THe enclosing of Jarrowslike and making Ballast-shores on it, will greatly advantage the River Tyne and all Ships Trading to that Port, and be no real Damage to any, unless it be so, to some Particular Ballast-wharves already made on the River in places not so fit for that Use as this will be when 'tis done: The Preservation of the River, or what may any way damage the Trade of Newcastle in general, being intended to be provided for in the Bill.  

The Reports and Reasons of the Trinity-House, etc.  
ACCording to Your Majesty's Order in Council, bearing date August the 5th. We have considered of the Allegations of Sir Charles Adderly Knight, and John Crook Esquire, concerning the erecting of a Ballast-shoar at Jarrowes-Slake near South-Sheild in the county o● Duresme; And do Humbly make our Report that we are of opinion, That a Ballast-Wharf at South-Sheilds will be of great use and benefit to all ships Trading in the River Tine ●or coals, for these Reasons.  
First, That it will prevent the loss of ships in their coming for Tinmouth-bar, for that they have, and do at this day, cast out great part of their ballast before they come to the bar, so to avoid the great charge after they are in the River of carrying up their ballast in Keels to Newcastle, after which meeting with foul Wether, they have many times been cast away by reason of their Lightness.  
2ly, It will be a means to secure great ships from the casualties which befall them, by their coming a Ground many have been Lost going up or coming down the River; at Least, it will prevent the wronging of them when they lie on hard Ground or Rocks, going to, or coming from Newcastle, whereby the ships will last the longer; and it will also give them a much quicker dispatch in their Voyages.  
3ly, It will be an Encouragement for Men to build great ships for that Trade, such as may be useful for defence of the Kingdom in time of War, and much more proper for that Trade than small Vessels.  
4ly, That the Price of taking out the ballast at sheild's being moderately set, It will be a great Encouragement to Navigation, for that the price of taking it out by the Town of Newcastle is very high.  
5ly, That by means hereof Masters of ships may make two or three Voyages more in a year, the charge of taking out their ballast being lessened, and the time of going up the River being saved and their ships hereby the better preserved, and being great Ships most proper for that Trade, they may sell Coals much cheaper to the benefit of the Public, and get more money to their Owners than now they do, and all this with less hazard; All which we Humbly submit to Your Sacred Majesties most prudent Consideration.  


Thomas Middleton  
William Wilecy  
Edward Crispe Deputy Mr.  
Henry Shears D. Warden,  
Henry Teddiman  


Wardens.  
John Cox  
Edward Seaman       

 depiction of a section of the Tyne River 
The River of Tyne  
the Way from Tinmouth bar  
Part of South Sheeles  
the New Shore  
East Dock  
jarro buoy  
West Dock  
… thill ●oint  
Flatworthnes point  
Hay hole  
Hear you may see the River is narrower both above and below then it is at the New-shore  
jarro Point  
the Way to Newcastle  
jarro Slike surveyed Anno Dnī 1668/9 Cont': 299 A: ●: 23: of Statut measure and is every Tide Covered with water and lies dry when the Tide is out  
This Ground to the Low water mark doth by an undoubted title belong to the Deane and Chapter of Durham▪ And it is prayed that the Owners may not be unjustly Hindered from walling it in and making wharves of it. On which Ships may throw out there Ballast to fit them the better for taking in Coles▪ to which it is not desired they should be any ways Obliged but by their own convenience   depiction of a compass rose 
Dean & Chapter West Leas  
East Dean bridge  
Dean & Chapter West Middle Deans  
Dean & Chapter Duddon house  
Dean & Chapter West Symond sides  
Dean & Chapter Salt Meadow  
jarro  
A Scale of Furlongs and Chaine●▪   
For making the River of Tyne navigable