96 



17. Padltta Mabikan Tundu Pab — cont. 



1S95. False and true spat mixed on weed and rock. 

 1696. (Same as Pur No. 10.) 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Not examined. 



1899. Bare. 

 1900-1902. Not examined. 



18. TtJTICORIN KUDA PAR — 



1885. Pinna, suran; oysters few ; apparently a valuable bank. 



1886. Found covered with suran. No oysters, no suran. 



1887. Twenty-nine dives. One oyster of 5 inch, suran and weed. 

 1 888-1 S94. Not examined. 



1895. False and true spat mixed on weed and rock. 



1896. One live oyster 1 incb, weed and red coral. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Not examined. 



1899. Bare. 

 1900-1903. Not examined. 



19. Cruxian Par — 



1885. Cbanks on rock, suran, killikoy. 



1886. One oyster \ incb, no suran, 4 killikoys and a good deal of weed on rocky 



bottom. Sand on rock in many places ; plenty of suran. 



1887. Seventy-two dives, 9 oysters varying in size | to 1J inch j much suran, kil- 



likoy. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 

 1891. Plenty of suran and killikoy. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. A few young oysters, average \ incb, on branch coral and killikoy. 



1895. Toung oysters averaging 1 +, incb in size, 5 to 7 per dive. 



1896. A few young oysters If to | incb. Dead cbanks and pinna. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Not examined. 



1899. Bare. 

 1900-1901. Not examined. 



1902. Estimated 1,700,000 oysters (healthy), If to 2 years old. 



20. Cbuxian TWdu Par — 



1885. Cbanks on rock, suran, killikoy. 



1886. No oysters ; 49 dives ; no suran. Much suran and killikoy, also few oysters of 



J inch. 



1887. Forty-nine dives, 14 oysters of § incb ; much suran and weed. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 



1891. Eighteen dives, suran , no oysters. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. A few young oysters varying in size from If incb down. Sea weed; 5 live 



cbanks and chully, 



1895. Young oysters and a small quantity of suran on the southern part of the bank. 



1896. A few oysters measuring If to If. Suran on dead cbank shells. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Not examined. 



1899. Weed, chullies, and some large live suran. 

 1900-1901. Not examined. 



1902. Estimated about 2,000,000 oysters (healthy), If to 2 years old. 



21. Vantivu Arupagah Pab — 



1885. Suran. 



1886. Twenty- three dives, no oysters, no suran. Plenty of suran. 



1887. Twenty-five dives, suran and weed. 

 1888^1890. Not examined. 



1891. Twenty-five dives ; suran, no oysters. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. Weed, 8 live cbanks. Chully and small killikoy. 



1895. Young oysters, measuring 1£ inch in size, 5 to 7 per dive and small quantity 



of suran on the southern part of the bank. 



1896. A few young oysters averaging 3 to a dive, If to f inch on pinna and shells; 



found 10 oysters same size. 

 1397. A few young oysters mixed with dead shells. 



1898. Weed and chullies. 



1899. Weed, chullies and some large live suran. 

 1900-1901. Not examined. 



1902. Very few young oysters from 1 to If years old and healthy in scattered 

 parts. 



