Wed 13 Apr 1927
To J H Smart & Sons, vessel owners
Chalford
Your criticism that sand and silt wash into the Canal is sound and the County Council has been made aware of it repeatedly. We shall inform them that if they do not clear the heaps before they get into the water the problem will recur and that the users think the Canal is in a worse state now than ever before. We can do no more as the Canal's maintenance is in the hands of the County Council.
