The Accounts of the Colonial Government was formerly kept in Sterling, but from the 1st July 1862 they have been kept in Dollars in accordance with instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The Accounts of the Mercantile Establishment have always been kept in Dollars.
English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese Weights:
| Unit | Equivalent to | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| 担 (Picul) | 100 Catty | - |
| 斤 (Catty) | 16 Tael | 877.84 Grains or 604.79 Grams (approx.) is not present, only "877.84 Grain" is present, so we keep it as is |
| 兩 (Tael) | 10 Mace | 877.84 Grain / 16 = 54.865 Grains (not explicitly stated) but "7.984 Grains" is mentioned for a lower unit |
| 分 (Candareem or Candarin) | - | 7.984 Grains (for a single Candareem) |
It appears there was an attempt to list the weight equivalents but some information is missing or not clearly OCR'd. The available information is presented above.
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WEIGHTS.
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The Accounts of the Colonial Government was formerly Hept in Sterling, but from the 1th July 1862 they have been topt in Dollars in accordance with instructions from this Spaw. The Serretary of State for the Colonies.
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The Accamts of the Mercantile Establishmento and have been alwarp Mepit
always-Kept in Dollars.
English
glish Standard Weights are employed in the Colany, and also the following
Chinese
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(Stone.
420
Callin
Shitt
100 Catline,
Piusl
担
133/5 et
Rams..
16 Aach
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1 p el
[ Cally.
斤
Min.
877.84 Grain
兩
Pray
10 One Gael_
of
$7.984 Graina
10 One.
Mare.
frael
Keang.
(Mace).
Aseen
Candarem.
分
2 K
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