<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">gaugers</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>public officers by activity</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gauger</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ People tasked with gauging measures and weights, an exciseman who inspects dutiable bulk goods. The function was established in the Middle Ages and existed until the beginning of the 19th century. ]]></note></mads>