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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY.
HONGKONG AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
MONEY :-The legal tender is British or Mexican Dollars, local 50, 20, 10 and 5 cent silver pieces, to the amount of $2, bronze cents and mils in Hongkong, and one, half, and quarter cents in the Straits Settlements to the value of $1. Chopped dollars of any coinage except British, which it is illegal to deface, and subsidiary coins of the Kwangtung mint are in general use in Hongkong, while rupees and Indian Government currency notes circulate freely in the Straits. Some of the banks issue notes from one dollar upwards.
The gold value of the dollar during 1899 ranged from 1s. 11ąd. to ls. 101}d. A proposal to adopt a gold standard for the Straits Settlements is now under consideration by Government.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:-English, Malay and Chinese in the Straits Settlements, and English and Chinese in Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China are used.
JAPANESE
WEIGHTS
8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700 lbs. avoir., or 0.0082817077 lbs. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000828171 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000082817 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000008282 lbs. avoir., or = 132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or
1 Hiyaku-me or
1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme 100 Momme
1 Momme
or
10 Fun
1 Fun
or
10 Rin
1 Rin
or
10 Mo
1 Mo
or
10 Shi
1 Shi
1 Hiyak-kin
or
100 Kin
1 Kin
or 160 Momme =
3.7565217 kilogrammes 375.65217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 grammes 0.037565 grammes 0.003756 grammes
0.000375 grammes 60.1013172 kilogrammes 601.013172 grammes
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0102583013 lbs. troy.
1 Jo make 10 Shaku 1 Shaku make 10 Sun 1 Sun make 10 Bu
1 Ri 1 Cho
make 36 Cho
make GO Ken
1 Ken make ( Shake
DRY MEASURE
=
about yards 5
1
inches English
1 5% about 1 foot 2 inches English about 1 inches English
LAND MEASURE
2.4403 English miles 119.305 English yards 59.653 English feet MONEY
On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24·59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.
SIAMESE
MONEY
2 Solut
or 1 Att
$0.0095
4 Sáliings
2 Atts
or 1 l'ai
$0.019
4 Bäts
or 1 Bator Tical or 1 Tämlü'ng
=
$0.60 $2.40
2 Pais
or 1 Seek
$0.038
20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng
$48.00
2 Seeks
or 1 Fu'ang
$0.076
50 Ch'ängs
or 1 Hp
$2,400.00
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
WEIGHTS
=$240,000.00
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 286 grains troy,
The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.
100 Häps
or 1 Tära
LONG MEASURE
1 Niw
12 Niws
make
1 K'ú'p
13 inch 94 inches
2 K'ú'ps
mako
1 Säwk
19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
20 Wahs
make
1 Sen
78 inches 130 feet
400 Sens
make
1 Yot
93 statute miles
Note.--Timber is bought by the Yök, which is G Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,861 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
DRY MEASURE
= 1 pints 25 Tänans
1 Tänan....
make 1 Sat
=
20 Tänans make 1Tăng
15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 1333 lbs. avoirdupois.