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of 156 metres were formed. This tunnel was at first vaulted with pine timber, but this decaying in a few years, was replaced by a vault of good masonry.
The following table exhibits the Revenues, Expences and Net product of the Canal for 106 years.
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The Receipts, Expences & Net product of the Canal for 106 years in series.

[[table, in 5 columns]]
[[column 1]]
Series of ten years for the first 100- and one of six years the last
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from - to
1686 - 1695
1696 - 1705
1706 - 1715
1716 - 1725
1726 - 1735
1736 - 1745
1746 - 1755
1756 - 1765
1766 - 1775
1776 - 1785
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1786 - 1791
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Total of 106 years
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[[column 2]]
Receipts
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Francs.Cen
1,812,749.90
3,323,591.38
4,931,950.50
4,004,570.61
4,017,991.61
4,156,966.27
6,280,274.20
6,697,109.67
7,623,986.22
9,881,346.56
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4,724,545.07
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57,455,081.99
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[[column 3]]
Expences
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Francs.Cen
  906,502.81
1,124,484.96
1,853,943.94
1,494.180.95
1,795.970.83
1,928,875.87
3,016,004.88
2,614,479.71
3,879,540.29
4,385,884.65
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2,670,571.92
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25,670,440.81
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[[column 4]]
Net product of the Series
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Francs.Cen
  906,247.09
2,199,106.42
3,078,006.56
2,510,389.66
2,222,020.78
2,228,090.40
3,264,269.32
4,082,629.96
3,744,445.93
5,495,461.91
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2,053,973.15
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31,784,641.18
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[[column 5]]
Net product of the Common year of each Series
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Francs.Centimes
 90,624.70
219,910.64
307,800.65
251,038.96
222,202.07
222,809.04
326,426.93
408,262.94
374,444.59
549,546.19
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342,328.85
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This table exhibits an annual average net product for 106 years of about 300000 francs equivalent to about 60000 Dollars. The average tons of trade annually is estimated by Andreossy, at 615000 or 6,000,000 Myriagrammes. The population of the territories through which it passes & which may participate more directly in its advantages is about 1500000 souls.
The road formed on the banks of the Canal is ascertained to be for transportation more expensive than that