Good thing that two decades before the Gauge Act there was the standardisation of the imperial units in the Weights and Measures Act. In the 20th century then t

Good thing that two decades before the Gauge Act there was the standardisation of the imperial units in the Weights and Measures Act. In the 20th century then the whole yard/feet/inch shebang got longer by a very minuscule measurement and then got redefined in meters.