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CURRENCY.

Kuwait has 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; Turkish Liras ; Torsion Krans (for
account purposes only).

■WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The standard weights in Kuwait arc the following:—
1 Wogbi* . 4! lba.
1 Maund of—
12 Weghia* 51 lb«.: this is used for buying
and seeing sail cloth only.
24 10S lbs.: this is used for gheo
(clarified butter) and Jusa
(mortar).
27 ft 1211 lbs.: this is the Local
Government’s Customs
measure for weighing goods
for ass?ssmcnt of duty.
30 n 135 lbs. : common weight for
weighing articles other
than these mentioned above.
1 Tagar 20 Mauuds—GO Weghias—
£70 lbs.
The lineal standard measure for cloth and all piece-goods is the Dhira
(cubit), which is equal to about IS English inches. Cloth is also sold in pieces
and bales.