Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - Penarth Harbour, Dock & Railway Company . . .

5.12.1859 : Wharfage rate above reduced to 1d per ton.

No progress yet made on Mr. Hardie's Contract. Engineer to write to him.

Payment - R. Greaves - fixing anti-breakage apparatus at Tips. - £59 - 2 - 6d.

16.1.1860 : A fully-qualified Resident engineer should be appointed to superintend the Dock Works.

Payment. R. Greaves - £32 -2 -0d

13.2.1860 : Resolved, that 2d. per yard on the Earthwork in Messrs. Rennie & Co's. Contract be transferred to the Dock Works Account, being the extra price paid on the Tidal Harbour & Railway Earthwork for forming the embankment from the Dock Excavation and not from side-cuttings.

8.3.1860 : Payment - Smith & Knight - work done - £5,000

Mr. Knight applied for a loan of £10,000 on security of his plant and materials estimated at 50% of the value, to be repaid by 10% installments deducted from certificate. Application to be considered.

26.3.1860 : Mr. Mathews advises that no advance can safely be so made.

Six share certificates issued to George Knight, Gt. George St., Westminster.

Payment - R. Greaves - £72 - 7 - 0d.

23.4.1860 : Legal opinion to be taken (at Smith & Knight's expense) how advance can safely be made to them on the material placed by them on the Company's ground.

7.5.1860 : A locomotive to be placed at the disposal of Smith & Knight for working their traffic from the quarry.

21.5.1860 : Shares to John Smith, Great George St., Westminster.