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 OCCUPATIONS AND TRADE. IIP 2 tawas ... ... ... = I manika or seer (holds 80 tolas weight of rice). 2 manikas ... ... ... = i adda. 2 addas ... ... ... = i kunchatn (320 tolas weight of rice). 20 kunchams ... ... = i yediimu or kdvadi. 2 yedufnus ... ... = i pandumu. 2 pandumus ... ... = i palle-putti (= 80 kun- chams). l palle-puttis ... ... = i garce {garisa) of 600 kunchams or 192,000 tolas weight of rice. The palle-putti of 80 kunchams is only found in the north-east of the district, i.e., in Cocanada, Peddapuram, Pithapuram and Tuni. In the other parts of the district the malaka putti of 200 kunchams (three of which go to the garce) is used, but not the yedumu or pandumu. In Polavaram the measures used are — 5 tolas weight c )f rice = I gidda. 8 glddas = I taw a. 8 tawas ... ^^ I kuticham (of 320 tolas weight of rice). kunchams = I tiimu. 4 tiimus = I goticdu. 5 goncdus or 20 //; tmus = 1 putti of 200 kunchams. 3 puttis I garce of 600 kunchams or 192,000 tolas weight of rice. In Bhadrachalam the scale recognized is- 10 tolas weight of rice 4 giddas 2 solas 2 tawas 10 tawas 2 kunchams 2 irusas 5 tumudus ... 2 yi'dumus ... 2 pandumus I gidda. I .'.vVrt. I /rtZ'z/rt or seer (holding 80 tolas weight of rice). I nuuilka (of 160 tolas weight of rice). I kuncham (of 800 tolas weight of rice). I irusa. I tumudu. I y{'dumu. I pandumu. 1 ////// (of 80 kunchams or 640,000 tolas weight rice). CHAP. VI. Weights AND Measures.