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bounded on the north-west by Kadalur Point, affording shelter 

 from the north-west winds which frequently blow with violence 

 from February to Ma}'. Sacrifice rock, the centre of a noted 

 ashing ground in this district, lies 10 miles west-north-west. 



43. Badagara, an important fishing and trade centre 12 

 miles north of Quilandi, offers no special shelter to sailing craft ; 

 the anchorage is an open roadstead, good mud holding ground. 

 In stormy weather boats might run either for Quilandi or for 

 Tellicherrv, 10 miles northward. 



44. Make river, 7 miles north of Badagara, has a narrow 

 entrance much impeded by rocks ; the bar is considered 

 dangerous except in fine weather ; at high water vessels drawing 

 5 and even 6 feet are able to pass in. Several buggalows were 

 at anchor within the river in November 1908. The port is 

 closed during the south-west monsoon. 



45. Tellieherry, 4 miles nortli-w r est of Mane, already a very 

 busy fishing centre, offers good shelter to small craft in the 

 fine season, the inshore anchorage rendered smooth bv the 

 presence of a small mud-bank and with additional protection 

 from north-west winds by a natural breakwater of rocky reefs 

 and islets stretching south-west from the northern extremity of 

 the port. One of the busiest and best conducted fish-curing 

 yards in Malabar is situated here, enormous quantities of 

 sardines, mackerel, catfish and sharks being cured, largely for 

 export to Ceylon by the coasting steamers of the British India 

 and Asiatic Steam Navigation Companies. A mile and a half 

 north-west of the port, the mouth of the Anjerkandi river offers 

 facilities for small craft to lay up in bad weather or for repairs. 

 It is regularly so used by the cargo lighters serving this port. 



46. Cannanore. — Good anchorage for small vessels is found 

 close inshore in the bight of the bay south of the fort and 

 military ground. It has the advantage of being sheltered from 

 the north-west as well as the north and north-east directions ; 

 landing is usually easy ; a long sw 7 ell is very characteristic of 

 this anchorage in certain seasons, especially if there be westerly 

 or southerly winds; in November 1908 we experienced this 

 most markedly on the two occasions w^e were anchored there 

 in the S.S. " Margarita " ; in both instances the swell was 

 considerably greater and more pronounced within the bay than 

 outside and it continued for hours after the land breeze began 

 with the consequence that laying to the wind we were almost 

 broadside to the swell, rolling abominably. The port is 

 practically closed from the beginning of June to the end of 

 August, being fully open to the south-west. 



