The report states that ‘I am pretty certain a navigable canal may be made without much difficulty but it will not be practicable to bring it very near the coal mines yet very likely may be made in some degree convenient to them by means of waggon ways.’ The report shows anticipated traffic, costs of haulage and maintenance, and projected savings. On the final page are details of the ‘expenses on the navigation account’, accrued between December 1765 & May 1773. The paper is watermarked 1817, suggesting this copy was made for the benefit of the new committee in around 1817-8.