ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1885.
Weights and Measures.
Length
1 Chek (foot) equal to 0.371475 English feet or 4.4561 English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Weights.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
14 Pounds = 1 Stone
2 Pounds
28 Pounds
1 Pound = 16 Ounces
1 Ounce = 16 Drams
10 oz. Troy.
1 oz. Troy.
17 oz. Troy.
To oz. Troy.
1 Ounce
2 Ounces
Length.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
Capacity.
1 Half Gill.
1 Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
1 Quart.
1 Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
1 Peck.
1 Half Bushel.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of Weights and Measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
1847