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APPENDIX TO REPORT ON OYSTER CULTURE 



33. Any change in the foregoing rnles must be submitted to the ad- 

 ministration before it becomes valid. 



No change can take place without the majority of votes in the general 

 assembly, and shall be approved by the Government. 



Made at Concarneau, this 24th day of January, 1864. 



The members of the council of administration — 

 (Signed,) 



Penanros Duppont, Balertrie, Guillon, Sauban, 

 Brisson, Henu, Quellenec, Guillirme, Sauban. 



The president of the society (signed), Alix. 

 True copy — The president of the society, 

 (Signed), Alix. 



APPENDIX N. 



Information relative to the Oyster Breeding Establishments 



at Ile de Re. 



Question. 



1 . Number of ponds and fattening 



beds? 



2. Extent in hectares ? 



3. Number of owners of parks % 



4. Number of owners of fattening 



beds? 



5. Number of persons employed 1 



6. Does the Government exact 



payment from, or does it 

 impose conditions upon those 

 obtaining grants 1 



7 . What is the extent of the public 



or natural beds in the sea 1 



8. During how many days last 



year were the public or na- 

 tural beds allowed to be 

 dredged 1 



9. During what months may oys- 



ters be dredged 1 



10. 

 11. 



12. 



13. 



of 



What was the quantity 

 oysters sold last year % 



What was the value of that 

 quantity % 



What quantity is there at 

 present on the Island. 



At what age is the young 

 oyster transferred from the 

 cultch to the beds ? 



Answer. 



3,044 

 932 





3,936 



202 hectares, 47 ares, 72 centares. 

 About 2,450. 



About 578. 



About 5,000. 



The concessions are free and are 

 capable of being revoked at any 

 time and without any compen- 

 sation being given 1 



There are none at the Ile de He'. 



See Question No. 7. 



In the parks, from the 1st Sep- 

 tember to the 30th April fol- 

 lowing. In the fattening beds, 

 during the whole year. 



879,713. 



31,145 francs. 



In the parks, 2,250,000 



In the fattening ponds, 286,00.0 



Total, 2,536,000 

 A year after birth. 



