Tue 27 Oct 1812
Meeting at Ram Inn Cirencester
The company agreed to the following terms with the Wilts and Berks canal.
‘Boats to pass the Thames and Severn on paying for a loading of 20tons or more if the loading be more; and on their return not to pay for more than they can carry so that they always pay for 20 tons at least going one way.
Coals passing from Thames and Severn along the North Wilts Canal and entering the Wilts and Berks canal and not returning into the North Wilts Canal to have such drawback as will reduce the tonnage to be taken by the Thames and Severn Company to 2s 6d per ton.
A post to be fixed on the North Wilts Canal midway between the Thames and Severn canal and the Wilts and Berks and a compensation tonnage as hereafter to be agreed on to be paid to the Wilts and Berks for all coals passing this post from the Thames and Severn Canal to Swindon in lieu of paying to the Wilts and Berks Company a tonnage per mile for passing on that canal to those places and the same amount of compensation to be paid to the Thames and Severn for all coals passing from the Wilts and Berks Canal.
Committee elected.
Committee to be empowered and directed to carry into effect the proposed junction and support the North Wilts canal in pursuance of the above resolutions.
The spring half yearly general meeting be held at the Globe Tavern in Fleet Street London and that the company do always dine together on that day.
(Note: After this meeting was over Mr Loveden came to the table took the book out of my hands and struck his name out saying he would not have his name appear when he did not agree the resolution. J.L.)
