Pau was a customary unit of capacity used In Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak. 1 Pau= 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.28413 liters or 0.600 U.S. liquid pint).
The pau was equal to only 1 imperial gill in the Straits Settlements (reported by Ilyin (1934).
"Girah". Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies. http://www.sizes.com/units/girah.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-20.