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MEASURES.

English Standard Mensures are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese ones :—

OF LENGTII.

According to the Measure established by the Treaty Tariff, 141 English Inches, or 344 Yards,......

14 English Inches,..

About 1! English Inch, .........

Ten Fun ono Tsun,..

Ten Lip one Fun,

GRAIN.

One shik 3,160 cubie Tsun (or Chinesa Inches) Zi

2 Hoh make one Z Shik, or one Stone.

5 Tow make one Hoh, or 1,580 cubie Tsum.

10 Shing I make one & Tow, or

10 Kol. A make one #

SIG

Shing, or 31.6

71

2 Yol

make one ✩ Kol, or Gill.

I

or Cup.

5 Chob make one Yoh,

10 Chau make one AJ Chol, or Tadle.

10 Tsoh make one

Chan, or Tandful.

10 Kwei make one Tsob, or Pugil.

Four Yards,

Cheong.

丈

Covid,

尺

Chek.

Inchi,

Tsmu.

Fun.

分

Line,

Kit

Lip.