Stoney — Hoic to simplify British Weights and Measures. 17 



Schedule A. 

 NEW IMPEEIAL WEIGHTS AND MEASUEES, 



"WITH THEIR METRIC EQUIVALENTS. 



I.— MEASUEES OF LENGTH. 



Section 1. 



The mile shall continue to he divided into 8 furlongs, the furlong into 10 chains, 

 and the chain into 4 poles or perches. 



These measures shall have the following values : 



New mile, = 1600 metres. 



New furlong, = 200 metres. 



New chain, = 20 metres. 



New pole, or perch, . . . = 5 metres. 



It shall he lawful to regard the ratio of each of the new measures in this section, 

 to the old measure of the same name, as heing the ratio of 100 to 100-58, or as heing 

 the ratio of 172 to 173. 



Section 2. 



The yard shall continue to he divided into 3 feet, and the foot into 12 inches. 

 These measures shall have the following values : — 



New yard, = 9 decimetres. 



New foot, = 3 decimetres. 



New inch, = 25 millimetres. 



It shall he lawful to regard the ratio of each of the new measures in this section, 

 to the old measure of the same name, as being the ratio of 100 to 101-6, or as being 

 the ratio of 62J to 63J. 



The new imperial yard is nine-tenths of the metric yard or metre. 



II.— LAND MEASUEES. 



Section 3. 



The acre shall continue to he divided into 4 roods, and the rood into 40 square 

 perches. 



These measures shall have the following values : — 



New acre, = 4 dekares. 



New rood, = 1 dekare. 



New square perch, . . = \ of an are, or 25 square metres. 



It shall be lawful to regard the ratio of each of the new measures in this section, 

 to the old measures of the same name, as being the ratio of 100 to 101-17, or as being 

 the ratio of 85-3 to 86-3. 



