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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

HONGKONG AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

MONEY:-The legal tender is British or Mexican Dollars, local 50, 20, 10 and 5 cent silver pieces, to the amount of $2, bronze cents and mils. Chopped dollars of any coinage except British, which it is illegal to deface, and subsidiary coins of the Kwangtung mint are in generaluse in Hongkong. Some of thebanks issue notes from one dollar upwards. On May 30th, 1903 the Straits Settlements adopted a gold standard.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:-English, Malay and Chinese in the Straits Settlements, and English and Chinese in Hongkong and the Treaty Ports of China are used.

1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme 1 Hiyaku-me or 100 Momme 1 Momme or

10 Fun

1 F'un

or

10 Rin

1 Rin

or

10 Mo

1 Mo

or

10 Shi

1 Shi

1 Hiyak-kin. or

100 Kin

1 Kin

or 160 Momme

JAPANESE

WEIGHTS

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700 lbs. avoir., or 0.0082817077 lbs. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000828171 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000082817 lbs. avoir., or 0.0000008282 lbs. avoir., or 132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or

3.7565217 kilogrammes 375.65217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 grammes 0.037565 grammes

0.003756 grammes 0.000375 grammes 60.1043472 kilogrammes C01.043172 grammes

APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lbs. troy.

1 Jo make 10 Shaku

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun

make 10 Bu

1 Ri

make 36 Cho

1 Cho

make GO Ken

1 Ken make 6 Shaku

DRY MEASURE

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

LAND MEASURE

2.4103 English miles 119.305 English yards 59.653 English feet MONEY

On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24:59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.

2 Sol t

2 Atts

or 1 Att

or I Pai

SIAMESE

$0-0093 $6019

MONEY

4 Sulings 4 Büts

or 1 Bät orTical or 1 Tämlü'ng

$0-GO

$2.40

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0 038

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sálü'ng

$0.076 $0.150

20 Tämli’ng3 or 1 Chống 50 Ch'ängs or 1 Hip 100 Häps

or 1 Tära WEIGHTS

'The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same

A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.

terms.

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.

$48.00 $2,400.00 $240,000.00

LONG MEASURE

1 Niw 12 Niws

inch

2 K'ú'ps

4 Süwks

make make make

1 K'u'p

1 Sawk

9 inches 193 inches

1 Wah

78 inches

20 Wabs

make

1 Sën

130 feet

400 Sëns

make.

1 Yot

97 statute miles

Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 6 Süwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.

1 Tänan......

29 Tänans make

1úng

DRY MEASURE

1 pints

|

25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Kecan (Coyan.)

A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 133 lbs. avoirdupois.