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MEASURES.

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

OF LENGTH.

According to the Measure established by the Treaty Tarif, 141 English Inches, or 3 Yards,...

14 English laches,

About 13 English Inch,

Ten Fan one Tsun,...................

GRAIN.

Que Shek 3,160 cubic Te'ún (or Chinese Inches)

2 Hukmake one Shek, or one Stone.

5 Tau

make one Huk, or 1,580 cubic Ts'ún.

10 Shing make one 斗Tau,

or 316

37

10 Kop

合 make one

# Shing, or 31.6

#

2 Yeuk make one A Kok, or 8.16

Four Yards,

Cheung

丈

.........Chek. 尺

Inch,

寸

Ts'ún.

.......Fan. 分