Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Oct 1834

Saturday 11th October 1834



Wrote to Mr Forster respecting the Agreement with Crile for the Hartburngrainge Coal & informed the Bankers of the Rent day at Belford. Finding that there is a considerable demand for fir Wood at present for the Rail way, I have set Mr Parkin to mark off and value two Lots in Dipton Plantation, which being at the full growth, ought now to be cut down in regular sections, and followed up with replanting, that which was done so last year having succeeded admirably. Rode to Whittonstall , & was engaged till evening in valuing the Farms which had been left  undone the last time I was there.  Received the Boards Minutes of the 25th September, & in answer to the question whether I consider it necessary to incur the expense of making Plans of Brokenheugh & Throckley Collieries, as recommended by Mr Forster, I confess it did appear to me in the present state of the Workings, to be hardly necessary.  But Mr Forster’s opinion on such a subject is much more to be depended on than mine, & that is that the inconvenience & danger of being without any accurate information as to the position of a Colliery & the state of the Workings & Water drifts, in case of their being ever reverted to at a future time are much greater than to counterbalance the trifling expense of measuring & laying down a Plan of the last Workings.