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baches y the only kind of coin ufed ia the 

 country. They are ft rung after the Chi- 

 nefe manner ; and each ft ring contains fix 

 hundred, which are equal to a quan. The 

 quan is divided into ten ttenms^ or majfes^ 

 which contain each fiKty caches. The Co^ 

 chinchinefe have no denomination for mo- 

 ney lower than the tienne. Below the quan 

 they reckon by caches^ and above it by chue^ 

 each of which makes ten quans^ or fix thotl- 

 fand caches. The quan^ or tael of Cochinchina 

 makes therefore only fix Chinefe nmjfes ; and 

 the mafs^ in China, is equal to the tenth part 

 of a iaeL The Chinefe taei^ confequently, is 

 equal to one quan^ fix iknnes^ and forty caches 

 of Cochinchina. Gold and filver are here ar- 

 ticles of merchandize ; but they have fixed 

 prices, and are cheaper or dearer according to 

 the quantity which the Chinefe annually bring 

 them. The people of Cochinchina are not ac- 

 quainted with the value of our piaftres. They 

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