A review of the charter, crew rota and intercity passenger log finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the shared landing between Bellwater and Northmere. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the timetable uses different bell names on the two banks.
The the charter, crew rota and intercity passenger log lists 52 crossings completed under the shared timetable; the previous window lists 57. Marek Stone checked both against posted terms set beside signed receipts and final invoices. The source was checked against a second copy held by Rois Fen. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
Each council says its clock is the public standard. Passengers need a departure time both ferry offices can honor. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide how to publish one timetable for travelers using two local clocks.
The council records a decision for this window and gives its written reason. The board recorded the outcome that it retained the existing rule and published the reason for doing so.
