|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
mile |
1 760 yards |
| (b) |
furlong |
220 yards |
| (c) |
rod, pole or perch |
5½ yards |
| (d) |
yard |
9 144/10 000 metre |
| (e) |
foot |
1/3 yard |
| (f) |
inch |
1/36 yard |
| (g) |
chain |
22 yards |
| (h) |
link |
1/100 chain |
|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
square mile |
640 acres |
| (b) |
acre |
4 840 square yards |
| (c) |
square rod |
30¼ square yards |
| (d) |
square yard |
a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one yard |
| (e) |
square foot |
1/9 square yard |
| (f) |
square inch |
1/144 square foot |
|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
bushel |
8 gallons |
| (b) |
peck |
2 gallons |
| (c) |
gallon |
454 609/100 000 000 cubic metre |
| (d) |
quart |
1/4 gallon |
| (e) |
pint |
1/8 gallon |
| (f) |
gill |
1/32 gallon |
| (g) |
fluid ounce |
1/160 gallon |
| (h) |
fluid dram |
1/8 fluid ounce |
| (i) |
cubic yard |
a volume equal to that of a cube each side of which measures one yard |
| (j) |
cubic foot |
1/27 cubic yard |
| (k) |
cubic inch |
1/1 728 cubic foot |
| (l) |
[Deleted, SOR/86-854, s. 2] |
|
|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
ton |
2 000 pounds |
| (b) |
cental or hundredweight |
100 pounds |
| (c) |
pound |
45 359 237/100 000 000 kilogram |
| (d) |
ounce |
1/16 pound or 437½ grains |
| (e) |
dram |
1/16 ounce |
| (f) |
grain |
1/7 000 pound |
|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
troy ounce |
480 grains |
|
Unit of Measurement |
Definition |
| (a) |
carat |
200 milligrams |
R.S., 1985, c. W-6, Sch. II; SOR/86-854.
