Tue 30 Jan 1923
To Daniel Merrett, Whitminster Farm
Whitminster
Can we have your permission to drain our canal into a drain on your land as we have in the past
13 Wallbridge
Stroud
Jan 25 1923
Dear Sir,
We are pushing on with the work of repairing the gates at the Bristol Road Locks which will be ready for fixing in the course of a fortnight, but in order to do the work at the Lock the water in the pound below will have to be lowered.
On a former occasion a gap was cut from the Canal to a side drain on land adjoining, & we should like to do this again about 50 yards this side of the aqueduct.
I understand you are the owner of the land there (?) I would be glad of your kind permission to do the necessary, the C^o to replace as it was before the work was commenced,.
At present the Canal (?) stopped which is a (?) to traders and if you can help us in the way described your assistance will be greatly appreciated by the Committee.
Yours faithfully
P G Snape
D Merrett Esq
Whitminster
