Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
1 Fan (candareen) = 0.0183 oz. avoirdupois
1 Tr'in (mace) = 0.133
1 Leung (tael) = 1.33 oz
1 Kan (catty) = 1 lb. 11 oz
1 Tám (picul) = 133 lb. 4 oz
and the following weights, viz.:- 2, 3, 4, 5 tael; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 taels.
1 Ch'ek equal to 14.625 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün, and each Ts'ün into 10 Fun or tenths.
| Weight | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 4 Ounces avoirdupois | |
| 1 Pound | |
| 2 Pounds | |
| 4 oz. Troy | |
| 10 oz. Troy | |
| 1 Half Gill | |
| 1 Gill | |
| 1 full Pint | 1 Pint |
| 1 Quart | |
| 1 Half Gallon | |
| 1 Gallon | |
| 1 Peck | |
| 1 Half Bushel | |
| 1 Bushel | |
| Weight | Equivalent |
| 4 Ounces avoirdupois | |
| 14 | Pounds avoirdupois |
| 28 | " |
| 56 | " |
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
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.
WEIGHTS.
(candareen).0183 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Fan
1 Tr'in (mace) =0.133
1 Leung (tael)
14
DS
1 Kan (catty)
1 Hbg.
11
1 Tám (picul)
24 -
133
and the following weights, viz.:-2, 3, 4, 5 tæel、: 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 800, 400, 500, 700 taels.
LENGTH.
1 Ch’ek equal to 14ğ English inches, divided into 10 Tr'ün, und each. Ts'ün into 10 Fun or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEIGHTS.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
Pounds avoirdupois.
14
+
"
1 Pound
28
"
2 Pounds
56
**
4
T'o oz. Troy.
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"
*
+
1 Half Gill.
1 Gill.
1 full Pint.
i l'int.
•
1 Quart.
LENGTH.
T 0%.
I Ounco
2 Ounces
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
CAPACITY.
Troy.
**
1 Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
1 Peck.
1 Half Bushel.
I Bushel.
The contents of each monsuro to be not huupod, but fat and love! with the rim of the vossal,
Measures of length, if male of wood or bamboo, shinil (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipper at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of Weights and Measures, or, in ense of doubt, of n Police Magistrato, whose decision shall be final.
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