Chapter LXXVI: Section VI: of the same Regulation says

"The system of weights and measures (?) described in Section IV. is to be
adopted at the mints and assay offices of Calcutta and Saugor
respectively in the adjustment and verification of all weights for
government or public purposes sent thither for examination."

But this does not go far in establishing a standard unit of weight _for India_: though the weights detailed in § iv. became established for Government purposes in the Bengal Presidency. The _seer_ of this Regulation was thus 14,400 grains troy—2½ lbs. troy, 2.057 lbs. avoirdupois.

In 1870, in the Government of Lord Mayo, a strong movement was made by able and influential men to introduce the metrical system, and an Act was passed called "_The Indian Weights and Measures Act_" (Act XI. of 1870) to pave the way for this. The preamble declares it expedient to provide for the ultimate adoption of an uniform system of weights and measures thoughout British India, and the Act prescribes certain standards, with powers to the Local Governments to declare the adoption of these.