Day Log/1875-01-29

On this day, a letter was sent from the solicitors Breese, Jones & Casson

It read:

Mr. Holland MP and Mr Greaves have consulted us on the subject of the tolls which you charge them for the carriage of the slate over your line and the fares charged to their workmen.
'They have three complaints to make: First - that you charged them at 2s 6d per ton for the carriage of slates to the port whereas you make a much less charge to the Welsh Slate Company and they demand to be put on the same footing as the latter company .
‘Secondly - you charged them and their partners being quarry proprietors in the meaning of the 117th section of the 2 and 3 William 4 cap 48 whereas they claim to be carried free of toll in accordance with the provisions of that section.
'Thirdly - you charged their workmen more than the farthing per mile stipulated for by your agreement with them on the ground as they understand that you provide different carriages to those mentioned in the agreement.
'They demand that the agreement shall be adhered to both as to the carriages and the amount of fares. We are therefore instructed by them to ask you for an answer as to whether you are prepared to meet their requirement on each of the above points and to say that if you should decline to do so it is their intention to take the matter before the Railway Commissioners and obtain their decision as soon as possible.
'We must request a definite reply on or before 8th proximo and in the event of our not receiving one we shall assume that it is the intention of the company to comply with our clients just requirements.'

It can be assumed, that following the assent of the 1869 Act, the quarry owners had been studying it very closely.