Rye and Dericent Drainage. 



139 



£. s. d. 



No. 1. Newsham Mill . . 10 horses . . 1,911 15 0 



No. 2. Old Malton Mill . . 20 „ . . 3,823 10 0 



No. 3. New Malton Mill . . 20 . , 3,823 10 0 



No. 4. Smaller mills . . . 20 . . 3,823 10 0 



Total cost of coal, &c., for . . 70 . .13,382 5 0 



Total cost of engines of 70-horse power, at 50/. per 



horse-power . , . . . . . 3,500 0 0 



16,882 5 0 



Being an equivalent of 241/. k>s. 6c?. per horse-power, for the con- 

 version from water-power to that of steam and its maintenance. 



Having proceeded thus far, and ascertained the above elements 

 in the valuation of the power, it remained for the Sub-Committee 

 to attempt an adjustment of the claims as regarded the property 

 in the buildings, gearing, &c., of the mills, which had been 

 valued at 7759/., also as to the value of the upper navigation 

 to Yeddingham Bridge, two fisheries, and the claims for tenants' 

 rights upon the whole. 



The mill property, as above stated, was valued at 7759/., but 

 deducting the amount which belonged to the water-wheels, 

 gearing, and other things which had been included in the com- 

 pensation for conversion into steam — viz. 2187/. — left a claim of 

 5572/. against the Commissioners. In two instances the mills 

 had to be entirely demolished, and rebuilt in different situations. 

 There was, therefore, a strong claim for some compensation on 

 that score ; and it was ultimately agreed upon that the owners 

 should retain the mill property, upon compensation being given 

 for loss and damage and the removal and rebuilding, which was 

 settled at the sum of 3367/. 156'., leaving the owners to alter or 

 rebuild the mills as they thought proper. 



The Yeddingham navigation was the property of the noble 

 owner of the six mills at Malton, but the advent of the York and 

 Scarborough Railway had much deteriorated its value. What- 

 ever that might be then, the Sub-Committee did not investigate, 

 as it was evident that the funds at the disposal of the Commission 

 would not allow of any further outlay. There were also the 

 claims for two fisheries, and those for the tenants' damages, 

 which for time lost during the alterations and rebuilding of the 

 mills, and for the derangement of business, could not be incon- 

 siderable ; yet the noble proprietor of the whole of this pro- 

 perty consented to take all these upon himself, as well as to 

 forego any claim for the loss of the navigation, simply with a 

 view of facilitating the operations of the Commissioners, and 

 enabling them to proceed with the completion of their work, 

 although he could scarcely be said to be interested in the drainage 



