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Siatisticalr Report on the 



[No. S5, 



This is the common weight throughout the Pergunnas save in the 

 Havalee ^Yhere there are 56 seers in the maund. 



Grain Measure. 



2 Solgas 1 Towa, 



2 Towas - 1 Pjlee, 



2 Pylees 1 Udha, 



2 Udhas ------ 1 Coonsoo, 



2 Coonsoos 1 Yeersah, 



2 Yeersahs 1 Maund, 



£0 Maunds 1 Kundee. 



The solgaof teak-wood contained exactlj- thirty-four liquid ounces, 

 and the solga measure of red wheat weighed lib. 12 oz. 4 drms. 



Another Grain Measure. 



3i Seers 1 Pylee, 



4 Pylees 1 Coonsoo, 



4 Coonsoos - 1 Maund, 



20 Maunds ------ 1 Kundee. 



The Pylee and Coonsoo measures are earthen gurrahs, a soop is as 

 much as can be carried on a winnowing basket, and passes for a 

 Coonsoo. 



The Seer Pleasure contained exactly one imperial quart. 



Long Measure. 



4 Tus «------! Peeree, 



3 Peerees . ~ ^ - . ~ i Guz or Cubit, 



4 Guz 1 Kola. 



The Tus varies sometimes as in the above table, it measures an 

 inch and a half, at others 2\ inches. The Peeree is the measure of a 

 hand wilh the thumb extended, this is the cloth measure — but the 

 silk and tusser Guz is reduced to fifteen inches — by this measure too 

 all buildings are estimated. The Telingana Coss is short, about a mile 

 and a half. 



Superficial Measure. 



16 Guz - 1 I'utta, 



10 Puttas 1 side of a Beega, 



•which is thus 6,400 sq. yards— or 1 acre— 1 rood— 11 poles and 



I7i yards. 



