18 Scientific Proceedings, Royal Dublin Society. 



III.— AVOIEBUPOTS WEIGHTS. 

 Section 4. 

 The ton shall continue to he divided into 20 hundredweights, the hundredweight 

 into 4 quarters, and the quarters into 2 stones. 



These weights shall have the following values : — 



New ton, . . . . =1000 kilograms. 



New hundredweight, . = 50 kilograms. 



New quarter, . . . = 12J kilograms. 



New stone, . . . . = 6| kilograms. 



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

 to the old< weight of the same name, as heing the ratio of 100 to 101-6, or as heing 

 the ratio of 62| to 63J. 



Section 5. 



The avoirdupois pound shall continue to he divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces, 

 and the avoirdupois ounce into 16 avoirdupois drams. The pound may also be divided 

 into 9 half-hektograms. 



These weights shall have the following values : — 



New avoirdupois pound, = 4| hektograms. 

 New avoirdupois ounce, = 28f grammes. 



The new avoirdupois dram shall he one-sixteenth part of the new ounce. 



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

 to the old weight of the same name, as heing the ratio of 100 to 100-8, or as being the 

 ratio of 125 to 126. 



The new avoirdupois pound is nine-tenths of the metric pound or half-kilogram. 



IV.— MEASUEES OF CAPACITY. 

 Section 6. 



The quarter shall continue to be divided into 8 bushels, the bushel into 4 pecks, 

 the peck into 2 gallons, the gallon into 4 quarts, the quart into 2 pints, and the pint 

 into 4 gills. 



These measures shall have the following values : — 



New quarter, 

 New bushel, 

 New peck, 

 New gallon, 

 New quart, 



288 litres. 



36 litres. 



9 litres. 



4| litres. 



li litre. 



The new pint shall be half the new quart. 



The new gill shall be a quarter of the new pint. 



It shall be 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 10T02, or as being 

 ■the ratio of 98 to 99. 



The new imperial gallon is nine-tenths of the metric-gallon or half-dekalitre. 



