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MEASURES OF LENGTH.

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

According to the Measure established by the Tariff, 141 English Inches, or 3+ Yards,.

14 English Inches,

About 13 English Inch,

Ten Fun one Tsun,

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Four Yards

Choong

丈

Covid

尺

Chek

Inch

寸

Tsun

Fun 分

Ten Lip one Fun,

GRAIN.

One Shik 3,160 Cubic Tsun (or Chinese Inches)

2 Hoh

斛 make one

Shik, or one Stone.

5 Tow

斗

make one Hoh, or 1,580 Cubic Tsun.

10 Shing make one

Tow, or 316

**

10 Koh

make one

Shing, or 31.6

13

2 Yob

make one

A Kob, or Gill.

5 Choh

句 make one

Yob, or Cup.

10 Chau make one

Chob, or Ladle.

10 Trob

make one Chou, or Handful.

10 Kwei make one

Tsob, or Pugil.

Line

*i

Lip

LIST OF STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPOSITED

IN THE COLONIAL TREASURY, HONGKONG.

Standard Weights English.

Standard Measures of Length,

Fifty-six pounds.

Twenty-eight pounds.

Fourteen pounds. Seven pounds.

Avoirdupois Four pounds.

Troy

Two pounds.

One pound. One half pound.

One quarter pound.

Two ounces. One ounce. Eight drame. Four drama. Two drams. One dram.

One yard.

One foot. One inch.

Standard Measures of Capacity.

One bushel.

One half bushel.

One peck.

One gallon.

One half gallon.

One quart.

Que pint. One half pint. Que gill.

One half gill.