Reports from the Consuls of the United States (varies Slightly), Volume 47, Issues 172-175U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - Consular reports |
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Page 457 - Congress assembled, that the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value ; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the .world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 632 - Labor in Europe, 1878, one volume; Labor In Foreign Countries, 1884, three volumes; Commerce of the World and the Share of the United Sta es Therein 1879; Commerce of the World and the Share of the United States Therein...
Page 457 - Centare (l square meter) equals 1,550 square inches. Are (100 square meters) equals 119.6 square yards. Hectare (10,000 square meters) equals 2.471 acres.
Page 313 - States, shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value," and that "the value of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the 1st day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 145 - Hectometer (100 meters) equals 328 feet 1 inch. Kilometer (1,000 meters) equals 0.62137 mile (3,280 feet 10 inches). Myriameter (10,000 meters) equals 6.2137 miles. Metric surface measures : Centare (1 square meter) equals 1,550 square inches.
Page 156 - The right way to dispose of town sewage is to apply it continuously to land, and it is only by such application that the pollution of rivers can be avoided.
Page 145 - Decigram (,'5 gram) equals 1.5432 grains. Gram equals 15.432 grains. Decagram (10 grams) equals 0.3527 ounce. Hectogram (100 grams) equals 3.5274 ounces. Kilogram (1,000 grams) equals 2.2046 pounds. Myriagram (10,000 grains) equals 22.046 pounds.
Page 145 - FOREIGN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. The following table embraces only such weights and measures as are given from time to time in CONSULAR REPORTS and in Commercial Relations: Foreign weights and measures, with American equivalents.
Page 148 - In that town, the deaths from enteric fever per 1,000 of total deaths were : — From 1838 to 1844, before the commencement of the construction of any sewerage works . . 48.5 From 1871 to 1880, after the completion of the sewerage works ....... 13.3 "During the time that the works were in progress, viz., from 1872 to 1874, the mortality from enteric fever per 10,000 living was : — In the unsewered districts...
Page 440 - ... pay over to the society the amount or value of such gift, bonus, commission, or benefit, and in default of such payment shall be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any time not exceeding six months.