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Evidence taken before a House of Commons Committee in favour of and against the Dee Conservancy and Improvement Bill.

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Conclusion to the evidence taken for the Dee Conservancy and Improvement Bill Inquiry, with letters to Chester newspapers asking for a compromise between the proposers and opponents of the Bill.

Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence on improvements to navigation on the River Dee, including papers on the history and organisation of the River Dee Company; comparisons of old and new standards at Chester; records of tides at Chester and Liverpool, with meteorological remarks from 1769; a report on the Company titled 'Dee Standard Restoration'; observations, calculations and discussions on the old and new level of the River Dee at Chester; plans of the River Dee for 1684, 1732, 1771, 1839 and 1849;...

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Papers on the Admiralty Inquiry into the Chester - Dee Navigation improvement, including minutes of the evidence and appendices on tides and obstructions in the river.

Scope and Contents Papers concerning tidal harbours, including the proceedings of the Commission on the State of Tidal Harbours; notices of the Commission's meetings; minutes of evidence before the Commission, including evidence from G. Stephenson, J.M. Rendel and W. Cubitt; a report by the Commissioners on the port of Hull; reports on Southwold harbour; R. Stevenson's report on the Tay navigation, with plans of proposed harbour and railway crossings; improvements to the Severn River; suggestions and...