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CURRENCY.
Kuwait lias no currency of her own, and the following foreign coins are current in the Market:—
English sovereigns; Indian rupees, nickel anna pieces and copper pice; Maria* Theresa dollars;
Ptraiir. krans (for account purposes only).
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The standard weights in Kuwait are the following:—
1 Voghia . •r\ lbs.
1 Maund of
IX Voghias . 51 lbs.; this is used for buying and selling
sail cloth only.
a . 10c lbs.; this is used for ghi (clarified butter)
and Juss (mortar).
:7 . 121$ lbs.; this is the local Government's
customs measure for weighing goods for
assessment of duty.
:/* . 135 lbs.; common weight for weighing
articles other than tbc-e mentioned above.
1 la gar . *20 maunds=G0 voghias=270 lbs.
lineal staudard mea«ure for cloth and all piece-goods is the Dhira (cubit), which is erjual to
,b>u*. I: English inches. Cloth is also sold in pieces and bales.