The royal gauger, or, Gauging made easy : as it is actually practised by the officers of His Majesty's revenue of excise : in two parts : Part I. Containing the practical methods of finding the area's and contents of such superficies and solids, as are the foundation of gauging ... Part II. Shewing the necessary steps to be taken for obtaining employment in the excise, with authentic forms of such certificates, petitions, oaths, &c., as are requisite for that purpose : together with such directions for the officer's conduct as are necessary for ascertaining and securing the respective duties ... to which is added, cask-gauging. &c. as practis'd at the Port of London ... /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leadbetter, Charles, active 1728
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
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Item Description:"The whole illustrated with many copper-plates, new designed, and much better adapted to the subject, than in any other treatise of this kind extant."
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Errata: page [1] (2nd group).
Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
Goldsmiths'-Kress number 07711.
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Physical Description:xv, 1 unnumbered page, 178, 117 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, pages, 7 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; octavo.