ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1885 . 1847
Weights and Measures.
Length.
1 Chek (foot) equal to 143 English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and each
inch into 10 Fan or tenths.
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
Weights.
4 Ounces avoirdupois. 7 Pounds avoirdupois .
8 99 99 14 99 39
1 Pound "" 28 99 99
2 Pounds 99 56 25
4 39 99
1 oz. Troy. fo oz . Troy.
Po " "" 1 Ounce
13
100 99 "" 2 Ounces 97
Length.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
Capacity.
1 Half Gill. 1 Half Gallon.
1 Gill. 1 Gallon.
1 Half Pint. 1 Peck.
1 Pint. 1 Half Bushel.
1 Quart. 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 yard measures imported
from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the
examiner of weights and measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose
decision shall be final .
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