This Act repeals and replaces the 1825 Act, “An Act for the encouragement of Trade and intercourse between the Port of Quebec and Halifax.” This Act grants a sum not exceeding three thousand pounds to the first person or company to build a Steam Vessel no less than five hundred tons burthen, that is to be regularly navigated between the Ports of Quebec, other Ports in the River Saint Lawrence, and Halifax, for four years.
Under this Act, Commissioners are to be appointed to survey the Saint Lawrence River from the Cascades to Prescott in Upper-Canada, and along the banks for a place to make a Tow Path.
This Acts appoints Pierre Dominique De Bartzeh, Louis Joseph Papineau and John Neilson, Esquire as commissioners for the Province of Lower Canada to meet with and treat with the commissioners appointed in Upper Canada concerning trade duties, improvements to waterways and roads, between the two provinces. This Act is to remain in force until 1831.
Under this Act, dernier equippeurs who provide the necessary outfits and supplies for fishing voyages in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the coast of Labrador, Strait of Belle Isle, or Banks of Newfoundland are to be granted a privilege and be paid out of the returns of voyages. This Act is to remain in force until 1832.
This act continues several acts encouraging New Brunswick's fisheries until 1833, but excludes fishing vessels not from New Brunswick from collecitng any bounty on their catch in the province.
This act repeals various acts and provisions of others for raising provincial revenue and creates new duties for treasurers relating to revenue from duties.
This act amends an 1822 on highway maintainece to allow for the appointment of more highway supervisors, and designates another road as a "great road of communication."
An Act to make lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of the Province to subscribe for up to two thousand shares in the Welland Canal Company, as it was deemed of great public utility to the Canadas, as the Canal would admit free passage of vessels from Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Michigan to Lake Ontario, and the River St. Lawrence.