CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 536

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533

was not a

12,000

the

these casks left England there,

single cask out of forming the Contract that did not contain within 2lbs of the net weight of 400 lbs - and that for every cask containing 2 lb short weight there another which held 2 lb over!

weight-

was

23. The Resident Engineer mentions "also in passing, though perhaps not to the point, that the

ft

woodwork

of

the barrels is light,

"too much so for a long voyage-

*

A

we get as you

know many

barrels broken in transit"_

This statement seems to

me to be very much to the point, as it may throw some light upon the whole question at issue-

If

If the casks are too light, and get broken in transit, it is not improbable that some portion of their contents leak out, although hardly to the extent of 2/lbs per cask- the alleged deficit- and further, the contents also be damaged by water.

The casks used by

Robin's & Co are machine-made, and those intended for your Contracts have extra hoops, and

specially made under my inspection.

They

are

certainly stronger than the ordinary export cask as used by the Trade generally-

25. It should be ascertained

if the casks which were weighed and found wanting were perfect

or

Damaged

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533 was not a 12,000 the these casks left England there, single cask out of forming the Contract that did not contain within 2lbs of the net weight of 400 lbs - and that for every cask containing 2 lb short weight there another which held 2 lb over! weight- was 23. The Resident Engineer mentions "also in passing, though perhaps not to the point, that the ft woodwork of the barrels is light, "too much so for a long voyage- * A we get as you know many barrels broken in transit"_ This statement seems to me to be very much to the point, as it may throw some light upon the whole question at issue- If If the casks are too light, and get broken in transit, it is not improbable that some portion of their contents leak out, although hardly to the extent of 2/lbs per cask- the alleged deficit- and further, the contents also be damaged by water. The casks used by Robin's & Co are machine-made, and those intended for your Contracts have extra hoops, and specially made under my inspection. They are certainly stronger than the ordinary export cask as used by the Trade generally- 25. It should be ascertained if the casks which were weighed and found wanting were perfect or Damaged
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533 was mot a 12.000 the these casks left England there, single cash out of forming the Contract that did not contain within 2lbs of the net weight of 400 lbs - and that for every cash containing 2 lb short weight there another which held 2 lb over! weight- w-as 23. The Resident Engineer mentions "also in passing, though "perhaps not to the point, that the ft woodwork of the barrels is light, "too much so for a long boyage- * A we get as you know many barrels broken in transit"_ This statement seems to me to be very much to the point, as it may throw some light upon the whole question at issue- If If the casks are too light, and get broken in transit, it is not improbable that some portion of their contents leak out, although hardly to the extent of 2/lbs per cash- the alleged deficit- and further, the contents also be damaged by water.. The casks used by mayy 24. Robin's & be are machine-made, and those intended for your, Contracts have extra hoops, and specially made under my inspection_ are They are certainly stronger than the ordinary export cash as used by the Trade generally- 25. It should be ascertained if the casks which were weighed and found wanting were perfect or Buru 1
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533

was mot a

12.000

the

these casks left England there,

single cash out of forming the Contract that did not contain within 2lbs of the net weight of 400 lbs - and that for every cash containing 2 lb short weight there another which held 2 lb over!

weight-

w-as

23. The Resident Engineer mentions "also in passing, though "perhaps not to the point, that the

ft

woodwork

of

the barrels is light,

"too much so for a long boyage-

*

A

we get as you

know many

barrels broken in transit"_

This statement seems to

me to be very much to the point, as it may throw some light upon the whole question at issue-

If

If the casks are too light, and get broken in transit, it is not improbable that some portion of their contents leak out, although hardly to the extent of 2/lbs per cash- the alleged deficit- and further, the contents also be damaged by water..

The casks used by

mayy

24. Robin's & be are machine-made, and those intended for your, Contracts have extra hoops, and

specially made under my inspection_

are

They

are

certainly stronger than the ordinary export cash as used by the Trade generally- 25. It should be ascertained

if the casks which were weighed and found wanting were perfect

or

Buru

1

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