Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
| Unit | Equivalent | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Fun (candareen) | 0.133 oz. avoirdupois | ... |
| 1 Tsin (mace) | = 0.133 ... | = 10 Fun |
| 1 Leung (tael) | ... | = 10 Tsin = 100 Fun |
| 1 Tam (picul) | = 133⅓ ... | = 100 Leung = 1,000 Tsin = 10,000 Fun |
| 1 Kan (catty) | ... | = 16 Leung |
Standard weights: 2, 3, 4, 5 taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 taels.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 14½ English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Ounce | ... |
| 1 Pound | = 16 Ounces |
| 2 Pounds | = 32 Ounces |
| 1 Stone | = 14 Pounds |
| 1 Quarter | = 28 Pounds |
| 1 Hundredweight | = 112 Pounds |
| 1 Ton | = 2,240 Pounds |
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Ounce | ... |
| 2 Ounces | ... |
| 1 Pound | = 12 Ounces |
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Half Gill | ... |
| 1 Gill | = 2 Half Gills |
| 1 Half Pint | = 2 Gills |
| 1 Pint | = 2 Half Pints = 4 Gills |
| 1 Quart | = 2 Pints |
| 1 Half Gallon | = 2 Quarts |
| 1 Gallon | = 2 Half Gallons = 4 Quarts |
| 1 Peck | = 2 Gallons |
| 1 Half Bushel | = 2 Pecks |
| 1 Bushel | = 2 Half Bushels = 4 Pecks |
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
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 Fun
WEIGHTS.
(candareen)
0.133
oz. avoirdupois.
1 Txin (mare). = 0.133
17
1 Leung (tacl)
14
19
1 Tbs.
19
Tam (pieul)
=
1334
**
14
1 Kan (catty)
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 141⁄2 English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and ench inch into 10 Fan or -
tenths.
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ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
8
19
1 Pound
2 Pounds
1
To oz. Troy.
n
TO 21
1
"
**
"
WEIGHTS.
Pounds avoirdupois.
14
''
*
28
"
**
56
21
**
1 oz.
1 Ounce
Troy.
2 Ounces
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1 Half Gill.
1 Gill..
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
1 Quart.
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 fint and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shali (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 **se of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
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