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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
1 Cho
make 60 Ken
-119.305 English yards
1 Ken
make 6 Shaku
2.4403 English miles
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 Solot
or 1 Att
$0.0095
4 Sáli’ngs
2 Atta
or 1 Pai
$0.019
4 Bäts
or 1 BätorTical or 1 Tämlü'ng
$0.60 $2.40
2 Pais
or 1 Seek
$0.038
20 Tänlings or 1 Chăng
2 Seeks
or 1 Fu'ang
$0.076
50 Ch'ängs
or 1 Hip
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sålü'ng
$0.150
100 Häps
or 1 Tära
$48.00 $2,400-00 $240,000.00
WEIGHTS
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 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.
LONG MEASURE
1 Niw
12 Niws
make
1 K'ú'p
2 K'ú'ps
make
1 Sawk
inch 9 inches 19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
20 Wabs
make
1 Sën
78 inches 130 feet
400 Sëns
make
1 Yot
9f statute miles
Note.--Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Süwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
DRY MEASURE
1 Tänan....
1 pints
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
20 Tänans make 1 láng
15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 333 1lbs. avoirdupois.