Toll
A toll on the causeway used to yield a yearly revenue of £2700 (Rs. 27,000). The toll rates were: 1s. (8 as.) for a four-wheeled carriage with one or two horses; 6d. (4 as.) for a palanquin or for a loaded two-wheeled carriage drawn by two bullocks; 3d. (2 as.) for a two-wheeled carriage, loaded or empty, drawn by one bollock; 2s. (Re. 1) for an elephant; ¾d. (6 pies) for a camel, horse or bullock; ⅜d. (3 pies) for a donkey; and ⅛d. (1 pic) a head for swine, sheep, or goats. The custom duties which were levied for transport between Bombay and Salsette were also abolished after the construction of this causeway.
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