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Wednesday 13th August 1834
Having written a few days ago to Coulson, the Tenant of Coastley to say that unless he could discharge his Arrears, I would not have the Lease prepared upon the new Agreement, & he would not be allowed to continue his Farm, he came to me this morning to investigate the state of his Account, left a little money & promised to raise the remainder or give me security for its payment upon the next rent day, repeating the old complaint, which is unluckily too well founded of the inconvenience be sustains from the want of Water to work his Machine. I promised to try to remedy that at least as far as £20 would go, by making another reservoir, and immediately wrote to Murray to ask what would be the cost of such a sluice as would answer the purpose. After settling some matters with Mr Hunt who was going for some days into the Langley District I rode to Thornbrough & looked over the Farms there, examining some boundary Hedges that were planted last Spring under my direction, & which are very thriving. Thence to Newtonhall which is also given up, where I found the Crops very good & the state of the Fallows very creditable. I returned by Shaw House, & attacked the old Tenant on the state of his Arrears, but got nothing beyond the kind of promises which I can obtain at all times, of payment some time soon, I must however bring him to something more decided, but will let him get his Crop in first. I fear he will be hardly be able to get on, & yet I am unwilling to stop him if it can be avoided, for I see that his Son who now takes the chief management of the Land, is using considerable efforts to improve its condition, & has done so to a certain extent. As for the Public House, I apprehend it is a bad concern & must become entirely useless, so soon as the Lead Carriage is taken off the Road by the opening of the Railway .
Valuation of Lipwood and Whinnitley Corn Tythes 1834
Thos Coats (Lipwood) Wheat 11 1/4 acres
Barley 2 do
Oats 2 1/2 do £8
Jno Bell(Whinnetley) Wheat 12 acres
Barley 5 do
Oats 8 do £11
M. N. Parker (Hill House) Wheat 2 acres
Maslin 3 do
Barley 3 do
Oats 4 do £6 5
Geo Bell Cruel Syke) Wheat 2 acres
Barley 2 1/4 do
Oats 5 1/2 do £2 7
£27 12
Dilston 10th Aug 1834
