Note 65 — PART II
Reading edition
Hence the Quinion contains 661511 16–144ths sq. ft. or 73501 2–9ths sq. yds.,65 which, taking the Bengal bigha at 14400 sq. ft., gives about 46 bigahs, or 15 acres English.
Their dry measure is as follows:
8 Chupas, 1 Ganta.—25 Gantas, 1 Caban.
I could not procure a sight of the standard. A mean measurement of several new Gantas and Cabans (for they are all clumsily made, though sold at a government office) gave as follows:
The Caban, 4633 cubic inches English.
The Ganta, 186,878 ditto.