Mon 29 Sep 1930
To Divisional Surveyor
Stonehouse
The Committee has considered your letter. It is not aware that any water has been discharging into the canal from the field you mention and certainly no permission to do so has been granted. From past experience it is clear that in the case of surface water whatever the depth of the catchpit there is a certain amount of silt in suspension which necessitates extra dredging. The Committee is not prepared to give unconditional permission to lay a 6' pipe to discharge into the canal. To assist the County Council it would be prepared to grant permission subject to an agreement (to be prepared at the expense of the CC) determinable on either side by six month's notice and to the payment of 1s annually provided that no drainage but only surface water is discharged into the canal.
