98 



25. Kilati Par — cout. 



1887. Thirty-nine dives, 5 oysters of j to 1-j inch, suran, weed and killikoy. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. Blank. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Twenty-two dives, 9 chanks, sand and scnall pieces of stones. 



1892. Chullies — otherwise quite blank. 



1893. Not examined. 



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



1895. Toung oysters, 7 to 8 per dive, size 1 inch. 



1896. A few young oysters, 1 inch in size. Weed, chullies and red coral. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. "Weed, bare. 



1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



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



1902. Oysters in moderate numbers. 



26. Attutai Aeupagam Par — 



1885. False spat plentiful. 



1886. (a) Eleren dives, two of which oysters of }, 1, and 1 j inch were found. 



(b) Weed and some dead oyster shells ; 2 oysters of If inch. 



(c) All siiran. 



1895. Blank. 



1896. A few young oysters, 1 inch in size. Weed, chully and red coral. 

 1898. Blank, weed, bare. 



1899-1900. Not examined. 

 1902. Not examined. 



27. Attonfatu Par — 



18S5. Two inspections — chanks on rock and empty shells. No live oysters. 



1886. («) Eleven dives, no oysters. 



(b) No oysters or suran, 65 dives made. 



(c) Suran. 



1887. No oysters — suran dead in some places. 37 dives made; 1 chank. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. No oysters, much suran ; 20 dives. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Twenty-nine dives; 44 chanks, small pieces of stones, suran. 



1892. Forty-four dives ; live and dead suran, chullies, 8 chanks. 



1893. Not examined. 



1894. Sea weed, chully, red coral, a few young oysters measuring from § to f inch. 



1895. Blank. 



1896. Four hundred and eighty-one dead shells, 78 live oysters, |- inch in size, the 



dead shells were found in perfect preservation, not snipped or fish bitten. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Not examined. 



1899. Blank. Weed and chully only. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Some few oysters, size lj inch, 50 per cent, dead, mostly found on the sands 



and off the bank. 



1902. Not examined. 



28. (a) Pasi Par— 



(6) Pattarai Par — 



1885. Bare. 



1886. No oysters, bank bare, 56 dives made. 



1887. One oyster of | inch. Pinna, chanks, and much siiran ; 40 dives made. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. Much suran ; no oysters ; 20 dives. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Forty-four dives ; bare. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. Sea weed and suran. 



A small quantity of oysters varying in size from 2 inches to £ inch. Sea weed 

 and a few chanks. One large oyster, 3 inches in size on rock. 



1895. A few young oysters. 



1896. Seven small oysters, chanks, chully and weed. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Weed; bare.' 



1899. Blank; weed and chullies only. 



1900. Not examined. 



