Chapter 26: Weights and Measures
THE weights and measures used in the Colony consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom, and the following Chinese weights and measures, given with their equivalents in avoirdupois :
I fan (candareen)
I ts'in (mace)
I leung (tael)
.0133 ounces
.133 ounces
P
1.33 ounces
1 kan (catty=16 taels)
1.33
pounds
I tam (picul = 100 catties)
133.33
pounds
1.19 cwts.
I ch'ek (foot)
0.0595 tons
Statutory equivalent 149
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, accord- ing to the trade in which it is used, from 14ğ inches to II inches, the commonest equivalent being 14.14 inches.