



prices, instead of a fixed rate 135 



1846 9 & 10 Victoria c. 22. Reduced import duties on 



corn, as from ist February, 1849, to is. per quarter ... 135 



1869 32 & 33 Victoria c. 14. Cancelled the is. per quarter 

 duty. 



VIII. STATUTES RELATING TO ROADS 

 AND BRIDGES 



1530 22 Henry VIII, c. 5. Enacted that where liability 

 for repairing bridges could not be attached to any 

 existing authority or person, the maintenance of 

 bridges, if outside the towns, should be undertaken 

 by the counties : quarter sessions were empowered to 

 administer the law and make a county rate for the 

 purpose 90 



!555 2 & 3 Philip & Mary, c. 8. Provided that the 

 parishes should be responsible for the maintenance of 

 the highways 91 



1663 15 Carolus II, c. i. Authorized the setting up of 



toll bars at certain points on the Great North Road ... 105 



About From the middle of the XVIIth century and all 



1650 through the XVIIIth, statutes were being passed 

 to through Parliament regulating the size of cartwheels, 



1800 the number of horses to be harnessed to waggons, etc. 120 



1706 From 1706 onwards, thousands of Acts of Parliament 

 to were passed creating Turnpike Trusts. Under these 



1895 acts a certain number of persons were appointed to 

 make and maintain a specific piece of road and were 

 given powers to levy tolls for this purpose. These powers 

 were limited to a definite period, and when the period 

 expired Parliament was applied to for a renewal. In 

 the XVIIIth century and the first half of the XlXth 



