The practical gager: or, the young gager's assistant. Containing those things which are actually practised, and which are also absolutely necessary to be known and understood by every Person that is employed as a Gager or Officer in the Revenue of Excise. To which are added, all the necessary tables for gaging and fixing the Utensils of Victuallers, Common Brewers, and Distillers: Also for moneying the several Sorts of Goods, or for finding the Amounts of the Charges. Very useful for Supervisors, Officers, and Collectors Clerks. The third edition. With an appendix ; Containing several Additions, viz. The Method of Gaging by equidistant Ordinates; Inching and Tabulating of close Casks; and Specimens of Vouchers and Abstracts for the several Duties. Bonum qu? communius e? melius. Dedicated (by Permission) to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise. By William Symons, Collector of Excise.

People / Organizations

• William Symons (Author)
• John Nourse ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for J. Nourse, Bookseller to His Majesty, MDCCLXX. [1770]

Publication year

1770-1770

ESTC No.

T119493

Grub Street ID

170887

Description

xii,323,[1]p. : ill. ; 12⁰