32 shillings per cwt unspecified sense

J. Ewing Ritchie (author)

• East India sugar duty was reduced to 32 shillings per cwt 1830
  assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg52820

  the East India to 32_s._

  judge verdicts (2)

  • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'In 1830, the West India duty was reduced to 24_s._, the East India to 32_s._.'. The specific duty amount and year are explicitly provided with no ambiguity or rewording needed.
  • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this assertion without crediting a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's matter-of-fact presentation of tariff data. The time qualifier correctly identifies 1830 as when this reduction occurred. The context is appropriately empty as no special sense or role restriction applies. The quote 'the East India to 32_s._' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.