A review of the gate release board and millers’ water receipts finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the South Canal sluice house. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the downstream clock runs slow when its iron casing is cold.
The the gate release board and millers’ water receipts lists 25 release minutes recorded at the lower gate; the previous window lists 21. Marek Stone checked both against posted terms set beside signed receipts and final invoices. The source was checked against a second copy held by Iven Holt. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
Millers use the gate clock to plan a shift. Canal crews compare it with the marked level on the stone wall. 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 water turns are apportioned when the clock and the gate marker disagree.
Asecond office checks the count and records any difference in method. The Year third, market fall window 3 file remains open for its scheduled decision. The canal crew will post a checked clock reading beside each release.
