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American hospital at Manila in the Philippines. In 

 Ceylon this oyster is fished extensively as a source of 

 seed pearls, which are a Government monopoly. 



4. The total cost for the current year is Rs. 4,700, of 

 which Rs. 4,410 will be capital non-recurrent cost, and 

 Rs. 290 recurrent. The pay, Rs. 15, of each watchman 

 is high, but labour is very dear in Tuticorin, and the men 

 will have to be nursery-men rather than mere watchers. 



I recommend that the farm be sanctioned at a very 

 early date and the cost met from the lump sum Rs. 15,000 

 provided in the current year's budo-et. 



Order— No. 1314, revenue, dated 2nd May 1912. 



The Government approve of Mr. Hornell's proposals 

 for the establishment of an experimental marine 

 fishfarm near Tuticorin and sanction an expenditure of 

 Rs. 4,700 to meet the capital cost and the running 

 expenses during the current year in connection with 

 the farm.* 



* \'arious uncontrollable dela\s have occurred ia constructing this fish-farm, 

 but it was built at the end of 1914 and bas now ''191 5) begun work. 



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