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ral adoption in India" of the Imperial Measures. The Madras Go- 
vernment howgver in their Notification referred to in para. 20, pro- 
mulgated a Table of Measures to be used in Government transac- 
tions, as follows : 
1 Olluck = 12^ cubic inches. 
8 Ollucks = I ^Measure (Puddec) = 100 cubic inches. 
8 Measures = I Marcal = 800 cubic inches. 
And this arrangement was sanctioned by the Supreme Government 
for the Madras Presidency. Though 10 years have elapsed, these 
Measures have iht been adopted by the people ; and even in the 
Town of Madras, tjie Government have authorised the stamping 
with the Government Seal, the " customary" Measure or " Puddee" 
of 104^ cubic inches, which has been the real standard since 1802. 
In Bombay, the Government have attempted to introduce a 
" Seer-measure" of the capacity of 57 cubic inches, but this being 
so much smaller than the usual " Seer-measure" of that Presiden- 
cy, the scheme has not met with success. 
Mr. James Prinsep in his " Useful Tables" observes that 
" India does not, properly speaking, possess Dry or Liquid Mea- 
" sures. Where these are employed, they depend upon, and in 
" fact represent, the " seer" or " maund" xoeight'^ This is true of 
India generally, but in the neighbourhood of Madras, as already 
shown, and in some of the Southern Districts, the ordinary grain 
Measure is a "puddee," which does not represent any weight;" 
and the puddee" varies greatly in different localities. 
The most common grain Measure, and one which is to some 
extent known in almost every part of India, is the " seer-measure ;" 
this is always understood to be a Measure which when heaped will 
contain a " seer" weight of rice, or in some places instead of rice, 
a mixture of the 9 most common grains, known as the nou-danhiin 
measurement.* • 
As only heaped measure is recognised by Native usage, it is evi- 
* The 9 grains used in the Madras Presidency, are Rice, Chenna, Cooltce 
Pessoloo, Minamaloo, Dholl, Anamaloo, Gingely oil-seed, and "Wheat. 
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