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Title: Report from the Select Committee on Gauging in the Port of London
Description: London, Not Stated, 1814. Leather. A very scarce account of the House of Commons' proceedings regarding the Port of London and the gauging of wine, A very scarce work.Rebound in a modern half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards.A list of the witnesses examined by the House of Commons to the front.An account of the proceedings of the House of Commons examining the issue of gauging in the Port of London. The issue was raised against the City of London by the newly created London Dock Company, which was formed in 1800 and started working on the docks in 1801.The proceedings wished to improve the Port of London and the gauging of wine, rum, spirits, and oil at the port.Containing the examinations and cross-examinations of sixty people in total, both employers and employees.The minutes are detailed here, with evidence laid out to the reader. Rebound in a modern half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, fine. A few scattered spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a couple of odd spots and handling marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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