WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



15 



1 tulam 

 16 tulam s 



12 tulams 

 16 tulams 



72 palams 

 25 palams 

 20 palams 



4± palams 



In the cotton 

 to 10* lb. 



= 20* lb. 



 ... = 1 podi in Ramnad 



district. 



= 1 podi of seed. 



= 1 podi of Kappas — in 



cotton tracts north 

 of Sattur. 

 .. = 1 edai in cotton tract. 

 ... = 1 edai in the south. 



= 1 edai in Silvilliput- 



tur taluk of 

 Ramnad district. 



= 1 seer (Rs. 25 



weight), 

 tracts in the south 1 edai is equivalent 



Weights used for weighing Gold and Silver. 



20 manchadis 

 f kalanji 

 3£ varagan idai 



2 half mahanis 

 2 mahanis 

 2 ollocks ... 



2 ullocks 

 4 ullocks 



]\ seers 

 96 Madras measures 



112 Madras measures 



120 Madras measures 



4 Madras measures 

 48 Madras measm*es 



In some parts of RSmnad- 

 3 Madras measures 

 90 Madras measures 



= 1 kalanji. 



— 1 varagan idai. 



... = 1 rupee weight = 

 1 tola. 

 Grain Measures. 



. = 1 mahani Cy 1 ^ mea- 

 sure). 

 .. = 1 ollock (£ Madras 

 measure). 

 = i ullock fj| Madras 

 measure). 

 .. — i Madras measure. 

 .. = 1 nali (1 Madras 



measure). 

 . — 1 Madras measure. 

 = 1 kottai (Koilpatti 

 tract). 

 .. tm 1 do. (in Tinne- 

 velly). 

 = 1 do. (Ramnad 

 district). 

 .. = 1 marakkal. 

 .. = 1 kalam. 



1 marakkal. 

 1 kottai. 



