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76. 1 Cowries.- 



its bulk in rice. 

 2 _ salt. 



77. 



78. 



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

 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. 

 Cocoanuts — purchased by the merchants at the ^ 

 rate of 1 R. for 80. 

 1 Mayna of rice = 5 Co- y 



coanuts. 



In Me- 

 nakoy. 



•1 Anna 



sold by the merchants to the people at the rate 

 of 50 = 1 R. 



Prices. 



79. Rice — 1 Candy = 7 Rs. at Balasore (with the husk.) 



1 Modah 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 



1\ Maunds 



= 1 Tholam 

 = 1 Maund 1 



= 1 Candy 



38 



=28 Ratels 



== 1 Bengal 



sher. 

 = 2 Ratels 

 —=80 Rs.wt. 

 — = 1 Man- 

 galore modah. 

 — = 1 shak. 

 3J shak = 1 Candy. 



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