▁pl ural ▁form ▁( e . g . ▁" three ▁metres " ▁is ▁expressed ▁as ▁" d rie ▁meter "), ▁ ▁" ton ne " ▁is ▁Dutch ▁for ▁ton . ▁Ton ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁an ▁amount ▁of ▁currency ▁worth ▁ 1 0 0 ▁thousand . ▁ ▁a ▁few ▁metric ▁measurements ▁un famil iar ▁to ▁most ▁English ▁speak ers ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁property ▁measurements ▁( e . g . ▁are ▁and ▁cent iare ). ▁ ▁Stand ards ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁We ights ▁and ▁Me asures ▁Act ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Metro log y ▁Act . ▁The ▁organisation ▁currently ▁responsible ▁for ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁company ▁called ▁the ▁Neder lands ▁Me et inst itu ut '' ▁( N M i ). ▁Liter ally , ▁this ▁means ▁" D utch ▁Institute ▁of ▁Me asures ", ▁but ▁the ▁organisation ▁uses ▁its ▁Dutch ▁name ▁in ▁English . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁when ▁the ▁Metro log y ▁Service ▁( D ienst ▁van ▁het ▁I J k we zen ) ▁was ▁priv at ised . ▁At ▁first ▁the ▁sole ▁share holder ▁was ▁the ▁Dutch ▁government , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁sole ▁share holder ▁became ▁T NO ▁Bed rij ven , ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁T NO , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Organisation ▁for ▁App lied ▁Scient ific ▁Research . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Historical ▁weights ▁and ▁measures ▁ ▁SI ▁ ▁We ights ▁and