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112 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GOLF POLITICAL

Example I.—Supposing we Lave a tingle pearl weighing one Arab m-'skal=fnomirmlM
€6 habbalui, the sura is as follows*
Ch»o. Do Ira. Mc»oor. ,2, Bwnr.
(¥)* x = *¥* x = 320 70 00 00
3 26 70 00 correction.
329 96 70 00 = 330 chao roughly,
3 26 70 correction.
829 99 96 70 = 330 chao more correct!v.

Example IL—If we hive a pearl weighing ono habbah=nominally -fa miskal, the sum is
as follows
Dokrm. lie soar. t]( Uctoot.
ft)* X *07 50 to
7 50 correction.

7 57 50

Example III.—If we have a pearl weighing J miskal = (nominally) 16i habbah, the
sum is as follows
(3j3jf x 3J> — 1039 — _ Cbao. Dotra. SIrzogr. ntiiii Chao.
41 b7 ”60
20 41 87 correction

20 62 29 37 (ride Example III paragraph 5).
It will be observed, from the examples given, that the number of "cbao ” in a pearl works
out almost exactly the same by both the Indian and Arab methods of calculating it from their
respective standards of weight of the same denomination, or from equivalent sub-divisions of
their respective miskals.
7. With the dealers in pearls in the Persian Gulf four different miskals (convertible into
<ccliao ") are in use. The Indian weights are mostly osed by the Indian dealers in transactions
between themselves, or to calculate, for their private information, what will be a remunerative
price to pay here for a pearl or parcel of pearls intended by them for the Indian market, and for
which, after they have determined this to their own satisfaction, they will negotiate under the
Arab weights. Some dealers are conversant with only one or two of the standards of weight
and will do basiness with them only, others will trade with any standard of weigh' preferred by
the party with whom they desire to deal. The Bombay and Katr (Soratce) miskals (convertible
into “ chao **) are (in Muscat) those in most common use. The following are the four miskal
weights alluded to
Poona widal r= 68$ grains (English).
Bombay Basaree do. = about 74 do. do.
Bahrein Suratee do. = about 150 do. do.
Katr Suratee do. = about 160 do. do.
The Poona and Bombay weights are made of agate, the Arab weight* of brass.
In a full set of Indian weights there are the following:—
1 five midcal weight,
2 two do. do.
1 one do. do.
1 half do. do.
1 quarter do. do.
1 three rati do.
1 two da. do.
1 one da. do.
Por the half rati ttro large grains of wheat are ordinarily used.
For the quarter rati one do. do.
For the | rati oue small grain of rice is used.