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The value of a rupee is generally assumed as equal to 

 2s. sterling. At the Calcutta mint price of silver it is 

 worth 2s. 0035d. ; at the commercial par of exchange, 

 Is. ll'51d. ; and at the London mint price of silver it is 

 worth Is. 1104<i. 



The rupee weighs 180 grains troy, or one tola, and 

 consists of 11 parts of silver and one of alloy. The gold 

 rupee is of the same weight and standard. The copper- 

 coins are the half anna, weighing 200 grains ; the quarter 

 anna or paisa, 100 grains ; the half paisa, 50 grains ; and 

 the pie, 33£ grains. 



In Bombay, accounts are still often kept in rupees, 

 quarters, and raes, 25 raes making one anna. 



In Madras, accounts were formerly kept in Star Pagodas, 

 fanams, and cash. 



SO Cash = 1 Fanam or panam. 



42 Fanams = 1 Star Pagoda, Hum or Varaha. 



The Pagoda was of gold 19^ carats fine, and iutrinsicallv 

 worth 7s. 5|cZ. 



1. — Bombay Local Weights. 



4Dhanoryav = 1 Raktica or Gunj 2*1267 gr. tr. -01182 tola 



8 Raktica = 1 Masha 8*5069 „ -09452 „ 



4 Masha = 1 Tank 2-4889 dr. av. -37809 „ 



72 Tank, or 30 pa'is = 1 Ser 11-toz. av. 27f „ 



40 Sers = 1 Man 28 lb. av. 1088| „ 



20 Mans = 1 Khandi 560 lb. av. 6-8056 Imp. man. 



The Khandi for Cotton is 28 mans or 784 lbs. avoir, or 

 7 cwt. 



The "pakkaser" is 1-^f lbs. avoir., or 72 '59 tolas. At 

 Panwel the ser weighs 72 * 83 tolas. 



The British Indian or Imperial ser and man are 

 2 • 9387755 Bombay sers and mans respectively ; and the 

 Bombay man is • 3402778 Imperial mans. 



The Bombay ser weighs 317*51485 grammes, and the 

 man 12*700594 kilogrammes. 



Poona. 



The ser is 80 Ankushi rupees or 76 ■ QQ standard tolas, or 

 1 • 9714 lbs avoir., or 2 ■ 33G04 lbs. troy = -9583 B. I. seers. 



The weights are the same as the British Indian, only one 

 24 th part lighter. 



4\ Tanks = 1 Cbliatank 1-9714 oz. av. 0-958 Imp. chhat. 



4" Chhatanks = 1 Pau-ser 7*8856 „ 3-833 „ 



4 Paua = 1 Ser 1-9714 lb. av. 0-958 Imp. Ser. 



5 Sers = 1 Passeri 9-857 „ 4-791 „ 

 8 Paserri = 1 Man 78*856 „ 38*329 ,, 



3 Mans or 120 Ser = 1 Palla 23*657 „ 2*875 Imp. Man. 

 6| Pallas (20 Mans) = 1 Khandi 1577* 12 „ 19*165 „ 



