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The oysters are at the present day fished on Government account and according 

 to the arrangements in force at the last three fisheries the Government claims two- 

 thirds of the total catch, selling its share at auction. The remaining third is the 

 remuneration allowed to the divers and boat owners. 



In the following table I list and contrast all the fisheries of which I cnn find 

 record on the Tuticorin and Ceylon sides, respectively, of the Gulf of Mannar : — 



Particulars of Pearl Fisheries from 1658 to 1904. 



Off Madura coast. i 





Off Ceylon 



coast. 



Year of 



fishery. 



Govern ruent 

 proceeds. 



Remarks. 



Year of 

 fishery. 



Government 

 prooeeds. 



Remarks. 











£ t. d. 





1663 



Fl. 18,000 



■ . ■ • 



.. 



.... 



.... 





• • • • 



• • • • 



1666 



4,913 16 11 



Fished on Government 

 account giving net profit 

 as shown. 





• • . . 



. . • # 



1667 



6,160 7 5 



Do. 



1669 



• ■ . ■ 



1 I oan find no particulars 

 of profits realized. 



. , 



.... 





1691 



.... 













• • • • 



1694 



5,264*16 1 



Do. 







• • • * 



1695 



6,177 3 9 



Do. 







• • ■ ■ 



1696 



6,331 18 4 



Do. 





* * . • 



• • • • 



1697 



6,463 



Do. 



1700 



Very meagre 



A disastrous 3-days' fishery. 





.... 





1708 



£9,000 .. 



= Fl. 1,06,176 grosB pro- 

 ceeds. 



1708 



8,848 



Do. 





.... 



• • • • 



1732 



Not ascertainable. 



An unproductive fishery. 



•• 



.... 



— 



1746 



4,766 13 4* 



Fishery rented out to 

 adventurers. 









"-Fide Gover- 



' 













nor Seh- 















reuder's 

 Memoir . 









1747 



£5,000 .. 



= Fl. 60,000 



of 1762, 



1747 



21,400 



Do. 



1748 



£9,560 .. 



= F1. 1,14,720 < 



as givon 

 in Lee's 

 editi on 



. 1748 



38,5S0 



Do. 



1749 



£5,300 .. 



= Fl. 63,600 



1749 



68,375 



Do. 









of Ribe- 















yro's 





' 











" Cey- 















Ion." 



J 









■ . • • 



.... 



1750 



5,910 



Fishery of 6 days only. 







.... 



1753 



6,360 



Fishery rented out. 







.... 



1754 



1,469 



Do. 



• • 



RS. 



No fisheries held between 

 1768 and 1784 owing to 

 disputes with the Nawab 

 of the Carnatio. 



1768 



Not ascertainable. 



Very unsuccessful on 

 account of bad weather. 



1784 



42,477 Gross 



= 20,000 cully chucrums. 



Fished departmentally. 

 ("Rent received in equal 



• • 



1 





>• ». 



1787 



63,000 ,, 



J shares by the Dutch 



•• 



.... 



.... 



1792 



42,525 ,, 



and the Nawab of the 

 [_ Carnatio. 



J - 







.... 





.... 



.... 



1796 



37,096 15 



Fishery rented out. 







.... 



1797 



123,982 10 



Do. 







.... 



1798 



142,780 10 



Do. 



" 



.... 







1799 



23,319 7 6 



KB. 



Net proceeds — fished on 

 Government account. 



•■ 



.... 







1801 



1,50,227 



Gross proceeds — fished or* 

 Government account. 



.. 



• • • • 



.... 



, 1803 



1,63,154 



Do. 



, . 



• • . » 



.... 



1804 



7,20,202 



Gross prooeods. 



1805 



39,109 



Gross proceeds 





.... 





. . 



• • . • 



.... 



1806 



4,12,842 



Gross proceeds. 



1807 



2,91,639 



Gross proceeds . . , , 



.. 



.... 



.... 



, . 



.... 



.... 



1803 



8,42,577 



Gross proceeds. 



1810 



2,38,897 



Gross proceeds .. . . 



1S09 



2,72,463 



Do. 



,, 



.... 



.... 



1814 



10,51,876 



Do. 



1815 



mi. 



An unsuccessful fishery, 

 giving no revenue. 



1815 



5,842 



Do. 



. . 



• ■ • • 



.... 



1816 



9,266 



Do. 



1818 



1,69,708 



.... 





.... 



.... 



.. 



• * . • 



.... 



1820 



30,410 



Gross proceeds. 



1822 



1,55,693 



Gross proceeds , . 



.. 



.... 



.... 



1828 



70,127 



Do. 



1828 



3,05,234 



Gross proceeds. 



* According to Schreuder; £12,000 according to Lee (RibejToJ. 



