THE WEIGHBRIDGES.

Evening Star, Issue 3231, 28 June 1873, Page 2

THE WEIGHBRIDGES.

To the Editor, Sir,— l observe in this morning’s Issueof your contemporary a letter from Mr Watson, coal merchant, regarding weighbridge weights. For many years I hare suffered much loss and annoyance by the weighbridges ; and, from their general inaccuracy, have been obliged to give up using them, unless when compelled to do so. Ido not believe that the weighbridges in Dunedin generally are to be relied upon, and, as bearing me out in this assertion, I may state that Mr Meenan, of George street, and others of my customers, have denned, to tahe weighbridge weights for potatoes and other produce, finding every dray load from one to three hundredweight wrong, I could state many glaring cases of error, but X content myself with one of no later date than yesterday. I loaded from Messrs Guthrie and Asher’s a load of timber for up-country—the first weighbridge weight given was

Messrs Guthrie and Asher demurred to the accuracy of the weight, and to-day the dray* m yi W as sent back to have his load reweighed, the result being

Or a difference of 1 ton' 3.cwt. 2 qrs. on the nett weight. I beg to say most distinctly that I do not write as an apologist for any one guilty of having incorrect tares put upon their coal drays. On the contrary, I consider that the parties found guilty of having incorrect tares upon their drays were most inadequately punished by the paltry fine of ffs, at % Mayor’s Court recently.—l am, &0., 6, F. Rejil. Dunedin, Juna 27.

Tons CTrt qrs. lbs. 4 11 2 0 gross 1 5 2 0 taro 3 6 0 T nett

Tom cwt. qre. lbs. 3 8 0 0 gross 1 5 2 0 tare 2 2 2 0 nett