Supports a separate 1868–1880 economic-regime event; should not be generalized beyond the stated dates.
Explains a cost borne by owners during the bonded period before the 1880 change in allowances.
From July 20, 1868, to May 28, 1880, the owners of distilled spirits were required by law to pay a tax on the whole quantity entered in the warehouse, although a large part of it may have been actually lost by leakage and evaporation while in the custody of the government officials.
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Maximum allowance for leakage and evaporation
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