given to the scholars in Standards IV., V., VI. and VII. Asapreparation

for this it is stated in the Code that it will be useful to give in Standard III. (arithmetic) elementary lessons on the notation of decimal fractions. (See Arithmetic.) I Table of Ihe Principal Foreign Weights and Measures now in use, and of their Equivalents in Imperial or in Metric Weights and Measures.

Almude . . . Portugal Anoman (Ammo- Ceylon mam, Amomam) Ara .... Italy . Archin, or ArTurkey shin Archin .

Archine, or Archinne Ardeb

Are . Area . Arpent . Arroba . Artaba . Aune Barilo Bat, or Tical Batman . Behar Berri Boisseau

Boutylka Braga Braccio . Brasse

Braza Bu, or tsubo Bushel .

Bunder Cabot Candy Cantar Cantata Capicha Catty Cawnie Cental piccolo Bulgaria Russia Egypt Spain France Canada Portugal Spain Persia Belgium France Jersey Rome Siam . Persia Turkey Arabia Turkey Belgium Russia Portugal Spain Rome France Argentina Japan U. States Canada Netherlands. Jersey Bombay Madras Turkey Italy . Persia China N. Borneo Siam . Madras U. States Canada Centigramme . Centilitre Centimetre . Centimetre, cubic (c.c.) Centimetre, square Centner Chain Chang .

Chapah . Chce. See Tahil. Chek

Chenica . Ch'ien

Ch'ih

Austria Denmark Switzerland Canada . Cyprus . China Siam . N. Borneo Hong Kong Persia China China l6-8 litres. 0699 quarter (dry measure), 5-60 bushels. I metric are, 1 19.6 sq. yds. I new archin (Law 1881) = I metre (39-37 inches) = 10 parmaks (decimetres) = 100 khats (centimetres), 1 mill = 1000 archins (kilometre). Pharoagh = 10 mills. Another pharoagh = 2 hours' journey. 0-758 metre (masons). 0-6S0 metre (tailors). 28 inches, or 0-71 12 metre. 5-447 bushels (Customs). 5 bushels (old measure). = 100 sq. metres = 119-6 sq. yds. I metric are. Legal arpent was equal to 100 sq. perches = 51 -07 metric ares. in Quebec = 180 French feet. 14-68 to 15 kilogrammes. Mayor = 3-55 gallons, or icantara. 1-809 bushel. Menor = 2-76 gallons (liquids). I metre. Formerly 1-312 yard. 1-885 metre (1812). 4 feet. 12-834 gallons. 234 grains.

62 lb av.; varies locally. = 10 ocks. 439'45 ft> av., nearly. 1-084 mile (old measure). 15 litres. 1-353 pint (wine bottle). 2-22 metres. 0-670 metre (commercial). Braccio-d'ara = 29-528 inches. 5-328 feet. 5-682 feet. 3-0306 square metres. 2150-42 cubic inches, about 0-96944 imperial bushel. 1 bushel = 8 gallons = 32 quarts = 64 pints. 2-471 acres (old hectare). 10 pots, or 4 gallons, 1 quart 3 gills imperial measure. 560 lb av. 493-7 H) a v. 124-7 ft) av. (old weight). 74-771 Ibav. 0-58 gallon. 1Jtbav. See Tact, li tb av. 2-675 ft av., or e'o hap. 1-322 acre. 100 lb av. (As in Great Britain.) = TJii grm. =0-154 grain. = r, ', t. litre =0-07 gill. = 0-394 inch = ri7i m. = 0-061 cubic inch, or I c.c. = 0-155 square inch. 50 kilogrammes = 1 10-231 lb. av. 50 kilogrammes= 110-231 tb. av. 50 kilogrammes= 110-231 lb. 66 feet. 033 pic. 10 ch'ih = 1 1 ft. 9 inches (Treaty). 2-675 tb. ij lb av. 14 1 inches. 0-289 gallon. 583 grains (silver weight). Varies throughout China from II to 15-8 inches. For Customs purposes the Treaty ch'ih = 14- 1 inches, and 5 ch'ih = I pu. Ch'ih Chilogramme Chin or Catty Ching Ch'ing . Chittack.

Ch'ok

Chuo Chupah Chupak . . CoIIothun

Coss .... Covado . Covid, or Cubit Covido . Covido (Great) Cuartillo Daktylon (Royal) Daribah

Decagramme . Decalitre . Decametre. D6siatina . Peking . Shanghai Italy . . China China China Bengal; Corea China Singapore Malacca . Straits Settle ments Persia Bengal Portugal . Madras . Bombay . Siam . Arabia . ! { public works. Spain Greece Egypt Russia cubic square Decigramme Decilitre

Decimetre Decimetre Decimetre, Denaro . Deunam Diraa, or Draa or Pic Dirhem . Djerib

Dolia, or Dola . Drachma Drachm^ (Royal) Dram. Ducat Duira. See Oke. Elmer El

Ell

Ella .

Elle .

Endaseh.or HindSzi Faltche . Fanega . Fass . Feddan Fen . Fjerdingkar. Pod... Foglietto Foot . Rome Turkey . I Egypt . Turkey . Egypt . Turkey . Russia Netherlands Turkey . Greece ConstantinopI Vienna . Netherlands. Austria . Netherlands. Jersey N. Borneo . Switzerland . Egypt .

Moldavia Argentina Portugal . Spain Peru .

Germany Egypt . China

Denmark Denmark Norway . Rome U. States Canada . Amsterdam South Africa Old Rhenish = 12-3 I = 12-5 = 12-4 statistics. = 12-6 architects. = 12-7 common. =13-1 tribunal of mathematics. = 13-2 Board of Revenue. = 14-1 Customs. I kilogramme. I J lb av. (Treaty). 121 sq. feet (Treaty). 72,600 sq. feet (Treaty). 5 tolas, or 900 grains. 7J in. (linear); 12J in. (building). 1815 sq. feet (Treaty). 1-66 Ibav. of water at 62° F., as a measure of capacity. 144 oz. av. of water. I quart. 1-809 gallon. I •136 metre. 0-66 metre. 18 to 21 inches. 18 inches. 18 inches. 18 inches approximately. 27 inches. l-i6 litre (dry); 0-504 litre liquid. I centimetre. 43-58 bushels (Customs). = 10 grms. = 5-64 drams av. = 10 litres = 2-2 gallons. = 10-936 yards. = 2400 square sag6nes = 2 -7 acres. = A grm. =1-54 grain. = j'j litre = o-i76 pint. = 3-937 inches = 0-1 metre. = 1000 c.c. =61-024 cut)- m- 100 sq. ccntm. = 15-5 sq. in. 18-17 grains (old weight). I metric are. (27 inches usually. ^21-3 inches Nile measure. 27 inches (old measure of pike). 1-761 dram av. (Customs). 3-0884 grammes (Cairo). I hectare. J 0-686 grain. (96 doli = 1 zolotnick. 3 906 grammes. 154-324 grains.

I gramme (gold weight). e =57-871 grains. See Ock: 53-873 grains. I centimetre. 12-448 gallons. I metre. (Old ell =27-08 inches). 4 feet. I yard. 0-6561 yard. Usually 25 inches. 1 hectare, 43 ares, 22centiares. 3-773 bushels. 55-364 litres. 1-526 bushel. 1 5 bushel. 1-615 ^"e< but varies locally. 1 hectolitres. 1-038 acre (Masri). Also 1-J27 acre locally. 1.266 acre (old). 5-83 grains (silver weight). 0-9564 bushel. 1-0297 foot. 0-3137 metre. 0-8 pint. 12 inches. French foot = 12-8 inches. 11-147 in. I j measure. 12-356 in. J