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APPENDIX E. 



TABULATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTIONS OF THE PEARL BANKS 

 OFF THE INDIAN COAST OF THE GULF OF MANNAR, FROM 1885 TO 1903 

 INCLUSIVE. 



(A continuation brought up to date of the records given in Mr- H. Sullivan Thomas' 

 •'Report on Pearl Fisheries", 1884.) 



1. Pajiban Kaeai Par — 



1885. Nil. 



1886. Few oysters of 3 to 2 inches, no value. 



1887. 117 dives ; 6 oysters of J to % inch. 

 1888 to 1894. Not examined. 



1895. Weed, chnlly and sea branch coral. 

 1896 to 1903. Not examined. 



2. Pamdax Yelangu Pae — 



18S5. Weeds, no spat. Bare, 3 yonng oysters in 2 dives. 



1886. 31 dives. No oysters, much sea weed. 



1887. 59 dives ; 5 oysters. 

 1888 to 1894. Not examined. 



1895. Weed, chnily and sea branch coral. 

 1896 to 1903. Not examined. 



3. Mi'sal Tivc Pae — 



1885. False spat plentiful. 



1886 to 1894. Not examined. 



1895. A few young oysters, measuring 1^ inch, on weed. 



1896 to 1903. Not examined. 



4. Cholava Karai Par — 



1885. Weeds diminishing. 

 1886 to 1894. Not examined. 

 1895. Weeds and 6 young oysters, 

 1696 to 1903. Not examined. 



5. KlLAKARAI YAI.LAI MaLAI Par 



1885. Killikoy ; sea weed, useless. 



1886. Not examined. 



1887. Sixty-five dives, 4 oysters, averaging l to inch in size. 

 1888 to 1894. Not examined. 



1895. Red coral, weed, chully and shells. 



1896. Bare. 



1897. Blank. 



1898 to 1903. Not examined. 



6. Vallai Malai Kaeai Par — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. Not examined. 



1887. Twenty-one dives ; blank. 

 1888 to 1894. Not examined. 



1895. Red coral, weed, chully and shells. 



1896. Bare. 



1897. Blank. 



1898 to 1903. Not examined. 



7. Anna Par — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. Blank. 



1887. Twenty-five dives, blank. 

 1888 to 1890. Not examined. 



1891. Six young oysters measuring from 1 to If inches, killikoy (small) and red 



branched coral. Sea weed and red coral. 

 1892 to 1893. Not examined. 



1894. A few small oysters, measuring ^ inch, on weed. 



1895. Bed coral, weed, chully and shells. 



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