A review of arrival tickets from both scales and the shared freight agreement finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the twin scales at Three Kilns Gate. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: one gate resets its scale after the night cooling period.
The arrival tickets from both scales and the shared freight agreement lists 63 loads with the same tare value at both gates; the previous window lists 69. Orrik Smelt checked both against contract clauses set beside paid invoices and the work completed. The source was checked against a second copy held by Orrik Smelt. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
Each town says its scale passed inspection. Carriers want the reset time printed beside the load ticket. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide how two gates compare a load when one scale resets hours before the other.
The committee records a decision and the reason on the public board. The board recorded the outcome that it retained the existing rule and published the operating record.
