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LIST OF MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETINS 



ISSUED UP TO DATE WITH THEIR 



CONTENTS AND PRICES. 



BULL. Jjg^ 



NO. 



1. Papers from 1899 relating chiefly to the Development of 



the Madras Fisheries Bureau. By Sir F. A. Nicholson, 1915, 

 Re. I-14-O. (Pages 237.) 



2. Note on Fisheries in Japan. By Sir F. A. Nicholson, 1907. 



(Out of print.) 



3. the Preservation and Curing of Fish. By Sir F. A. Nicholson, 



1909. (Exhausted ; revised edition under preparation.) 



4. Madras Fishery Investigations, 1908. By James Hornell. 



(Out of print.) 



5. The Practice of Oyster-culture at Arcachon and its Lessons 



for India. By James Hornell, 1910, Re. 1-6-0— 



I. Introduction ... ... ... 



II. The physical conditions characterizing Arcachon basin 

 III. The origin and development of oyster-culture at Arcachon 



IV. Present methods and conditions 



V. Principal characteristics of other European systems of cultiva- 

 tion ... ... ••• 



VI. Applicability of French methods to oyster-culture in India ... 



6. Marine Fish-farming for India. By James Hornell, 1911, 



Re. 1-4-0 — 



I. Introductory 



II. French fish-farming at Arcachon ... 



III. The communal fish-farms of Comacchio ... 



IV. The scope for marine fish-farming in India 



7. The Sacred Chank of India. By James Hornell, 1914, Rs. 2— 



Introductory ... 



I. The chank fisheries of India and Ceylon 



II. The chank bangle industry 



III. The role played by the chank in Indian religion and life 



IV. Appendix , 



8 . Marine Fishery Investigations in Madras, 1914-15. By Jambs 

 Hornell, 1916, Re. 1-12-0 — 



I. A note on the edible oyster 



II. An explanation of the irregularly cyclic character of the pearl 

 fisheries of the Gulf of Mannar 



III. Notes upon two exploring cruises in search of trawl grounds 



off the Indian and Ceylon coasts 



IV. Report on the pearl fishery held at Tondi, 1914 



V. Professor Huxley and the Ceylon pearl fishery, with a note 



on the forced or cultural production of free spherical pearls. 

 VI. The utilization of coral and shells for lime-burning in the 

 Madras Presidency ... 



9. Fishery Statistics and Information, West and East Coasts, 



Madras Presidency. Compiled by V. Govindan, with 



Introduction by Sir F. A. Nicholson, 1916, Re. 1-12-0— 



Gives a summary of the numbers of fish-curing yards and fishing 



boats, the methods of curing fish and a sketch of the economic 



conditions now existing, etc. (Pages 140.) J 



10. Annual Reports ok the Fisheries Department for each 

 year from i908-o9 to i916-17. by slr f. a. nicholson, 

 Rb, i-io-o. (Pages 179.) 



PAGES 



1—4 

 4—7 



7—19 

 19—74 



75—79 



79—90 



1—3 



4—20 



21 — 62 



63-83 



3—40 



41 — 116 

 117— 172 

 173— 181 



I — 10 

 II — 22 



23—41 

 43—92 



93-104 



105—126 



