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22. Nagara Par — 



1585. Bare. 



1586. Plenty of oysters f to lj inch mixed with some empty shells. Five dives, some 



killikoys, no suran, many dives, oysters of 1 inch in size and injured by fish. 

 One chank with 8 oysters and some empty shells. 



1887. Thirty-seven dives ; 11 oysters of f inch, much suran and killikoy and weed. 



1888. Not examined. 

 18S9. Blank. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Fifteen dives, 7 chanks, 1 killikoy, some suran ; small pieces of stones ; blank. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. A few young oysters varying in size from 1| inch down. Five live chanks and 



chully. 



1895. False and true spat, also young oysters varying from 1 to -J- inch in size. 



1896. Five to 7 oysters per dive, averaging 1 inch in size ; dead shells of appearance 



only recently dead. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Weed and chully. 



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



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Large quantity of dead and crushed young oysters. 



1902. Estimated about 1,500,000 oysters 1J to 2 years old and healtliy. 



23. TJtti Par— 



1885. Bare. 



1886. A few oysters from f to 1-|- inch, mixed with some empty shells 10 to 20 in a 



dive. Several dives made, a few oysters of 1 inch in size much mixed with 

 dead shells. 



1887. Twenty- six dives ; much suran and weed. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. Blank. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Ten dives, 4 chanks, small pieces of stone, 1 young oyster, blank. 



1892. One oyster 2\ inch on chully, nothing more. 



1893. Not examined. 



189i. Sea-weed, chully, and small killikoy. 



1895. False and true spat; also young oysters varying from 1 to f inch >n size.. 



1896. Ten oysters to a dive ; old and young dead shells ; oysters on live killikoy. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Weed and chullies. 



1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. A few dead shells f inch in size. 



1902. Oysters found \\ to 2 inches, number not estimated. Healthy. 



24. UDrRcvi Par — 



1885. Bare. 



1886. One oyster 1 inch and a number of dead shells of no value, all suran,. 



1887. Thirty-one dives, 40 oysters varying from \\ to \ inch. 



1888. Not examined. 

 18S9. Blank. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Seven dives ; 3 chanks. Blank. 



1892. Blank. 



1893. Not examined. 



1894. Suran, sea weed and a few live chanks. 



1895. False and trae spat, also young oysters varying from 1 to \ inch in size. 



1896. Bare. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Weed and chullies. 



1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Some young oysters, but 90 per cent. dead. 



1902. Oysters plentiful, 2 years old and healthy. (Sic). 



25. Kilati Par. 



1885. Suran, a few empty oyster shells. 



1886. (a) Plenty of oysters from f to 1£ inch ; 11 dives ; 40 to 50 oysters in a dive ■ 



nc suran or killikoy. 

 (b) Some oysters ; divers got 20, 30 and 50 to a dive of 1 inch ; many dead >; 



bank of very doubtful value.. 

 £c\ Bank covered with suran ; no oysters. 



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