100 



30. Tolayjram Par — eont. 



189G. Made 220 dives on this bank, result: — old oyster shells, branch sea-weed, red 

 coral, 2 young oysters on rock measuring lj and 1-J inch. 



1897. Old dead shells, weeds and chullies. 



1898. Weeds and chullies ; large suran in some parts. 



1S99. A quantity of old dead oyster shells, chullies and sea-weed on the northern 

 part. Found some small live suran. 



1 900. Not examined. 



1901. One of the largest banks. No appearance of oysters. 



1902. Bare of oysters. 



31. Vada Onpatu Par — 



1885. Bare; sea-weed, no spat. 



1886. Thirty-two dives ; no oysters. 



1887. Fifty-four dives ; suran, 3 oysters of l{ inch. 

 1SSS— 1890. Not examined. 



1891. Sixty-two dives ; 14 live chanks, pinna, chullies, no oysters. 



1892-1893. Not examined. 



189-4. Bank free from suran but nothing but sea weed on it. 



1895. A few young oysters. 



189(3. A few oysters on southern side of this bank, large suran on the western, rest 



bare. 

 1897. A few young oysters measuring from 1 to § inch in size, 10 to a dive. 

 1S98. Weed and chullies. 



1899. Nine oysters § to 1-J inch in size, 6 dead shells, red coral and weed. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. A few live oysters If and If inch; many of the clusters of oysters on the 



edges of the bank loose on sand. 



1902. Not examined. 



32. («) Saith Onpatct Par — 

 (6) Puli Pundtt Par — 



(c) Kanna Puli Pundu Par — 



1885. Young oysters on sandy bottom attached to pinna shells, also on rock, all 



healthy looking ; some suran. 



1886. Twenty-six dives — no oysters on Puli Pundu Par or on Saith Onpatu Par. 

 On Kanna Puli Pundu Par, 2 oysters of 1^- inch, some dead. 



Oyster shells, 42 dives. 



1887. Thirty-three dives made on the two latter banks; chanks, weed, 7 oysters of 



2|- inches in size. 

 1888— 1894. Not examined. 



1895. Young oysters 10 to 15 per dive. 



1896. (32a) Bare. 



(326) Seventeen live oysters, one 3J inch, rest 1J inch. A large quantity of: 



freshly broken oyster shells ; no suran or killikov. 

 (32c) Do. " do. " do. 



1897. A few young oysters mixed with dead shells, same size. 

 Oysters alive 31, dead 35 ; blank. 



1898. Weed and chullies. 



1899. Nine oysters f to l-^- inch in size, 6 dead shells and red coral and weed. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. (32a) A few live oysters If to If inch; many of the clusters of oysters on the: 



edges of the bank loose on sand. 

 (325) Weeds small stones and no oysters. 

 (32c) Star fish, weeds and no oysters. 



1902. Not examined.. 



33. Aoluva Par— 



1885. Suran, killikoy ; useless. 



1886. Twelve dives ; no oysters. 



1887. Thirty-two dives; 3 oysters of 5 and 1 inch ; suran. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. Nine dives ; blank. 

 1890—1893. Not examined. 

 1896-1897. Do. 

 1898. Weeds and chullies. 

 1899-1902. Not examined. 



S4. Kanna Tivu Ardpagah Par — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. (a) Seven dives, no oysters. 



(6) Twenty-six dives, no oysters, weed and chullieai 



1887. Twenty-two dives, suran. 



