Tue 20 Dec 1831
From John R Denyer
To J S Salt
London
Account of water drawn from River Churn for use of Canal for the year not exceed last year due to improved state of Canal. Recent rains caused very high floods in River Thames and Severn which have retarded getting more stocks of coal to the different wharfs. Having pointed out to Mr Hawker & some members of Stroud Canal necessity for their assisting the Fly Trade by reduction in tonnage on heavy articles & showing great sacrifices made by T&S – happy to say their Special General Assembly on 15 Dec ordered half tonnage rates on Bar Iron, Boiler Plates, Gross Iron Castings & Nails from Gloucester to London.
