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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONET.

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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.

• P'ois

2 Fu'ang

• Sklü'nga 4 Bits

20 Tämlü'nga

60 Ch'äugs

MONEY.

make 1

Fu'ang

$0 076.

1

JJ

Sálü'ng

0.150.

JJ

1

Bat or Tical

0.600.

74

1

Tämlü'ng

2:400.

J

1

Chäng

48.000.

77

JJ

*

1

Hip

2,400.000.

*7

JJ

24,000-000.

14

100 Haps

1 Tärn

WEIGHTS.

The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 256 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 MEABURE.

1 Niw 12 Niws

make

1 K't'p

#inch. 91

2 K'ú'ps 4 Säwks

1 Siwk

19

H

JJ

I Wah

78

}

JJ

JE

J

1 Sén 1 Yot

130 feet.

>

9 statute miles.

20 Wabs

400 Šëns

JJ

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

1 Tanan...

30 Tugang mako 1Tổng

DRY MEASURE.

25 finans

1 pinte.

15

100 Tags or

JJ

ננ

make 1 Sat 100 Tings or 30 Sat

1 Keanu (Cogan.)

Note. A Keean is 20 Piculs. A Picul is 133) lbs. avoirdupois.

TABLE OF EXCHANGE.

-

HALINGS

CENIS TO

Tom $100.

PER DOLLAN

BACH TICAL.

BALTHGR PAR DOLÇAR.

FOR $100.

CANTE TO EACH TICAL,

=

150 Tls. OT

66-66 T1.

6-6

165 Tls. or

£0.60 TL.

6.025

150-624

66.39

6-025

165 621

60-37

6.050

161-26

66-11

6-650

166:26

60.15

6:075

| 151-871

65-84

6-675

166.87

59.92

6.1

152-50

65+57

6-7

167:30

59.70

6.125

153-124

65.30

6-725

168.124

50 48

6:150

153-76

65-04

6.750

168 75

50-27

6-175

154 871

64-71

6-775

169-37

59-04

6.2

165.

64.51

6-8

170-

58 $2

6.225

166-624

64-26

6.825

170-621

58 €1

6:250

156.25

6+

6-850

171-26

58:39

6.275

156-87

63-74

6-875

171.871

58-18

6:3

157-50

63.50

6-9

172:30

57.97

6.325

158-12

63.24

6.925

173-12+

57.76

6-850

158-75

62.99

6:050

173.75

57:56

6.375

159-374

62.74

6.975

174-374

57.34

6.4

160-

62.50

175*

57.14

I

6.425

160-624

62 26

7-025

175-62)

56 94

6:450

161-25

€2.

7050

176-25

56-73

6-475

161-871

81-77

7:075

176.87

56:54

6.5

162-50

61:53

7.1

177:50

56-38

6.525

163-124

61.30

7-195

178-124

56:14

6-550

163.74

61-07

7·150

178.75

55.94

6.576

164.371

60-83

7.175

179-874

55-74

7.2

180+

65:06

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