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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
1 Jo make 10 Shaku
1 Shaku make 10 Sun
1 Sun
make 10 Bu
DRY MEASURE
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about 4 yards 5 inches English about 1 foot 2 inches English about 1 inches English
LAND MEASURE
1 Ri
make 36 Cho
1 Cho
make 60 Ken
1 Ken make 6 Shaku
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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 Solot
2 Atts
or 1 Att
$0.0095
or I Pai
$0-019
4 Sili’ngs or 1 BätorTical: 4 Bäts
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 Hấp
$2,400-00
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
100 Hüps
or 1 Tära
-$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
2
12 Niws
make
1 K'ü'p
+ inch 9 inches
2 K'ú'ps
make
1 Sawk
19 inches
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah = 78 inches
20 Wabs
400 Sëns
make make
1 Sën
1 Yot
130 feet
9 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yok, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
DRY MEASURE
1 Tänan....
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1 pints
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
20 Tänans make 1 Tổng
15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.)
A Kesan is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 331 1lbs. avoirdupois.
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