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they accordingly decreed its suppression ; no voice was 

 raised in protest and at the present time the natural 

 oyster beds in the basin are entirely ignored ; all effort 

 is concentrated upon oyster culture truly so-called. The 

 following table exhibits in tabular form the statistics of 

 the growth of this industry from the year when it com- 

 menced in reality. 



Table illustrating the growth of the Arcachon Oyster Industry 

 from 185Q-IQOJ (after Boubes). 



[A T .B. — The figures relate to O. edulis alone.] 



