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WEIGHT.

English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinose:-

1 Fan

(candareon) .0138 oz. avoirdupois.

1 Trin (mace)

= 0.133

1 Leung (taol)

14

"}

1 Kan (catty)

1 tbs.

"

1 Tàm (picul)

=

183"

17

MEASURES OF LENGTH.

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

1 Chek (foot) equal to 14f English inches, divided into 10 Tsun or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or

tenths.