New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 1

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✨ Weights and Measures Regulations

38 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 1

TABLE 4.—APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHTS. (Regs. 15 to 25.)

Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Grains.	Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Grains.
1 oz.	0.2	6 grains	0.04
4 drachms	0.1	5 grains	0.02
2 drachms	0.1	4 grains	0.02
1 drachm	0.1	3 grains	0.02
2 scruples	0.08	2 grains	0.01
1 1/2 scruples	0.07	1 grain	0.01
1 scruple	0.06	1/2 grain	0.01
1/2 scruple	0.05

TABLE 5.—DECIMAL GRAIN WEIGHTS. (Regs. 15 to 25.)

Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Grains.	Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Grains.
4,000 and 2,000 grains	0.5	2 to 0.5 grains, inclusive	0.01
1,000 and 500 grains	0.2	0.3 grain	0.005
300 to 100 grains, inclusive	0.1	0.2 to 0.1 grain	0.002
72 to 10 grains, inclusive	0.05	0.05 to 0.01 grain, inclusive	0.001
5 and 3 grains	0.02

TABLE 6.—MEASURES OF LENGTH. (Regs. 26 to 28.)

Denomination.	Error, in Parts of an Inch: Long, or in Excess.	Error, in Parts of an Inch: Short, or in Deficiency.
10 ft. and upwards	0.2	0.1
Under 10 ft. and over 3 ft.	0.05	0.025
1 yd.	0.03	0.015
2 ft.	0.03	0.015
1 ft.	0.03	0.015
1 in.	0.01	0.01

TABLE 7.—MEASURES OF CAPACITY.
Liquid Measures, Cylindrical Shape. (Regs. 29 to 35.)

Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Fluid Ounces.	Denomination.	Error in Excess only. Fluid Drachms.
32 gallons to 20 gallons	10	1 quart and 1 pint	4
Under 20 gallons to 8 gallons	5	1/2 pint	3
Under 8 gallons to 4 gallons	3	1 gill	2
3 and 2 gallons	2	1/2 gill	1
1 gallon and 1/2 gallon	1	1/4 gill	1/2

1 fluid oz. = 437 1/2 grains. 1 pint = 20 fluid ounces.

On conical metal measures only one-half the above amount of error shall be allowed.

On measures of enamelled metal or glass where the capacity is defined by the brim, and on cylindrical milk-measures having a lip or retaining-edge, and on cylindrical milk-cans, with conical tops, twice the above amount of error shall be allowed.

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