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5th District. deeper navigation lock on the site of the old one. This Samuel Pogson J Henry Arthur Peake lock is 30 feet wide and the sills are 3 feet lower than the 6th District. old sills. The gates, six in number, are built of Englilih The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham oak. The lock was opened on the 8th December, I883, and J oseph Barnes the total cost was about £45,ooo. Under the Act of 1885 George Godson the General Commissioners straightened and improved the The Mayor of Lincoln } ex-officio Steeping river between Salem bridge, in Wainfl.eet, and the The Mayor of Boston sea. They also eonstructed a staunch at Croft Bank, and a sea sluice alongside the old sluice in Wainfleet Haven. Witham office :-Bridge street, Boston. The cost of these was about £I5,ooo, and they were com­ Clerk, Richard Wright Millington, solicitor, 28 Wide Bar­ pleted in December, I886. gate, Bos:ton. Engineer, James Healey Johnson A.M.I.C.E. Bridge st. On the completion of the new outfall channel to Clay­ Boston. hole it became evident that the Fourth district of the Treasurer, William Garfit esq. M.P. West Witham Drainage, embracing an area of nearly 74,000 house, Boston acres, required an enlarged and lower outlet at Hobhole Sluice, and therefore the General Commissioners obtained The Enlargement of the River Witham and Grand Sluice. the necessary powers under the Act of I887. Thili outlet In continuation inland of the new and improved Out­ is I5 feet wide, I3Q feet long on the floor, and the aill is 3 fall to deep water the Witham General Commissioners, feet below the old sills, and was opened on the 23rd June, under the powers of tlhe Act of I88I, considerably widened r888. The whole of the works, together with those and improved the river Witham between the Grand Sluice e:xeeuted under the Acts of I88o, 188r and r885, were and bridge, a distance of 12 miles. They designed and carried out under the direction of Mr. J. also, under the same Act, enlarged the discharging capa­ Evelyn Williams M.I.C.E. then engineer to the With!UD city of the Grand Sluice by cons1iructing a wider and General Commissioners and the Witham Outfall Board.

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Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., E. D., P. P., S. B. & A. 1 *For third town delivery, 12.30 p.m. (registered until & I. Office & Telephone Call Office, High street. John 12.30 noon); parcels, 12 noon Peach, postmaster *To Bristol, Derby, , Leicester, Nottingham, Hours of Attendance.-For sale of stamps, registration of Peterborough, Sheffield, Swineshead, Northern Ooun- letters &c. week days, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; sunday, 8 to ties & Scotland, 12.50 p.m. (registered until I2.50 IQ a.m. For sale of postal orders, week days, 7 a.m. p.m.); parce1s, I2.3o p.m to 9 p.m. For payment of postal orders, week days, 8 *To Spalding & Sutterton, 4.30 p.m. (registe1·ed until 4.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. For money order & savings bank, p.m.) ; parcels, 4·3Q p.m annuity & insurance business & issue of licenses, week *To Derby, Linooln, North & South Wales, Scotland, days, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For telegraph business, week Ireland, Nort•h, West & Midland Counties of , days, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; sun. 8 to ro a.m 5.30 p.m. (extm ~d. stamp, 5.40 p.m.; regiswred Inward Mails-IIour of Town Delivery. until 5·3Q p.m.); pal"Cels, 5·30 p.m Letters.-Nignt Mail from & all parts, 7 a.m.; *To Alford, & , 6.I5 p.m London & all parts, 8.45 a.m.; London, Grim~by, Relief Mail-*To London, North & South Wales, South. Peterborough, Spalding & South, West & Midland West & Midland Counties of England & Foreign Counties of England & Foreign Countries, I2.4Q p.m.; Countries, 6.I5 p.m. (extra !d· stamp, 6.25 p.m.; London, Peterborough, East, West. North & South of registered until6.I5 p.m.); parcels, 6. I5 p.m England, 6.30 p.m.; sundays, 7 a.m *\For fourth town delivery, 6.30 p.m. (registered until Parcels.-Night Mail from London & all parts 8.30 a.m. & 6. IS p.m) 12.40 & 6.30 p.m General Night Mail-To London, Nottingham, Peter- Outward. Mails Latest Hour of Posting. . borough, Spalding, North & South Wales, East, West, To Alford, Br1gg, Burgh, Oleethorpes, Fnskney, North & South of England & Foreign Countries, 9· 15 , Hurncastle, Hull, Louth, Skegness, Spilsby, p.m. (extra !d. stamp, 9.25 p.m.; registered until 9 Ulceby & Wainfleet, 3 a.m. (regis~red until 9 p.m. p.m.); parcels, 9 p.m.; sunday11, 8 p.m. (extra !d· previous day); parcels, 9 p.m. prevwus day stamp, 8.20 p.m. ; registered until IQ a.m) *To , Croft, , , Roman Bank " Kat dispatched on Sundays. & Welton, 3 a.m. (registered untilg p.m. previous day); parcels, 9 p.m. previous day Branch Telegraph & Postal Order Office, The Docks To Bicker, Fosdyke, Kirton, Mareham-le-Fen, New Baling­ Town Sub-Post & M. 0. 0., S. B. & A. & I. Offices. broke, Revesby, , Stickney, Sutterton, Swines­ Collections as follows :- head & Wigtoft, 4.30 a.m. (registered until 9 p.m. pre­ Bargate, 5·45• 8 & II.20 a.m. & 4.50 & 8.50 p.m.; sun­ vious day); parcels, 9 p.m. previous day days, 7.50 p.m t!To Benington, Butterwick, East Hockington, Freiston, Fydell street, 5.30 & Io a.m. & 4.40 & 8.30 p.m.; sun- Halltof.t End, Kirton Holme, Leverton, Mount Plea­ days, 7.50 p.m sant, , & Wrangle, 4.30 a.m. (re­ road, 5.30 & ID a.m. & 4.25 & 8.25 p.m.; sun­ gistered until 9 p.m. previous day); parcels, 9 p.m. da)"S, 7-40 p.m previous day Main Ridge, 5·45 & II a. m. & 4·45 & 8.45 p.m.; sundays, To Frampton, Skirbeck & , 5·45 a.m. (regis­ 7.20 p.m tered until 9 p.m. previous day); parcels, 9 p.m. pre­ Mount Bridge, 5.30 & Io a.m. & 5·5 & 8.25 p.m.; sun- vious day da:YJS, 7.25 p.m *To Gipsey Bridge & , 5·45 a.m. (registered Spilsby road, 5·45 & 10.25 a.m. & 4·45 & 8.20 p.m.; sun- until 9 p.m. previous day); parcels, 9 p.m. previous day days, 7.50 p.m For first town delivery, 6.45 a.m. (registered until 9 p.m. West stree1i, 5·45 & 10.45 a.m. & 4.40 & 8.40 p.m.; sun­ previous day) days, 5·45 a.m. & 7-45 p.m *To Amber Hill, Hubberts Bridge & , 7.30 a.m. (registered until 7.30 a.m) MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE BOROUGH. *First London Day Mail: South, West & Midland Counties William Garfit esq. D.L.. J.P. West Skirbeck house, of England, 7.30 a.m. (registered until 7.30 a.m) Boston; 7 Chesham place S W & Carlton & New Uni­ *To Grantham, Horncastle, Hull. Lincoln, Newark, Not­ versity Clubs, SW, London tingham, Sheffield, , York &c. 7.50 a.m. (regis­ Returning Officer, The Mayor tered until 7.50 a.m) *For second town delivery, 8.30 a.m. (registered until CORPORATION. 8.30 a.m.); parcel's, 8.30 a.m 1904-S· *Second London Day Mail: Peterborough, Spalding. Mavor,. William Turner Sim{)nds . North & South Wales, North, South. West & Midland Deputy-Mayar, Joseph Cooke. Counties of England, Ireland & Scotland, 10. IO a. m. Aldermen. (registered until ro. IO a. m) *Third London Day Mail: Burgh, Grimsby, Gains- Retire November, I907. Retire November, 1910. bol."ough, Harncastle, Hull, Lincoln, New Bolinglbroke, John Beaulah William Bedford Mareham-le-Fen, Revesby, Stickney. Sibsey, Skegness, Jo~eph Oooke I J. Clarke W.ainfl.eet, , North & South Wales, South, West William Weightman William Turner Simonds & Midland Counties of England & Foreign Countries, Presiding Aldermen. II.30 a.m. (extra !d. stamp, 11.40 a.m. ; registered Barga.te Ward, Wil1iam Weightman until 11.30 a.m.); parcels, 11.30 a.m . West Ward. William Bedfurd