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CHAPTER XXXII. 

 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



Landmeasure.— Capacity measures.— Measure used for house sites. — Long mea= 

 sure.— Weights.— Precious metals and coins. 



28 Adis, or country ft. = 1 K61 ... = 24 English ft. CH. XXXII. 



100 Oruhs = 1 Cawnie = 57,600 square ft. Measures. 



= l''S2-Z3U acres. Lanl 



1 Balla ... ... = 3-82 acres = 166464 square ft. measure. 



In the Ee venue accounts cawnies are subdivided into annas 

 and 12 pies or part of an anna. 



yL of an Anna . . . = 300 square feet. 

 12 Pies ... = 1 Anna or 3,600 square feet. 



16 Annas .. . = 1 Cawnie or 57,600 square feet. 



A cawnie is to the English acre as 160 is to 121. 

 To convert ca«vnies into acres, the usual course is to multiply 

 the cawnie by 160 and divide by 121. 



Since the Revenue Survey was introduced, acres and decimals 

 are generally used in all measurements. 



In measuring house sites, the measure known as mane or Measure used 

 ground (= 60 x 40 feet = 2,400 square feet) is used. for house 



It is noted that the space (about 12 feet) between the beams ^^*^^' 

 (thulam) which support the roof ordinarily is called an ankanam. 

 A fair sized Tamil house would consist of about 4 ankanams of 

 12 feet each. The term is used by the Badagas also, but with 

 them each section would ordinarily not exceed 9 or 10 feet in 

 breadth. 



2 Alloks ... ... ... =z 1 Ullok = \ measure Measures of 



a Madras measure). ^'"P^*^^*^- 



8 Alloks = ] Paddi or Measure. 



8 Measures = 1 Merkal. 



5 Merkals = 1 Para. 



400 Merkals ... = 1 Garisa. 



60 Jodis (Mysore measures) 

 or 100 Madras half- 

 measures = 1 Palla. 



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