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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Ordinaner No. 2 of 1885,

CHINESE WEIGHTS AND

MEASURES.

WEIGHTS.

1 Fun (endareeu)=.0133 oz. Avoinlupois

1 Pain (muce)

=0.133

1 Leung (tuulj

1 Kann

(catty)

{pient)

=

--

14

**

11

Ta.

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133

**

H

and the following weights, viz. :—2, 3, 4, 5 taels : 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 tiels : 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 tarks.

LESSTIL

1 f'kek equal to 14§ English inches, divided int » 10. 72üa mul each. Te'ïa into 10 Fuæ or tenths.

ENGLISH WEIGHTS

AND MEASCRES,

WEIGHTS.

4 Onnere A voirdupois,

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1 Pound

•

2 Pounds

*

4

*

|-

7

14

28

565

5s

**

*

*

A Hair Gin

י

ני

| Gill.

1 Half Hint.

1 Pint

1 Quart.

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a

140

DX.

Troy.

*

་་

1+

1 Ounce

**

2 Ounres

LENGTUL

| Yard divided into feet mul inches,

CAPACITY,

Half Gullin

↑ Gallow

1 Peck.

1 Half Bushel.

1 Bushel,

The contents of each measure to be not heuped, lan stroked flat and level with the rim of the vessel,

Mausures of length, if made of wood or bambon, shalt (except yard measures importesh from the Unitesi Kingdom) bu tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of Weights and Mansurça,* or, în mas of doubt, of a Police Mugistrate, whose decision shall be final.

* & Police Comprator,