(QB) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1 Fan (candareen) = 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Tsin (mace) = 0.133 oz.
1 Leung (tael) = 1 oz.
1 Kan (catty) = 1 lbs.
1 Tâm (picul) = 133 lbs.
and the following weights, viz.: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, taels.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 14.1 English inches, divided into 10 Tsun or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 4 Ounces avoirdupois | 1/4 oz. Troy |
| 8 " | 1/2 oz. Troy |
| 16 " | 1 oz. Troy |
| 1 Pound | |
| 2 Pounds | 1 Pint (dry) is not here, but 1 lb is related to 1 pint of water |
| 4 " | |
| Unit | Equivalent |
| 1/2 Gill | |
| 1 Gill | 1 Half Pint (liquid) |
| 1 Half Pint | |
| 1 Pint | 1 Quart (liquid) is not here, 2 pints = 1 quart |
| 1 Quart |
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 7 Pounds avoirdupois | |
| 14 " | 1 Peck |
| 28 " | 1/2 Bushel (dry) or 1 Quarter (dry) is not here |
| 56 " | 1 Bushel |
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 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.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
1- Fan
WEIGHTS.
(candareen) 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
=
1 Tsin (mace) = 0.133 J
•
1 Leung (tael)
14
"1
"
1 Kan (catty)
1 lbs.
1 Tâm (picul)
= 133 17
"
tsels.
and the following weights, viz.: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700,
LENGTH.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 14 English inches, divided into 10 Tsun or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
-
8
17
"
1 Pound
11
2 Pounds
++
4 " To oz. Troy.
fo
19
to "
11
»
1 Half Gill.
I Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
J Quart.
17
WEIGHTS.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
14
31
*
28
56
+
T'S OZ.
1 Ounce
Troy.
2 Onnces
J.
LENGTH.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
CAPACITY.
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 importod 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 Polico Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
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