TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



I. Introductory (1922) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 



II. Preface to the 1905 Report 



III. Historical survey of the pearl fisheries off the Madura Coast — 



('?) Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese 

 (0) Under Portuguese control, 1524 — 165S 



(c) Under the Dutch, 1658— 1796 



(d) Under the British 



(e) Tabulation of the localities and the financial results of all Indian 



fisheries from 1800 — 1922 



IV. The Topography of the Banks — Proposed scheme for the simplified 



classification of the known banks ... 



V. Notes upon the derivation and signification of the names of the oyster 

 banks ... 

 VI. Narrative of the examination of the banks made in May 1904 

 VII. Natural characteristics of the principal banks, with comparisons (his- 

 torical, topographical and faunistic) with one another and with typical 

 Ceylon banks to determine the relative importance of each 

 VIII. The anatomy and life-history of the local pearl-oyster (illustrated) 

 IX. Pearl formation in the Indian Pearl-Oyster : A summary of our knowledge 



on this subject (illustrated) 



X. Conclusions and recommendations made in 1905 — 



A. Conclusions — 



(a) Imperfect methods of inspection 



(6) Short supply of divers attending the fisheries ; reasons and 

 remedies 



(c) The banks of greatest potential value 



(d) Rate of pearl production and causes of premature death 



(e) Character of supervision required in the future 



B. Recommendations — 



(i) Improvements in the system of inspection — 

 (a) Preparation of reliable charts 

 (t>) Adoption of detailed " Circle-inspection " 



(c) Purchase or charter of an inspection depot ship 



(d) Beacons to be charted and improved 



(e) Improvements in recording the details of inspection 



results 



(ii) Regulations relating to the capture of fish on the pearl banks... 

 (iiij Determination of the direction of surface-drift at different 

 seasons 



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