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Captain Kater*s account of the 



Gallon No. 4. 



Date, 



Barom. 



Temp, 

 of the 

 Water. 



Weight of 

 water con- 

 tained bythe 



gallon, 

 lolbs. 



Correction 



for 

 Barometer. 



Correction 



for 

 Temperat. 



Weight of 



water the 



gallon 



should have 

 contained 



10 lbs. d 



Error 

 in grains. 



June. 

 6 

 8 

 II 



13 



H 



Inches. 

 29,94 



29'95 

 30,22 



30,16 



30,14 



30,28 



30,25 



59*2 

 61,7 

 66,9 

 68,2 

 67,0 

 68,8 



67*9 



Grains. 

 + 12,36 

 + 2,36 

 ^ 19,69 



— 28,58 



— 25,30 



— 36,42 

 30>84 



Grains. 

 + 0,15 

 + 0,12 



— o>54 



— 0,40 



— 0,35 



— 0,69 



— 0,61 



Grains. 

 -\- 11,60 

 + 1,31 



- 24,96 



- 32,54 



- 25,52 



- 36,17 



- 30.75 



Grains. 



+ »i.75 

 + 1,43 



— 25,50 



— 32,94 



— 25,87 



— 36,86 



-- 31,36 



+ 0,61 

 + Q>93 

 + 5.81 

 + 4,36 



+ 0,57 

 + 0,44 

 + 0,52 



Mr. Bate. 



Mr. Bate. 

 Mr. Bate. 



Mean 

 Mean, rejecting greatest and least 



+ 1,89 



+ 0,61 



Gallon No. 5. 



Adjustment of the Qiiart and Pint for the Exchequer. 



The quart and pint measures for the Exchequer differed 

 in no respect from the gallon, except in being of inferior 

 dimensions, and were adjusted in a similar manner. 



