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Friday 6th September 1833 Tyne Banks Mr Morton from Lambton, to whom I applied some time ago , for his opinion respecting the best manner for securing the banks of the Tyne, he having had great experience in such matters, kindly came here last evening. We have today examined together all the banks of the Tyne and Devils Water on the Dilston Estate, & I was glad to find that he entirely concurred on the plan which I had adopted, but suggested the idea of planting all the newly made slopes by the river shore, with the dwarf or waterside willow, besides the covering of grass, which I am giving them, the better to bind the surface & protect the sandy soil from the action of the water. He thinks the wears will be of great use in throwing the current into the middle of the channel & relieving the banks. Mr Morton has also given me a copy of the Leases & covenants used by him on Lord Durhams Estates, which are printed, without Stamp, & similar to the copy sent by me to My Hooper, but not so comprehensive. Greenside Machine I have received an estimate for the repair of another of the Machines on the Hartburn Estate amounting to £15:17:11 to put it into repair in its present force, with an addition of £10 for a second rake, every machine ought to have two rakes, to prevent the waste of Corn - but I would not recommend to the Board to incur any expense in this department, beyond what is absolutely necessary to put such of the machines into a working condition, as it is found impossible to get the tenants to purchase. And in this instance, I fear there is no chance of effecting a transfer of it to the tenant, which I proposed to him when I examined the machine & desired him to obtain the estimate; for he is already in some arrear of Rent, & seemed to contemplate the necessity of giving up the farm. As he has not done so, I suppose he intends to make farther trial of it. He seems to be an industrious & respectable man & I hope may get better on this year than he did the last.
