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CEYLON PEARL OYSTER REPORT. 



1899 so that probably the history looks less favourable than the reality may have 

 been. 



The fishery in 1803 was on the Jokkenpiddi Paar, and that in 1815 was on the 

 KarkojDanni, so that the fishery of 1884 was the only one on the Chilaw Paar proper 

 all were small fisheries. On the whole the record is uneventful, there have been 

 no great successes and no marked catastrophes. There are no new conclusions to 

 draw, but the banks may still be of value. There seems no reason why a bed of 

 oysters should not mature on occasions, and parts of the Chilaw region will at least 

 serve from time to time to supply a stock of young oysters to the Cheval or other 

 paars that require replenishing. 



Pearl tishiii" fleet at work on the Cheval Paar. 



