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No. 2.— TINNEVELLY CHANK FISHERY. 



Statement showing the nmnber of full-sized chunk shells fished and 

 the net profit realised from iSyd-iSjY to igi2-i^ij. 



Season. 



1876-77 

 1877-78 



1878-79 

 1879-80 



1880-81 



1881-82 



1882-83 



1883-84 



1884-85 



1885-86 



1886-87 



1887-88 



1888-89 



1889-90 



1890-91 



1891-92"! 



1892-93/ 



1893-94 



1894-95 



1895-96 



1896-97 



1897-98 



1898-99 



1899-00 



1900-01 



1901-02 



1902-03 



1903-04 



1904-05 



1905-06 



1906-07 



1907-08 



1908-09 



1909-10 



I910-II 



1911-12 



I912-13 



Chanks fished. 



282,737 

 360,131 

 388,064 

 123,540 

 105,277 



303*590 

 247,696 

 210,005 



332,757 



183,398 



50*558 



26,537 



55*639 

 343.726 



316,354 



86,474 

 204,593 

 185,641 

 209,801 

 187,641 

 147,900 

 118,648 

 205,671 

 336,908 

 102,817 

 135.067 

 118,634 



86,725 

 118,580 

 163,671 

 272,841 



304,275 

 281,330 



166,144 



136,542 



Rate per 1,000. 

 RS. A. 



4 



{ 



71 

 91 

 ^2, 

 85 

 125 



115 

 116 



82 



96 



85 

 123 



76 

 84 



79 

 45 

 51 

 57 

 62 



81 



77 

 81 



87 

 112 



113 



83 



63 



154 



121 



104 

 167 



99 

 99 



121 



no 

 no 

 no 



o 

 o 

 10 

 8 

 2 



3 

 II 



o 

 8 

 o 

 6 



o 

 o 

 8 



6 

 8 



IS 

 II 



I 



10 



o 



13 

 o 



4 

 8 



9 



9 

 o 



o 



o 



p. 



o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 



o 

 o 

 o 

 I 



6 II 



8 o 



o 

 o 

 o 



14 10 

 6 3 



3 

 o 



9 

 o 



o 



9 

 o 



4 

 6 



6 II 



7 

 8 



7 



9 

 o 



o 



o 



Net amount 

 realized. 



Rs. A. p. 



12,066 4 6 



22,904 4 7 



22,250 4 7 



6,714 13 2 



9,645 8 3 

 28,450 8 6 

 22,038 13 7 



11,347 I 5 

 No fishery. 

 23,970 O II 

 10,703 6 II 



4,137 12 3 



901 14 2 



3,091 10 2 



19,413 15 o 



8,038 

 2,824 



8,455 

 11,067 



11,878 



11,138 



9,587 

 10,665 

 16,729 

 17,420 



2,869 

 15.440 

 10,384 



6,029 



15.832 

 10,880 

 18,396 

 26,489 



21,423 

 12,001 



9.394 



5 10 

 3 10 



3 5 

 14 10 



8 7 



5 



7 



3 

 12 



8 



7 

 12 II 



4 9 



2 



10 



o 



o 



2 

 2 



9 

 o 



II 



13 

 14 

 II 



5 



o 



9 

 5 

 7 

 o 



9 

 9 



12 10 



Total of Chanks 6,899,912 



Total proceeds Rs. 4,54,585 6 7 



