Tue 26 Mar 1799
Accounts audited. Mr Williams appointed Agent at Worcester.
Letter to Commissioners of the Thames re charges. Loss of business to other channels. Lowering of freight charges needed. Thousands of tons of flints pass annually by sea to the Potteries in Staffordshire. Boats waiting in London, quantities of goods at Brimscombe. Goods sent by sea or land to avoid delays. Improvement on Oxford Common but more remains to be done. Waste of water, millers should be confined within legal bounds. List of tolls taken by Old Lock Owners. Problem of lighters, carrying part of other boats’ cargoes, not paying full tolls. Payment on empty boats. List of tolls claimed on the River Thames by Old Lock Owners.
