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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The weights and measures in use in the Colony consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese weights and measures:---
I fan (candareen)
I ts'in (mace)
.0133 ounces avoirdupois .133 ounces avoirdupois
I leung (tael)
1.33
ounces avoirdupois
I kan (catty)
1.33
pounds avoirdupois
I tam (picul)
= 133.33
pounds avoirdupois
I ch'ek (foot)
Statutory equivalent 148
inches. The ch'ek is
divided into 10 ts'un
(inches) and each ts'un
into ten fan or tenths.
In practice the equivalent length of a ch'ek varies according to the trade in which it is used from 142 inches, the commonest equivalent being
inches to 11 14.14 inches.
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