WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
1 Jo make 10 Shaku
1 Shaku make 10 Sun
1 Sun
DRY MEASURE
about 4 yards 5 inches English about 1 foot 2 inches English about 1 inches English
make 10 Bu
LAND MEASURE
1 Ri
make 36 Cho
2.4103 English miles
1 Cho
make 60 Ken
1 Ken make 6 Shaku
119.305 English yards 59.653 English feet
511
MONEY
On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24·59 ponce sterling. The coinage is decimal.
SIAMESE
MONEY
2 Solot
2 Atts
or 1 Att
$0.0095
; 4 Sálings
or 1 Pai
$0.019
2 Pais
or 1 Seek
$0 038
4 Bäts 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng
or 1 BatorTical- or 1 Tämlü'ng
$0.60
$2.40
$48.00
2 Seeks
or 1 Fu'ang
30-076
50 Ch❜ängs
or 1 Hap
$2,400.00
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
100 Häps
or 1 Tära
-$240,000.00
WEIGHTS
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same
A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.
terms.
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.
LONG MEASURE
1 Niw
+ inch
12 Niws
make
1 K'ú'p
2 K'ú'ps
make
1 Säwk
91 inches 19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
78 inches
20 Wals
make
1 Sën
- 130 feet
400 Sens
make
1 Yot
9 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Sawk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
1 Tänan....
20 Tänans make 1 Táng
DRY MEASURE
I pints 25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.)
A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 33] 1lbs. avoirdupois.