WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
1 Ri 1 Cho
make 36 Cho
make 60 Ken
1 Ken
make 6 Shaku
LAND MEASURE
2.4403 English miles 119.305 English yards = 59.653 English feet
MONEY
533
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
2 Pais
or 1 Att
$0.0095
4 Sálings
or 1 Pai
$0.019
4 Bäts
or 1 BätorTical- or 1 Tämlü'ng
$0.60
$2.40
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 Häp
$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 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
19 inches 78 inches
1 Niw
inch
12 Niws
make
1 K'ú'p
= 9 inches
2 K'ú'ps
make
1 Säwk
4 Säwks
make
1 Wah
20 Wals
make
1 Sën
400 Sëns
make
1 Yot
130 feet
9 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, 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.....
=
1 pints
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
20 Tänans make 1 Táng =
15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 33 lbs. avoirdupois.