Evidence on improvement of land
Evidence about the great potential for improving agricultural land in Kent, and how the South Eastern Railway could support this process.
Title
Evidence to the Opposed Bill Committee on South Eastern Railway
Date
24 March 1836, p.231
Catalogue number
Parliamentary Archives, HC/CL/PB/2/2/36
Transcript
A: Some
Q: Sufficient to enable you to form some judgement of what advantage the land may derive from a plan of this description
A: I think so
Q: What is the general quality of the land in the District where your land is?
A: In our neighbourhood the Land is chiefly stiff Clay.
Q: Would that be considerably improved by lime and chalk brought at a less expense if you could get it?