| Description | Summary conviction of Henry McCowl of the township of Bowes grocer and draper for having in his shop a 28-pound weight that was four drams too heavy, a 14-pound weight that was two-and-a-half drams too heavy, a seven-pound weight that was six drams too heavy, a one-pound weight that was one-and-a-half drams light, a half-pound weight that was half a dram light, and a quarter-pound weight that was a quarter of a dram light, and two yard-measures that were both short by half an inch; as found by Anthony Stelling inspector of weights and measures for the division of Gilling West
Offence committed at the township of Bowes on 24 November 1862
Case heard at Greta Bridge |