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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Ordinance No. 2 of 1885,

CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

WEIGHTS.

1 Fan (candareen)=.0133 oz. Avoirdupois.

1 Tsin (mace) =0.131

"

+

1 Leung (tal)

=

14

#

*

1 Kan (ently) = 14 lb.

»

1 Tâm (pieul)

=

1334

*

11

and the following weights, viz.';—2, 3, 4, 5 tools; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taois; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 trols

LENGTH,

1 Ch'ek equal to 148 Euglish inches, divided into 10 Tr'ün and each T'a'ün into 10 Fan or teuths.

ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

WEIGHTS.

4 Ounces Avoirdupois,

8 11

1'0 02.

##

Troy.

H

**

1 Pound

10

10

נו

"

2 Pounds

10

19

帅

1 Uunce **

4

*

"

2 Ounces 11

་

7

"

14

H

28

#

#

56

"

#

1 Half Gill.

1 Gill.

1 Half Pint.

1 Pint.

1 Quart.

LENGTH.

1 Yard divided into feet and inches.

CAPACITY.

1 Half Gallon.

1 Gallon.

1 Peck.

1 Half Bushel.

1 Bushel.

The contents of such morsure to be not hespeil, but stroked flat and level with the rim of 11:6 vessel.

Measures of length, if made of wond or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdon be tipped at the cals with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of Weights and Mensuses," or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose ducision shall be final,

• A Police Inspector.