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Austrian tariff of import duties upon the principal articles of British produce and manufactures : arranged in groups, in accordance with the classification of the objects contributed to the Vienna Universal Exhibiton of 1873; with alphabetical index, a comparative table of Austrian, English and French money, weights, and measures, the Anglo-Austrian treaty of commerce, the Austrian patent laws, and other official documents of importance ; Vienna Universal Exhibition, 1873 / prepared by Her Majesty's commissioners, for the guidance of British exhibitors
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Comparative Table oj Measures and Weights at present

(A.) Austrian. English.

I .—Measures of Length.

1 Ell (Vienna) a 29*578 inches - =

1 Ell (Bohemian) a 22 • 548 „ - =

1 Foot (Fuss) =12 inches, inch = 12 = lines.

1 Fathom (Klafter) = 6 feet - - =

2 feet and 6 • 67 inches - 1 foot and 11*35 „

1*0371 feet

French.

0*777 metre. 0*592 „

0*316 „

6 feet and 2*0742 inches = 2 yards = 1 * 896

and 2 * 67 inches.

4000 Klafter = 1 mile.

1 Mile (post = 24,000 feet) 1 Inch (Zoll) = 12 lines

- =8297 yards = 4*7142 miles -

- = 1*0371 inches -

II.— Measures of Surface.

1 Foot (square) = 144 square inches - = 1*07 square foot

1 Yoke (Joch) = 1600 square fathoms =

(quadrat Klafter).

1 Yoke (Hungarian Forest measure) =

= 1200 square fathoms.

1 Fathom (square, quadrat Klafter) =

= 36 square feet.

1 Mile (square) ... =14200* square acres

5 * 68 roods =1*42 acre 4*26 „ =1*06 „

4 * 28 square yards

or =

7 * 585 kilometre. 0*026 metre.

0*001 are. 0*576 hectare.

57 * 546 are. 0*575 hectare. 0*036 are.

III.— Measures of Capacity. 1 Foot (cubic) = 1728 cubic inches - = 7*0 gallons 1 Fathom (cubic) = 216 cubic feet - =23*6 quarters 1 Metze = 16 Maassel = 1,9471 cubic =13*6 gallons feet.

=5755*6 hectare.

: 31*6 litre. :6822*4 „

= 61*5.,,

1 Eimer (beer) = 42^ Maass - 1 Eimer (wine) = 41 „

1 Maass (Vienna) = 2 Kannen

1 Kanne = 2 Seidel -

IV .—Measures of Liquids.

- =13*2 Imperial gallons

- = 12*76 „ . ...

- = 1 quart and \ pint = 0*3114 Imperial

gallons.

- =0* 1557 Imperial gallons.

60 * 0 litre. 56 * 6 „ 1*41 „

1 Loth = 4 quentchen

V.— Weights.

- =270*2 grains = 0*0386 lb. - 1 Pound (Vienna) = 32 loth = 1,12002 = 1*23 pound = 1 pound 3 ounces

Zollpfund.* 11 drachms.

1 Pound (tariff) - - -=1*10 pound = 1 pound 1 ounce

10 drachms.

1 Cwt. (Vienna Zentner) = 5 stone =123*0 pounds 7 ounces 5 drachms = 100 pounds as used in trade.

„ (tariff) - - - =110*0 „ 3 „ 10 „

= 0*017 kilogrammes.

= 0*560

= 0*50 „

= 56 * „

= 50*

* The “ Zollpfund” is equal to \ kilogram or 500 grammes ; 100 “ Zollpfund” make a “ Zoll-Zentner” (hundredweight) = 50 kilogrammes.