Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | = 0.133 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Tsin (mace) | = 1.33 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Leung (tael) | = 13.3 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Kan (catty) | = 1⅓ lbs. avoirdupois |
| 1 Tâm (picul) | = 133⅓ lbs. avoirdupois |
And the following weights, viz: 2, 3, 4, 5 taels; 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 taels.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 14⅓ English inches, divided into 10 Tsun or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
Avoirdupois Weight
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 16 Drams | = 1 Ounce |
| 16 Ounces | = 1 Pound |
| 14 Pounds | = 1 Stone |
| 28 Pounds | = 1 Quarter |
| 4 Quarters (112 lbs.) | = 1 Hundredweight |
| 20 Hundredweight (2240 lbs.) | = 1 Ton |
Troy Weight
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 24 Grains | = 1 Pennyweight |
| 20 Pennyweights | = 1 Ounce |
| 12 Ounces | = 1 Pound |
1 Yard divided into 3 feet, and each foot into 12 inches.
| Measure | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Half Gill | |
| 1 Gill | = 2 Half Gills |
| 1 Half Pint | = 2 Gills |
| 1 Pint | = 2 Half Pints |
| 1 Quart | = 2 Pints |
| 1 Half Gallon | = 2 Quarts |
| 1 Gallon | = 2 Half Gallons |
| 1 Peck | = 2 Gallons |
| 1 Half Bushel | = 2 Pecks |
| 1 Bushel | = 2 Half Bushels |
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of Weights and Measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEIGHTS.
(enndareen) 0.133
1 Fun
1 Tsin (mace)
1 Leung (tacl)
1 Kan (catty)
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= 0.133
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and the following weights, viz: 2, 3, 4, 5, tnels: 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700,
LENGTH.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 143 English inches, divided into 10 Tsun or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEIGHTS.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
8
14
#
19
28
19
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19
2 Pounds
56
31
19
21
1
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11
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3
31
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1 Ounce
Troy.
11
2 Onnees
"
LENGTH.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
CAPACITY.
1 ITAlf Gill.
1 Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
1 Quart.
1 Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
1 Peck.
1 Half Bushel.
1 Bushol.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of longth, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of weights and measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrato, whoso decision shall be final,
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