320 STRAITS WEIGUTfl & "MEAST'HES. 



The gantang is a measure containing about 256 

 cubic inches. 



Rice is not heaped but squared off in measuring 

 and much fraud is practised by the Chinese and other 

 dealers, in the inode of doing this, and in lessening the 

 quantity of the solid contents by other contrivances. 

 To prevent such frauds, the gantan^sand lesser inna- 

 sures are stamped at the Police offices on Penaiig and 

 in. Province Wellesley. A similar arranL'euu'ut f«,r 

 weights also would l>e attended with much advantage, 

 — and if they could be made in England s> much the 

 better, and distributed here, 



Bice is imported from India in bags, containing 

 about 20 gantang* each, forty making one co>an. 

 LAND MEASURE. 



1 Jumba 12 feet square, 144 



feet superficies. 



20 Jumhas . . . . 1 square orlong. 



1 Orlong - * . -400 square junibas. 



An orlong is nearly equal to 1| acre, or 1 acre, 1 

 rood, and 12 per (lies. 



4 Ilistas or short cubits 1 dippa, orlong 



cubit, the breadth across the body 

 to the extremities of the extended arms. 

 WEIGHTS.— [A vmrdttpoU*.] 



ids. oz. drs. 



1 Tai or tahil, nearly ► >i f% 2:5 



16 Tahil*— 1 cattie— l| tt>*. or 1 6 13 



100 catties — I picul— 133J tbs. 

 40 piculs — 1 co} an. But the coyan being a measure, 

 the weight must depend on the article measured. 

 3 piculs— 1 Bhara — 128 Mis. 



The Chinese rattie weighs 22J Sp. drs. and is iu 

 most general use — The Malayan, 24 Sp. drs. 



Hence 15 Malayan catties = 16 Chinese. 



The merchants buy by the Malayan, and sell by the 

 Chinese pieul. 



