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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY

1 Jo make 10 Shaku

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun

make 10 Bu

DRY MEASURE

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

LAND MEASURE

1 Ri

make 36 Cho

1 Cho

make 60 Ken

1 Ken make 6 Shaku

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2.4403 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,

SIAMESE

MONEY

2 Solot

2 Atts

or 1 Att

$0.0095

or I Pai

$0-019

4 Sili’ngs or 1 BätorTical: 4 Bäts

or 1 Tämlü'ng

$0.60

$2.40

2 Pais

or 1 Seek

$0 038

20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng

$48.00

2 Seeks

or 1 Fu'ang

$0-076

50 Ch'ängs

or 1 Hấp

$2,400-00

2 Fu'ang

or 1 Sálü'ng

$0.150

100 Hüps

or 1 Tära

-$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

2

12 Niws

make

1 K'ü'p

+ inch 9 inches

2 K'ú'ps

make

1 Sawk

19 inches

4 Säwks

make

1 Wah = 78 inches

20 Wabs

400 Sëns

make make

1 Sën

1 Yot

130 feet

9 statute miles

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

DRY MEASURE

1 Tänan....

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1 pints

25 Tänans

make 1 Sat

20 Tänans make 1 Tổng

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

A Kesan is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 331 1lbs. avoirdupois.

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