WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



1\ palle puttis = 1 garce (garisa of 600 



kuncham a or 192,000 

 tolas weight of rice). 



1 bag or busta of paddy ... = 166 lb. 



Linear Measurement. 



Walluvanad Taluk. 

 Measurement for Grain and Liquids. 



2 azhakus 

 2 ozhakus 

 2 uris 

 4 nazhia 



6 nazhis 

 10 narayams 

 24 nazhis 



1 ozhaku. 

 1 uri. 

 1 nazhi. 

 1 edangali. 

 1 narayam. 

 1 para. 

 1 chottana. 



NOTE.— One Madras measure = 7 nazhis ; 1 narayam paddy weighs 

 90 rupees weight. 



Linear Measurements. 



8 ellammanies 

 8 thoras 

 24 virals 



2,000 muzhakoles 

 4 nazhikas ... 



1 thora. 

 1 viral. 



1 muzhakole or carpen- 

 ter's kole. 

 1 nazhika. 

 1 kathom. 



Measurements by Timber Merchants. 

 576 perukams .. ... = 1 candy. 



