POLAND. Since 1831 the legal measures have been those of Russia. Previous to that date they were as follows: The Verst of Russia is the unit of distance measures. The Mile is divided into 8 Staïe. A League 8 Versts, or 29633 Stopas 5.3048 Miles. The Morgow is subdivided into 90 Square Sznurow, each Square Sznurow into 100 Square Pretow, each Square Pretow into 100 Square Precikow. The Bohemian Elle of 22.548 Vienna Zoll is equal to 23.35 Inches English. In Trieste the Elle for woollen goods=26·6, and that for silk goods 25-22 English Inches. The Elle of Upper Austria is equal to about 31.5 Inches English. English Yards are equal to 117.34 Vienna Ellen. 100 Yards. = The Yoch or Johart is nearly equal to 1 Acre. Sq. Yds. Statute Acre. 6884 or 1.42231 British statute An Austrian square Meile is equal to 14200 British statute Acres. A Pfund (Tariff) is equal to 1·10, and a Centner (Tariff) to 100 lbs. Avoirdupois. = 9 = { SILVER AND SILVER MONEY WEIGHTS. The Mark, subdivided into 2 Vierdinge, or 8 Unzen, or 16 Loth, or 64 Quentchen, or 256 Pfennings, is the chief unit employed in weighing silver and silver money. It is equal to 4331-019 English Troy Grains 9 oz. O dwts. 11-019 grs. Marks are equal to 75·191 English Troy Pounds. 100 Vienna that is, it is equal to 14 Marks, or 24 Loth. (1) 0469 Oz. Troy; (2) 67-55 Grains, or 1407 Oz. Trey; (8) 540.4 Grains, or 1.1258 Oz. Troy; (4) 6484-8 Grains, or 13-510 Oz.Troy. The chief measures of length are the Fuss and the Elle, but the value of these measures and of their subdivisions varies in different states and often in different provinces of the same state. The following are a few of the variations in the length of the Fuss in North Germany. The Lachter, of 6 Fuss, and the Spanne of 9 Fuss, are measures used by miners. The Lachter is equal to 6.864 English Feet, and the Spanne to 10 2975 English Inches. The Lachter is divided into 8 Achtel, each of 10 Lachterzoll, and each Lachterzoll of 10 Lachterlinien. The Decimal System in Measures of Length is being introduced into the country, and Engineers and Surveyors now use it. |