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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.

Kwam-me

1 Hiyaku-me = 1 Momme

1 Fun

1 Rin

1 Mo

1 Shi

1 Hiyak-kin

1 Kin

1,000 Momme 100 Momme

10 Fun

10 Rin

10 Mo

10 Shi

100 Kin

160 Momme

JAPANESE.

WEIGHTS.

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir. 0.8281707700 lbs. avoir. 0.0082817077 lbs. avoir. 0.0008281708 lbs, avoir. 0.0000828171 lbs. avoir.

0.0000082817 lbs. avoir.

0.0000008282 lbs. avoir.

132.5073232011 lbs. avoir.

3756.5217

grammes.

375.65217

grammes.

3.7565217

grammes.

0.37565217

grammes.

0.037565217

grammes.

0.0037565217 grammes.

0.00037565217 grammes.

60104.3472

grammes.

601.043472

1.3250732320 lbs. avoir.

Apothecaries Weight.-1 Riyo = 4 Momme = 0.0402583013 lbs. troy.

about 4 yards 5 inches English. about 1 foot 2 inches English. about 14 inches.

DRY MEASURE.

1 Jo

10 Shaku

1 Shaku

10 Sun

1 Sun

10 Bu

1 Ri

36 Cho

1 Cho

60 Ken

1 Ken

6 Shaku

LAND MEASURE.

2.44

English miles.

= 119.305 English yards.

5.9653 English feet.

MONEY.

grammes.

The Japanese yen and sen are identical in value with the Mexican dollar and cent. The silver yen is the standard coin.

SIAMESE.

MONEY.

4 P'eis

make 1 Fu'ang

$0 076.

2 Fu'ang

22

1 Sálü'ng

0.150.

4 Slings

1

Bät or Tical

0-600.

4 Bäts

"

1 Tämlü'ng

2.400.

20 Tämlü'nge

1

Ch'äng

48.000.

50 Ch'ängs

"

1 Hấp

100 Häps

1 Tära

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WEIGHTS.

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.

1 Niw 12 Niws

2 K'ú'ps 4 Säwks

20 Wahs

LONG MEASURE.

make

1 K'ú'p =

inch. 94 inch.

1 Sawk

19 inch.

1 Wah

78 inch.

1 Sën

130 feet.

400 Sëns

J1

1 Yot

93 statute miles,

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

DRY MEASURE.

1 Tänan..

pints. 25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

15

Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs.

pints. 100 Tángs or 80 Sat 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.

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