1922] 



MADRAS PEARL FISHERIES 



175 



Financial Account of the Pearl Fishery of 1694. 



Dr. 



Expenses for the inspection of the pearl banks 

 at various times from the year 1667 (2nd 

 Fishery) to 1694 (3rd Fishery) as appears 

 by the books kept at Manaar 



To expenses incurred for the same purpose 

 at Tutucoryn, as appears by the commercial 

 books of that place and of Manaar 



FLORINS. 



6,767 16 5 



2 ,493 



1 11 



9,260 18 o 



Expenses at this fishery, namely, expense of 



soldiers and sailors, lascoreens, cooly hire, rxds. 

 arrack, medicine, and sundry expenses of 

 the Commissioners according to their 

 separate account ... ... ... ... 1,709 



Cost of 3S9I free stones, which according to 

 old custom are not paid for — see separate 

 account 



To the Shroffs who counted and sorted the 



money and prepared it for being paid over. 40 

 + Clear profit 



5> 2I 7 1 3 ° 



3>3 OI f = 9,905 5 o 



120 o o 

 6 3>°57 x 3 o 



Total 



t^R. 



The amount of the rent of the " change, " of the 

 bazaar, and of the clothes shop, viz. : — 



The "change" 



The Bazaar 



The Clothes ... 



florins 87,561 9 o 



rixdollars. 



1,500 



137 



3 1 



Stones purchased in the fishery and paid for, 

 namely : — 

 1,690 Christian stones paying 6| Rds. each ... 10,985 

 204 Gentoo do. do. 9 do. ... 1,836 

 1,268 Moorish do. do. n£ do. ... 14,242! 



1,668 



27,063; 



