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APPENDIX I. 



wMcli there are neither registers nor returns. "Weights 

 and measures vary greatly at Zanzibar, where no three 

 exactly correspond. There are no standards : stone is 

 used instead of metal, and the rapacity of the seller has 

 introduced notable differences into the sizes and contents 

 of one and the same denomination. 



The Wakiyyah, or ounce, the imit here as amongst 

 most of the Arabic-speaking races, is the weight of a 

 German dollar = Engl, avoirdupois, 15.50 drs. 



12 Wakiyyat = 1 Ruba Man (i Mauncl) = 11 oz. 10.50 drs. 



IG Wakiyyat (& 1 Anna) = 1 Rati (lb.) = 





15 



8.00 



24 Wakiyyat = 1 Nisf Man (i Maund) = 



lib. 



7 



5.00 



48 Wakiyyat, or German crowns = 1 Man 









(Maund) = 



2 lbs. 



,14 



10.00 



2 Man (§00 weight) = 1 Kaylah 









(measure) = 



5 



13 



4.00 



6 Kaylah = 1 Farsaleh (fraislc) = 



35 











10 Farasilch = 1 Jizleh = 



350 











2 Jizleh = 1 Kandi (Candy) = 



700 











The weight of the German crown thus reguhitcd all 

 others, and of the former IG may be assumed in round 

 numbers to form the Rati, or Arab lb. Of course no 

 standard is kept. Without wear the 1 6 coins should weigh 

 449.568 grammes, or about 4 grammes less than the 

 English avoirdupois. According to Captain GuiUain the 

 average weiglis only 442 grammes, and the loss becomes 

 7 grammes. Thus the Man, which should be 1.348 Kilo., 

 is reduced to 1.320; and the Farsaleh of 12 Man from 

 10.184 Kilos to 15.912. Tractically, in order to faci- 

 litate business, the Farsaleh or unit of higher value is made 

 equal to 35 light lbs. avoirdupois or 15.874 Kilos, but the 

 natives still assume the weight of the Man at 48 piastres. 

 The Kandi is the unit of freight : thus the voyage to Bom- 

 bay is said to cost $4.50 to $5 per Candy. The Kandi for 



