WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 

 FOR UP-COUNTRY : 



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Acacia dealbata. Silver-wattle 



Eucalyptus globulus. Blue-gum 



E. Leucoxylon. Iron-bark 



E. marginata. Jarrah and other 



species 

 Fatsia papyrifera. Rice-paper plant 



Fodder grasses, which see 

 Hedychium coronarium. Klam.il, S. 

 Recommended for paper-making 

 H. flavescens. ,, ,, 



Phormium tenax. New-Zealand hemp 



(3). SOME WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



CEYLON : 



1 Manawa = i nelli or 2 



chundus 



1 Nelli = } kuruni or laha 

 1 Kuruni = j Bera ( drum ) 

 1 Bera = i pela ( bushel ) 

 1 Pela = 1 bushel 

 1 Amuna = 4 bushels 

 1 Hundua = i sarua (measure) 

 32 Measures 1 bushel 

 1 Sarua = g kartua 

 1 Kartua = | bushel 

 I Thulama = 26| rathals 



( pounds ) 



1 Thukku = 56 rathals 

 1 Parama = 20 thulam or 



5 cwt. 



1 Candy = 560 Ib. or 5 cwt. 

 4 Candies = 1 ton 



WEIGHTS USED BY SINHA- 

 LESE APOTHECARIES : 



1 Thala-eta ( gingelly seed ) 



= Amu-eta 



1 Amu-eta = Vee-eta (paddy) 

 1 Vee-eta = Madatiya-eta 



( Adcnanthera pavoiiiiui ) 

 I Madatiya-eta = 1/20 kalanda 

 1 Kalanda = 1/12 palama 

 1 Palama = y rathala ( pound ) 



INDIA: 



1 Tola = 180 grains 

 1 Seer = 14 o/.. 



1 Maund = 80 Ib. 



1 Lac = 100,000 



1 Crore = 1,000,000 



1 Bigha (Nepali)=90 x 90 yds. 



1 (Brit. Indian)=40x40 



yds. 

 3 (Nepali)=about 5 acres. 



MALAY : 



1 Tahil = ^ ox. 



1 Kati = Ib. 



1 Picul ( 100 katties ) = 133llb- 



1 Picul (Java) = 136 Ib. 



1 Koyan = 5,333 Ib 



DUTCH : 



1 Bau ( botiw ) = 1 j acres 

 1 Picul (Java) = 136 Ib. 



FRANCE. GERMANY, ETC. : 



1 Millimetre = '039 inches 

 75 Millimetres = 1 in. (about) 



1 Centimetre = "393 inches 

 30'5 Centimetres = 12 inches 



1 Metre = 1 yard 3 inches 



1 Kilometre = 1,093 yds. 



1 ft. 10 in. 



1 Litre = If pints 



1 Kilogram = 2\ Ib. (nearly) 

 10 Kilograms = 22 Ib Of oz. 

 50} Kilograms = 1 cwt. 



1 Hectare = 2 acres *--' - 



1 Orlong = 1 sV acres 



1 Estrada =150 Para trees 



LOCAL AND FOREIGN MONEY 



ARGENTINE : 



1 Peso (paper )= 100 centi- 



simos or Is. 9f. 

 1 Peso (gold) = 100 centi- 



simos or 3s. \\\d. 



AUSTRIA-HUNGARY : 



1 Krone = 100 heller or 10</. 

 BRAZIL: 



1 Milreis ( paper) = 1,000 



reis or about Is. 3d. 



CEYLON : 



1 Sallie = i cent 



1 Thuttu = 3 sallies or 



cents 



Pan am (anna ) 



(4 thuttus. 



J i 



6 cents, oi- 

 l/I 6 Rupee 

 4 Pannams = 25 cents 

 100 Cents = 1 rupee 

 1 Rupee = Is. 4J. 



