THE WESTON MERCURY AJTD SOMERSETSHIRE HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1875
... however, that if the Hastings Pier Company had stopped where the Weston-super-Mare Pier had stopped, that they would not be able to pay a dividend any more than the Weston-super-Mare) Company had, and he had quoted the doings of the Hastings Company to shew ...