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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 Tariff, 141 English Inches or 8 Yard,

14 English Inches,

About 13 English Inch,

Ten Fan one Tsun,

GRAIN.

One Shek 3,160 cubic Ts'ún (or Chinese Inches)

2 Huk

make one Shok, or one Stone.

**

5 Tau

make one Huk,

or 1,580 cubic Ts'ún.

10 Shing make one

#

Tau,

or 316

10 Kop

A make one

Shing, or 31.6

2 Yenk

make one Kok,

or 8.16

J Four Yards,

Ch'eung.

丈

..Chek..

尺

Inch,

寸

Ts'ún.

..Fan.