Sat 21 Feb 1818
Discussed the Bill before Parliament for the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal and the effect upon the Stroudwaater Canal. Mr Fisher to go to Town today to meet the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Company solicitors and to insist on reinstating the terms of the previous Act that protected the interests of the Stroudwater Navigation, or the Bill will be opposed.
Mr Fisher and Mr Walker to evaluate the progress of the Bill and employ Counsel and do what is necessary for enforcing the introduction of the previous clause.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Walbridge on Staturday the 21^st day of February 1818
Present: Nath Jones, John Snowden, Rev J Jones, John Morgan, W^m Stanton, Rowles Scudamore, P H Fisher, George Wathen.
At a special meeting to consider the Clauses of the Bill now before Parliament for allowing the line of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Navigation.
It appearing to the Committee that the Clause of the said Bill which extends the Provisions, etc, of former Acts is not sufficient for protecting the rights of the Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation; but on the contrary may be construed so as to injure the rights of the said Navigation. Ordered that M^r Fisher do proceed to Town to day for the purpose of a conference with the Solicitors of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company, & to insist that a clause similar to that introduced into the last Bill for reserving all the rights, etc, of the Stroudwater Navigation be introduced into the present Bill; or that the said Bill be opposed.
And that M^r Fisher and M^r Wathen be appointed to watch the progress of the said Bill; and that they do employ Counsel, and do any other act which they deem necessary herein, for enforcing the introduction of the said Clause, or for opposing the Bill.
