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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

1 Jo make 10 Shaku

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun

DRY MEASURE

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

make 10 Bu

LAND MEASURE

1 Ri

make 36 Cho

1 Cho

make 60 Ken

-119.305 English yards

1 Ken

make 6 Shaku

2.4403 English miles

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.

SIAMESE

MONEY

2 Solot

or 1 Att

$0.0095

4 Sáli’ngs

2 Atta

or 1 Pai

$0.019

4 Bäts

or 1 BätorTical or 1 Tämlü'ng

$0.60 $2.40

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0.038

20 Tänlings or 1 Chăng

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

$0.076

50 Ch'ängs

or 1 Hip

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sålü'ng

$0.150

100 Häps

or 1 Tära

$48.00 $2,400-00 $240,000.00

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.

LONG MEASURE

1 Niw

12 Niws

make

1 K'ú'p

2 K'ú'ps

make

1 Sawk

inch 9 inches 19 inches

4 Säwks

make

1 Wah

20 Wabs

make

1 Sën

78 inches 130 feet

400 Sëns

make

1 Yot

9f statute miles

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

DRY MEASURE

1 Tänan....

1 pints

25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

20 Tänans make 1 láng

15 pints 100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.) A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 333 1lbs. avoirdupois.