 In a document entitled " A list of subscribers to the intended Bolton Bury and Manchester Canal Navigation " , now kept in the Greater Manchester County Record Office , some of the more notable subscribers are listed , along with the amounts invested by each . Many of the 95 investments on the list appear to have been made by proxy . The largest is £ 3 @,@ 000 , and the smallest £ 100 . The total sum of investments is £ 47 @,@ 700 . £ 5 per £ 100 share was initially paid , with an additional £ 10 call made by 10 August 1791 . Similar share calls were made at regular intervals over the following years . The first dividend of 4 % was paid in July 1812 , with regular payments following thereafter . 
