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Andover Corporation, a committee was appointed, and Robert Whitworth carried out another survey. Of the estimated £35,000, over £19,000 had been pledged within two weeks, and by the time the bill was submitted to Parliament in March 1789, this figure had risen to £30,700. An act of Parliament, the ' (29 Geo. 3. c. 72) was obtained on 13 July, which created "The Company of Proprietors of the Canal Navigation", who had powers to raise £35,000 by the issuing of shares, and an additional £30,000 if required,

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