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LIST OF STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPOSITED IN THE

COLONIAL TREASURY, HONGKONG.

Standard Weights English.

Fifty-six pounds

Twenty-eight pounds

Fourteen pounds

Seven pounds

Avoirdupois Four pounds

Troy

Two pounds

One pound

One half pound

One quarter pound

"Two ounces

One ounce Eight drams Four drams

Two dram

One dram

Standard Measures of Length.

One yard

One foot

One inch

Standard Measures of Capacity.

One bushel

One half bushel

One peck

One gallon

One half gallon

One quart

One pint One half pint

One gill

One half gill

Adolphers theller

Clerk of

HONGKONG:

PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.