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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ST MARCH, 1884.
SCHEDULE.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Wrights.
1 Pan 1 7kin
(candareen)
(inace)
1 Leung (tael)
1 Kan
1 fem
(catty) (pical)
0133 ez. avoirdupois.
0.133 **
1
*
1 lbs. 183
and the following multiple weights, viz.: 2. 3, 4, 5, taels; 10. 17. 20,
30, 40, 50, taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 300, 700, taels.
Length.
1 Chek (foot) equal to English inches, divided into 10 Tsin or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
Weights.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
8
14
**
1 Pound
28
"1
+
2 Pounds
56
27
27
"
4
12
**
4
1 Dram Troy.
2 Drams
$ Drams Troy.
1 Ounce
"}
2 Ounces
Length.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
1 Half Gill.
1 Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Fint.
1 Quart.
Capacity.
1 Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
1 Peck.
1 Half Bushel.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yarıl measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the erads with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of weights and mea- sures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
Steelyards shall be graduated on both sides of the beam in such mainier as to render the making visible to the buyer as well as to the seller.
Interpreta- tion.
Excise Qificer
Farm.
Farmer.
Dross Opium.
Prepared Opium.
Opom Farmer.
Dress Fares.
Divan Farmer.
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A BILL
ENTITLED
The Opium Ordinance, 1884.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--- 1. In the construction of this Ordinance the following terms and expressious shall have the meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to say :--
The term Excise Officer shall mean any person ap- pointed by the Governor under Section 5 of this Ordinance.
The term Farm shall mean any exclusive privilege granted under this Ordinance, and the term Farmer any holder for the time being of such exclusive privilege.
Dross Opium shall mean opium prepared wholly or
chiefly from opium dross.
Prepared Opium shall include dross opium wherever such a construction is not contrary to the context of this Ordinance.
Opium Farmer shall meau the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of boiling and selling prepared opium either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium.
Dross Furnier shall mean the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of collecting and pur- chasing opium dross and dealing in, and preparing dross opium.
Divan Farmer shall mean the holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of opening or licensing any class of Opium Smoking Divans. When there is no Opium Farmer, or no Dross Farmer, or no Divan Farmer, this Ordinance shall be read as if the Governor in Council, or any licensee of the Governor in Council; or the Colouial Secretary, or any licensee of the Colonial Secretary; as the ease may be, were expressly named instead of such Farmer. And payment or delivery to the Colonial Treasurer for the use of the Revenue of the Colony, or to an Excise Officer for the same purpose shall in all such cases be taken to be payment or delivery to such farmer nuder this Ordinance.
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