Medway Conservancy Act 1881
WHEREAS the preservation and improvement of the River Medway is of great national importance: And whereas the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, in right of her Crown, is or claims to be seized of the bed soil and foreshore of the River Medway: And whereas the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Rochester (in this Act referred to as "the corporation") are or claim to be owners of the bed, soil and foreshore of that part of the River Medway which is herein-after defined and referred to as...