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• 1 Kvam-me 1 Hiyaku-me

1 Momme

1 Fun

1 Pin

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONEY

= 1,000 Momme 100 Momme

10 Fun

10 Rin

10 Mo

10 Shi

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.

A

xxi

3756.5217

grammes.

375.65217

grammes.

3.7565217

grammes.

0.37565217

grammes.

0.087565217

grammes.

0.0037565217 grammes.

1 Mo

1 Shi

་་་་

1 Hiyak-kin

160 Kin

1 Kin

160 Momme

0.0000008282 lbs. avoir.

132.5073232011 lbs. avoir.

1.3250732320 lbs. avoir.

0.00037565217 grammes.

60104.3472

601.043472

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

1 Jo

10 Shaku

1 Shaku

1 Sun

10 Sun 10 Bu

1 Ri

36 Cho

60 Ken

6 Shaku

DRY MEASURE.

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

Land MEASURE.

2.44

English miles.

grammes,

grammes.

1 Cho

1 Ken

119.305 English yards.

5.9653 English feet.

MONEY.

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

SIAMESE.

4 P'eis

2 Fu'ang

• Sálings 4 Bäts

20 Tămlings 50 Ch❜ängs 100 Häps

MONEY.

make

1 Fu'ang

$0-076.

1

22

Sálü'ng

0.150.

Bät or Tical

0.600.

""

1

"

Tämlü'ng

2.400.

1

Ch'äng

48.000.

1

Hip

"

1 Tära

2,400,000. 24,000,000.

JJ

WEIGHTS.

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 Sawks

20 Wabs

LONG MEASURE.

make

1 K'a'p

+ inch. 91 inch.

1 Sawk

19 inch.

1 Wah

""

78 inch.

1 Sën

130 feet.

1 Yot

"

400 Sëns

9f statute miles.

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 Tanan.

20 Tänans make 1 Táng

Note.-A Keean is 20 Piculs.

DRY MEASURE.

make 1 Sat

1 pints. 25 Tänans 15 pints. 100 Tángs or 80 Sat A Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois

1 Keean (Coyan.)