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"la the same manner Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are 

 dealing with fruit exports with a view to securing uniformity of 

 grading, general excellence in their exports, and the provision of 

 proper transport and handling facilities by the railroad and harbor 

 authorities. Apples, oranges, and bananas are the principal fruits 

 imported, but the more delicate varieties are also received in Great 

 Britain in large quantities. Much of this imported fruit comes in 

 refrigerator ships, and it is the most delicate class of cargo to be 

 dealt with. " 



L. 

 Weights and Measures. Miscellaneous. 



Weights, Measures and Coinage of the United Kingdom. 



MEASURES OF LENGTH: 



12 Inches (in) i Foot (ft); 3 Feet = i Yard; 6 Feet = 

 i Fathom; 1760 yards ~ i Statute Mile. 



i Inch . 0.0254 metres 



i Foot ii 0.3048 metres 



i Yard -- 0.9143 metres 



i Fathom = 1.8287 metres 



i Statute Mile 1609.3 metres 



i Geographical Mile, [Admiralty 



knot or Nautical Mile 1851.8 metres 



i League =. 3 Miles. 



SQUARE, SURFACE, OR LAND MEASURE: 



144 square Inches i square Foot; 9 square^Feet =z i square 

 yard; 30.25 sq. yards i Rod, Pole or Perch; 40 Rods rr 

 i Rood ; 4 Roods i Acre = 4840 sq. yards ; 640 Acres =r 

 i square Mile. 



i Square Mile = 2.5898 Square kilometres 



i Acre = 4046 Square metres 



i Rood 1011.67 * 



i Rod or Perch 25.29 > 



i Square yard = 0.8361 



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