24 BHOTIA MEHALS 



Gram, salt, borax, &c. are sold by measures of capacity, as follows : 



8 handfulls make one " Phuruwa" 

 8 " Phuruwa'' make one " J)e." 

 12 " De" '„ one " fioM™ or " Gnama." 



This " Dobii" is equivalent to the Kacha maund of twenty seers; in 

 some articles it contains eighteen " De." Within the Ghats, the articles 

 above-named are also calculated by the " Karbich" or sheep saddle-bag, 

 taken at four " Nolis" Grain is also computed by the 



Nalis. 



" IAyattor" large " Karbich," equal to 20 



" Swola," or basket, ditto ........ 60 



T,hanch, or skin, ditto 60 



Wool, sugar, hardware, &c. are weighed by the steelyard, which is 

 divided into " Nega" The Nega is about ten sicca weight. 



Prepared tobacco, Gur, &c. are divided into small flat cakes, called 

 " Pola" of which from ten to twelve sell for the rupee. 



Cloth is measured by the " T'fkfi" or cubit, or by the " Khak," 

 Khagam, or breadth. 



In fine goods, broadcloth, chintz, &c. the piece is computed at eight 

 " Khak.' In coarse calicoes, twenty-eight breadths are required to com- 

 plete the piece. Broadcloth is commonly sold by the " Baku,'''' equal to 

 two breadths, and so called from being the quantity required to make up 

 a robe of that name. Gold is calculated by the " Sarswo," or " Phetang" 

 equal to seven and a half Masas. Gold-dust, separated into " Phetangs" 

 each tied up in a bit of cloth, is current as coin at eight rupees the 



" Phetdng." 



