Directions given to the Person holding the situation of Bailiff, 1853
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Directions given to the Person holding the situation of Bailiff on the Estates of John Fleming Esqr.
- The Bailiff is to have full authority, & control over the labour on the above mentioned estates. He will be expected to see that the labour is executed in a proper, & workmanlike manner, & to pay the men every alternate Saturday. His supervision will extend over the Woodmen, the men employed on Mr Fleming’s property generally, also the Labourers on the Farm & the Game Keepers.
- On the first day of every month he will give Mr Fleming a full & accurate detail of the Labour &c. during the preceding month, in writing, with an accurate account of what sums he has expended, to whom paid, and for what purpose.
- He will provide himself with a Field Book, & will note down the Crop on every field over the whole Estate, & report to Mr Fleming any instance of Crop Cropping which may come under observation.
- Once in each half year at the least he will be requested to visit the Isle of Wight Estates, & to proceed in every respect there as at Stoneham.
- He will be required to pay particular attention that the tenants are not impaired by the depredations of Hares and Rabbits, & should such occur, he will first warn the Keeper in writing, & then report to Mr Fleming, should such warning not be immediately attended to.
- The same precautions must also be taken with regard to the Woods & other Plantations.
- He must also procure a Copy of the Rental Agreement & Lease now generally adopted on Mr Fleming’s Estate, & shall be expected to see that the tenants act up to the various Conditions therein contained, and report immediately any departure therefrom.
- He must on no account give any [monies?] for repairs or any other works without Mr Fleming’s sanction being first asked […]. He must also not be permitted to let any Farm, but should one become vacant will refer the name of any applicant to Mr Fleming, & await further instructions.
- Should a tenant make application for any repair to be executed on his farm, the bailiff will in the monthly report, before alluded to, make such request known to Mr Fleming.
- Should Mr T W Fleming continue to act as Mr Fleming’s Steward, reports may be made him, with the exception of the detail at the Commencement of every month. But should Mr T W F decline to act, all reports will them be made to Mr Fleming himself.
John Fleming
February 5th 1853
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Sources
- Willis Fleming Historical Trust WFMS:937