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Scope and Content Note

This series consists of two volumes of newspaper clippings of both Canal Board and Canal Contracting Board proceedings. The bulk of the clippings deals with the Canal Board, but interspersed among them are printed proceedings of the Canal Fund and the Canal Commissioners. The printed proceedings deal with a number of subjects, some of which include appointments of various canal officials and employees, improvements and alterations made to the canal system, and resolutions passed. The bulk of the series deals with the awarding of contracts and progress of work on these contracts.