Hamilton’s account ok the east indies.

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The Atcheen and China weights are ufed on Sumatra , Java, &c. iflands, among thenatives, and in the dominions of Johore .

Siam Weights and Coin have the fame Denomination.

1 Miam is1 Tecul1 Cattee1 Pecul

2 Foads4 Miams80 Teculs100 Cattees,

or 1331b. Avoirdupois.

The cattee and pecul are ufed in Cambodia, Couchin-China, Tonquin, China andJapon , not differing above 2 per cent, in all thofe countries.

On Sumatra pepper is fold by the bahaar.; but on Java, Borneo and Johore it is foldby the 100 gantams, a gantam being a certain wooden meafure that contains about4lb. 50Z. avoirdupois.; and I have bought 100 gantams in Johore for 11 macies, oril. 18s. 6d. fterling.

On Java and Malacca, and in Siam , rice is fold by the quoins of 40 peculs; but inJohore and.Cambodia 32 peculs.

In Malacca Dutch coins pafs, and Spanifh dollars alfo : according to their plenty orfcarcity they are in value, but the medium is 25 per cent, better than Dutch.

In Johore their macie is a gold coin, in value about 3s. 6d. fterling, and the coupangis one fourth of a macie.

In Siam a tecul is in value about 3s. fterling, and they are divided into maims andFo.ads, all fuperfine filver.

In Cambodia their only coin is galls, a fmall piece of coarfe filver with characters onone fide. Its value 4d. fterling.

I never faw any Couchin-China or Tonquin coins, fo I can fay nothing of them.

China has only peties of coin, being a fmall piece of coarfe brafs call round, withcharacters on each fide, and a four fquare hole in the middle. They rife and falloften, but accounts are kept in tayels, macies and condereens; 10 condereens to amacie, and 10 macies to a tayel. ^