1886 — Page 207

(Q5)

WEIGHT.

English Standart Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :—

1 Fan (candareen) .0133 oz. avoirdupois.

1 Tsin (mace)

= 0.133

་་

1 Leung (tacl)

=

11

+1

1 Kan

(catty)

=

14 tbs.

**

1 Tum (pienl)

=

133"

MEASURES OF LENGTH.

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

1 Chck (foot) equal to 111⁄2 English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or

tenths.