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The other weights in use at this Presidency are the under-raentioned :— 

 Gold and Silver Weights. 



6 chowa make...l gootize 



2J goonzes 1 vall=4.47£ grs. 



40 vails ■ ...1 tola 



24- tolas * ...1 seer 



Silver is commonly sold from 96 to 

 1 00 single piccper tola; but computations 

 in money ore made by fuddeas, or double 

 pice. The tola equals 179 grs* 



The Bombay great weights are pice, seers, maunds, and candies, 

 thus divided : — 



lbs. ox. dr. 



30 pice, or T2 tanks, make 1 seer avoirdupois 0 11 3.2 



40 seers ■ 1 mamid 28 0 0 



20 maunds « 1 candy 560 0 0 



Although the above represent the commonly received standard of gross 

 weights at Bombay, yet there are a great number of commodities which are 

 not governed by them, but sold by the Surat maund, which, notwithstanding 

 it is said to contain only 40 seers, is sometimes 41, 42, 43, through all the 

 intermediate gradations up to 46 ; nor is the candy uniformly confined to 

 20 maunds. 



MEASURES. 



Long Measure. 

 16 inches or tusso..,make...l liaut or cubit 

 24 tussos « ...I guz.=27E.in. 



The English yard of 36 inches is in 

 common use. 



N.B. Piece goods, and a few other 

 articles, are sold by the corge of 20 

 pieces. 



Salt Measure. 

 100 baskets...make...l anna =2J tons 

 16 annas .... ■ ...I rash = 40 tons. 



Dry Measure. 

 2 tiprees.... make ...1 Beer=Lloz, 3.2dr. 

 4 seers ■ ...1 pily 



7 pilys 1 parah 



8 parahs 1 candy=156jlb. 



These measures serve for wheat, 

 and all kinds of grain, except rice or 

 batty, which is sold by 



Batty Measure. 



2 tiprees make 1 seer 



7£ seers • ... 1 adowley 



20 adowlies . 1 parah* 



6\ parahs , 1 candy 



25 parahs „ 1 mooraht 



4 candies n 1 moorah. 



* Equal to 34lbs. 8 oz. 12 drs. 

 t Equal to 863lbB. 12 OZ. 12 drs. 

 Liquid Measure. 

 This measure is used for spirits : one 

 seer equals 60 Bombay rupees, and weighs 

 lib. 8. 8 £dr., and50seers make I maund. 



Pearls have here, as at Madras, a real and a nominal weight : — 



Real Weight. 



4 annas make 1 quarter 



4 quarters * 1 ruttee 



133 tuckas h 1 ruttee 



24ruttecs 1 tank. 



The tank equals 72 grains troy. 



Nominal Weight. 



16 buddams make 1 docra 



25 docras ., 1 quarter 



4 quarters „ 1 chow 



The nominal standard is 1 tank Co 330 

 chow. 



