Evidence on transport of hops, page 4
William Knox Child. a local famer, gives evidence to the Opposed Bill Committee on the transport of hops from Kent to London.
Title
Evidence on transport of hops, page 4
Date
24 March 1836, p.258
Catalogue number
Parliamentary Archives, HC/CL/PB/2/2/36
Transcript
Q: ...conveying hops with certainty at a reasonable rate through the intervention of a Railroad would not be of great advantage to that part of the country?
A: Of extreme importance by bringing a great deal more land into hop cultivation and giving a great deal more employment.