Pages 76 and 77 of John Graham's report book 1835-1838

[Page 76]

January 14th 1836, J Grahams Report on the State of the Railway &c

Gentlemen
It is my oppinion that there is not a very Seareous differance in the State of the Road between the Last year and the Present Time altho on the whole the Road is Raither worse Cheafly the New Road which may not have got to its Set and the old Rails which are Daily getting worse, the Contractors has always shown a dispassion and giving every Assistance to Cleare the Road in all Accidents

[Page 77]

J Graham
Gives the Contractors for the Locomotive Engines Prase for there Rediness in Complying with his Orders at all times as the Trade may have Required

The Contractors for Brusselton & Boy Plains has not attended to the Sheaves in the Banks as they ought to have done also the Pumping opperatis [apparatus] for suplying the Locomotives with water which is under the Same Contractors is now in a very sluvinly State