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76. Cowries. — = its bulk in rice. 



= 2 salt. 



= 1 maund = Rs. 22 last year at Bengal. 



77. Mass.— 400 pieces (from 100 fish) = Rs. 8 or 10 at Galle 



Meenshakrai=its bulk in Mena* \ Sold at this rate 

 koy sugar. > by the Maldive 



= 2 Bengal rice. / men. 



6 " Chippies" (slop basins) of Meen- 

 shakrai = Rs. 2% at Pulo Penang. 



78. Cocoanuts — purchased by the merchants at the ^ 



rate of 1 R. for 80. | 

 1 Maynaofrice = 5 Co- y 



coanuts. 

 1 Anna 



j 



In Me- 



nakoy. 



sold by the merchants to the people at the rate 

 of 50 = 1 R. 



79. Rice— 1 

 1 



Candy 



Prices. 



— 7 Rs. at Balasore (with the husk.) 



Modah ( T V of 1 Candy) = 2 Rs. on the Coast 

 (unhusked.) 

 1 Mayna = 5 cocoanuts == 1 Anna. 

 « 1 Mayna of cowries. 

 = 4 polies of coir. 



80. An ordinary boat 20 ft. by 4 may be built of cocoanut 

 wood in a fortnight for Rs. 50. 



A mass boat in 4 months for Rs. 200. 



Weights and Measures. 



81. 1 " polly" (of coir)=20 Rs. weight 12 mayna = 1 Kotta. 



60 pollies 

 3 Tholams 



7^ Maunds 



= 1 

 = 1 



Tholam 

 Maund 



= 1 Candy 



38 



80 



=28 Ratels 

 = 1 Bengal 

 sher. 

 2 Ratels 

 —=80 Rs.wt. 

 — = 1 Man- 

 galore modah. 

 — = 1 shak. 



3f »hak = 1 Candy. 



