 Commons was appointed to consider the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of Weights and Measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal trade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse with foreign countries.  The merchants' handbook - Σελίδα 93των William Alfred Browne - 1867 - 278 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1868 - 896 σελίδες
...action on the whole subject, and on the motion of Mr Ewart, MP, a committee of the House of Commons was appointed to consider the practicability of adopting...simple and uniform system of weights and measures, with a view not only of benefiting our internal trade, but o facilitating our trade and intercourse... | |
 | 1861 - 932 σελίδες
...publication of a large Blue-book, being the Report of Mr. Ewart's Committee of the House of Commons " On the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of weights and measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal trade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse... | |
 | British and foreign school society - 1863 - 566 σελίδες
...Road, London, and in THE DECIMAL SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. THE Report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the practicability of adopting...simple and uniform system of weights and measures is pu blished. The following recommendations are laid before the House, together with a great mass... | |
 | 1863 - 320 σελίδες
...from the AtJttneBum. THE DECIMAL SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. THE Report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the practicability of adopting...simple and uniform system of weights and measures has been published. The following recommendations have been laid before Parliament, together with a... | |
 | 1863 - 648 σελίδες
...changing it entirely ; and so the thing has gone on till the present moment, the last " select committee appointed to consider the practicability of adopting...simple and uniform system of weights and measures " having been nominated as recently as the month of May, 1862. The labors of this youngest-born of... | |
 | William Alfred Browne - 1863 - 486 σελίδες
...wonld not be expedient with our present wcights and measures. In 1862 a Select Committee of the Honse of Commons, appointed to consider the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of wcights and measures, arrived at a unanimons conelusion that the best course to adopt wonld be, cantionsly... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1863 - 1006 σελίδες
...Committee (of which he had the honour to be Chairman) had been directed last Session to " inquire into the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of Weights and Measures." Two main considerations guided their inquiries— the benefit of our home trade, and the benefit of... | |
 | Leone Levi - 1864 - 592 σελίδες
...well-being, in good conduct, or in intelligence. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the practicability of adopting...simple and uniform System of Weights and Measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our Internal Trade, but to facilitate our Trade and Intercourse... | |
 | Samuel Bulkley Ruggles - 1864 - 140 σελίδες
...international exhibition, Mr. William Ewart, member for Dumfries, moved for the appointment of a committee "to consider the practicability of adopting a simple and uniform system of weights and measures, with a view not only to the benefit of our internal trade, but to facilitate our trade and intercourse... | |
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