Cheft, &c. as in Silks, Cottons, Raifins, Capers, at other times at fo much per Cent, as 10, 14, 16, or 24lb, per C. There is alfo a diftinction of Cuftom-Houfe, and Invoice TARE, as in Tobacco's and Indigo's, &c. and fometimes uncertains, as in Tobacco's and Sugars, happening according to the Size of the Cafk. TRET is an allowance of 4lb. upon every 104lb. Suttle, claimed by the Freemen of the City of LONDON, and fometimes to others alfo, and this is allowed for wafte and dust, on fome forts of Goods, as on Tobacco's, Spices, Drugs, &c. CLOUGH Is an allowance of 2lb. upon every draught above 3 Cwt. to Citizens of LONDON. NEAT WEIGHT, is what remains when the allowances are deducted. SUTTLE is the weight of the Goods when the TARE is fubtracted, but not the TRET. The Table of Allowances for Tare. For Cyprus and Smyrna Silk, under 3C. from 4 to 3G. Hogfhead 90 16, 70 Tare, { For Sugar from India. In Cafks and Canisters, In Chefts and Cafks from St. Thome. Oil from Candia, Tare 29lb. per Barrel. Note. 7lb. of Oil make a Gallon, therefore to reduce pounds into Gallons, multiply by 2 and divide by 15. RULE When the Tare is at fo much per Barrel, Bag, &c. Multiply the number of the faid Barrels, Bags, &c. by the Tare, and fubtract that Product from the Grofs, the remainder is the Neat. In 70 Bales of Smyrna Silk, each 3176. Grofs, Tare per Bale 16b. how many Pounds neat, lb. What's the neat weight of 30 Bales of Cyprus Silk, each weighing 24916. Grofs, Tare per Bale 14lb. lb. 249 30 Bales. 7470 420 Tare fubtract. 420 Pounds, Anf. 7050 neat weight RULE When the Tare is an Aliquot part or parts of the Cwt. divide the whole Grofs by the part or parts that the Tare is of an Cut. and the Quotient gives the Tare of the whole, which fubtract from the whole Grofs, the remainder is the neat weight. Note. I. Figs, Almonds, Argol, &c. 14lb. per Cent, Caroteels, Buts of Currants, c. ib. per Gent, Oil in uncertain Calks, &c. 18lb. per Cont II. Whatever part the given Tare is of an Cwt. the same must the whole Tare be of the given Großs weight. What What is the neat weight of 12 Barrels of Argol, Grofs 48C. 3gr. 12lb. Tare 14lb. per Cent. lb. C, qr lb. 14=148 3 12 6 O 12 42 3 Anfwer, 420. 3qr. olb. In 12 Butts of Currants each 7C. 1qr. 10lb. Grofs, Tare per Cent 1616. how much neat weight. Note. When the Tare is not the Aliquot part or parts of Cut. then multiply the pounds Grofs, by the Tare per Gent given, and that Product divided by 112, the Quotient is the whole Tare, which fubtract from the Grofs, the remainder is neat. N 6 What |