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Rye and Der went Drainage, 



proceeded to inspect the lands, to strike out what they thought 

 not chargeable, and to lay a rate upon such as they considered 

 would be benefited, provided the facilities afforded by the re- 

 moval of the dams were taken advantage of. Paper No. 4 is a 

 summary of the result of their inspections, and No. 5 will show 

 the mode the valuers adopted in laying the rate. I should have 

 said that, prior to the second inspection by the valuers, the three 

 dams had been purchased - and entirely demolished. These are 

 the sum and substance of the whole affair, as far as the Act of 

 Parliament is concerned. 



The Commissioners having progressed so far in complying 

 with the provisions of the Act, as to appoint the surveyors, 

 valuers, clerk, treasurer, &c. &c., approached — with a due sense 

 of the difficulty of the subject — the consideration of the best 

 means of ascertaining the value of the water-power existing upon 

 the rivers, as well as of the mill property, which they might be 

 obliged to purchase of its owners. For this purpose a committee 

 of the Commissioners was appointed (of which I had the honour 

 to be a member), with powers to negociate, and, if possible, 

 come to some arrangement with the owners of the property. As 

 the Committee did not feel themselves so conversant in the value 

 of property of this kind as to warrant them in acting upon their 

 own judgment, and the utmost care being necessary in order 

 that they might accomplish as much as possible with the limited 

 sum named in the Act, they sought the aid of persons of com- 

 petent practical knowledge and experience in such matters ; and 

 a most respectable firm in the West Riding was appointed to 

 inspect the premises, to value, and to report their opinion to the 

 Committee. 



The following is an abstract of that Report : — 



Horse- Value. Value, 

 power. £, £. s. d. 



No. 1. Newsham Mill-dam (fall of 6 feet) :— 



Value of available water-power computed to 



be equal to 24 = 4320 



Site, buildings, wheels, gearing-stones, ma- 

 chinery, ashlar work, &c .. 1147 2 8 



No. 2. Old Malton Mill-dam (fall of 4j feet):— 



Available water-power 33 = 5940 



Buildings without the site of mill and the 



machinery, &c. &c . . 2234 3 9 



No. 3. New Malton Mill-dam (fall of 6^ feet):— 



Available water-power 52^= 9450 .. 



Buildings without the site and machinery, 



&c., of large mill 1988 0 0 



Buildings, machinery, &c., of — 



No. 1 of the small mills .. 470 0 0 



No. 2 ditto . . 420 0 0 



No. 3 ditto 1100 0 0 



No. 4 ditto . . 400 0 0 



109^ = 19710 7759 6 5 



