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MEASURES OF LENGTH.
10 Fun, 分 make one Tsun.
10 Tsun, 99 Chih, (or Covid)
10 Chih "" 买 Chang.
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10 Chang "" Yin.
31
MEASURES OF GRAIN.
6 Suh make one Kwei
10 Kwei 圭 "" Tsoh, (or Pugil)
20
10 Tsoh Chau, (or Handful)
10 Chau 99 Choh, (or Ladle)
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5 Choh
39
Yoh, (or Cup)
36
Koh, (or Gill)
2. Yoh 龠
39
10 Koh A #Shing (or Pint)
10 Shing # "" Taw,
36
5 Taw Hoh.
B.
LIST OF STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPOSITED IN THE
COLONIAL TREASURY, HONGKONG.
Standard Weights, English. Standard Measures of Length.
Fifty-six Pounds One Yard
Twenty-eight Pounds One Foot
Fourteen Pounds One Inch.
Seven Pounds
Avoirdupois Four Pounds Standard Measures of Capacity.
Two Pounds
One Pound One Bushel
One Half Pound One Half Bushel
One Quarter Pound. One Peck
One Gallon
Two Ounces One Half Gallon
One Ounce One Quart
Eight Drams One Pint
Troy Four Drams One Half Pint
Two Dram One Gill
One Dram. One Half Gill.
BY AUTHORITY.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL, HONGKONG.
1847.