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ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



SERVICES PROVIDED During the fiscal year 1969-70, the following 

 work was performed by the inspectors of the Division of Weights & 

 Measures: 



6285 Scales were tested, of these 520 were rejected. 



4327 Retail Pumps were tested and 88 rejected. 



904 Wholesame Meters were tested and 97 rejected. 



162 L.P. Gas Meters were tested and 6 rejected. 



6829 Packages were checked and 1174 rejected. 



12 Provers were calibrated. 



10 Dollies were calibrated. 



26 Measures were calibrated. 



735 Weights were calibrated. 



1 Mill< Tank was calibrated. 



1 Weight Cart was calibrated. 



Petroleum License Fees deposited $32,784.00 



Regular Scale Fees deposited 29,769.00 



Special Scale Fees deposited 10,956.37 



Accounts receivable, regular certificates 5,532.25 



Accounts receivable, special certificates 1,319.25 



Miles traveled by inspectors 130,493 



Personnel also worked at the tare houses of the sugar factories 

 located at Hardin and Billings during the sugar beet campaign. 

 This project was to insure the producers of the proper tare and 

 accurate analyzing of sugar content. 



Also several investigations were conducted on pre-packaged 

 commodities at super markets throughout the state. 



Investigations were made on complaints relating to short measures 

 by retail gasoline pumps. 



Surveys were made on labeling and quantity of feed, fertilizers 

 and lawn care products. 



In co-operation with the National Bureau of Standards several 

 surveys were conducted to establish standards of size to reduce 

 the undue proliferation which exists in the super market. 



The Division of Weights and Measures is required to inspect 

 and test, to ascertain if they are correct, all the weights and 

 measures as well as all weighing and measuring devices. 



It is also the duty of the Division of Weights and Measures 

 to issue a Petroleum Dealers License to all such dealers in the 

 State of Montana. 



OBJECTIVES A correspondence course will begin January 1, 1971 

 sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards , to train our 

 inspectors better. 



Hopefully a new laboratory will be constructed to house a new 

 standard of mass volume and length valued at about 90 thousand 

 dollars supplied Montana by the Federal Government. 



Further study will be done in conjunction with the National 

 Bureau of Standards on computerizing oiar complete record system. 

 More time must be spent on quantity control of pre-packaged 

 commodities. 



