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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONEY.

The Hongkong bronze coinage is always more or less at a discount, which has sometimes been as high as 30 per cent. in the case of cents, and 50 per cent. in the case of cash. Servants avail themselves of this discount to make a profit whenever they are entrusted with silver for purchasing anything that can be paid for in copper.

SIAMESE.

4 P'eis

2 Fu'ang

4 Sálings

4 Bäts

20 Tämlü'ngs

50 Ch'ängs

100 Häps

MONEY.

make 1

Fu'ang

1

Sâlü'ng

33

1

Bät or Tical

1

Tämlü'ng

1

Ch'äng

وو

1

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Hip

1 Tära

WEIGHTS.

35

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$0.076.

0.150. 0.600.

2.400.

48.000. 2,400.000. 24,000.000.

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains Troy.

The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.

MEASURES.

LONG MEASURE.

1 Niw 12 Niws

inch.

make

1 K'ú'p

2 K'ú'ps

1 Säwk

= 92

19

4 Säwks

وو

رو

JJ

1 Wah

78

39

35

20 Wahs

رو

130 feet.

400 Sens

J

93 statute miles.

JJ

"

1 Sën 1 Yot

Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length, by 1 Säwk in width=36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

1 Tänan..

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

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DRY MEASURE.

1 pints. 25 Tänans

15

make 1 Sat 100 Tángs or 80 Sat

1 Keean (Coyan.)

Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 1334 lbs. avoirdupois.

TABLE OF EXCHANGE.

SALUNGS

CENTS TO

SALUNGS

FOR $100.

FOR $100.

PER DOLLAR.

BACH TICAL,

PER DOLLAR.

CENTS TO

EACH TIQAL,

6.

150 Tls. or

66.66 P T1.

6'6

165 Tls. or

60·60 p Tl.

6·025

150.621

66.39

6.625

165.621

60.37

6·050

151.25

66.11

6.650

166.25

60.15

6:075

151.87/

65.84

6.675

166.87

59.92

6.1

152.50

65.57

6.7

167.50

59.70

6.125

153.12

65.30

6.725

168.12

59.48

it

6:150

159.75

65.04

6.750

168.75

59.27

6.175

137

64.71

6.775

169.37

59.04

6.2

15

64.51

6.8

170-

58-82

6.225

15. 621

64.26

6.825

170.62/

58 61

6.250

156 25

64.

6.850

171-25

58.39

6.275

156.87

63-74

6.875

171.871

58-18

6.3

157.50

63.50

6.9

172.50

57.97

6.325

158.12

63.24

6.925

173.12

57.76

6:350

158-75

62.99

6.950

173.75

57.55

6.375

159.371

62.74

6.975

174.371

57.34

6.4

160.

62.50

7-

175-

57.14

6.425

160.621

62.26

7.025

175.621

56.94

6:450

161.25

62.

7·050

176.25

56.73

6.475

161.87

61.77

7.075

176.87

56.54

6.5

162.50

61.53

7.1

177.50

56.33

6.525

163.121

61.30

7.125

178.12

56.14

6'550

163.74

61.07

7.150

178-75

55.94

6.575

164-371

60.83

7·175

179,371

55.74

7.2

180-

55.55