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34. Kanna Tivu Arupagam Par — cont. 

 1S3S. Not examined. 



1889. Fifteen dives, 5 young oysters of six months. 



1890. Not examined. 



1891. Large suran in quantities, no oysters. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. Weed, chully and killikoy. 



1895. Two small oysters, sea-weed, and a small quantity of small suran. 

 18t*6. Suran and killikoy. 



1S97. Oysters plentiful ranging in size from 2 to ^ inch. They are unhealthy in 

 appearance, very poor in condition. This is probably due to the adjacent 

 mud bank. 



1898. Weeds and chullies. 



1899. Blank, nothing of value. 

 1900-1902. Not examined. 



35. Tundu Par— 



1885. Blank. 



1886. Thirty-five dives, no oysters, no suran, no killikoy, soma pieces of rock. 



1887. Thirty-one dives suran. 

 1838. Not examined. 



1889. Seven dives, blank. 

 1890-1894. Not examined. 



1895. Blank. 



1896. Bare. 



1897-189S. Not examined. 

 1899. Blank, nothing of value. 

 1900-1902. Not examined. 



36. (a) Nenjcbichchan Par — 

 (t) Pae Kojdanjan Par— 

 (c) Mela Onpatc Par — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. (a) 13 dives, no oysters. 



(6) Yery few oysters — 152 dives. 



(c) The bank covered with suran eutirely; all stones, ohanks, etc., thickly 

 covered. 



1887. No oysters, mud, suran • of no value. 



1888. Not examined. 



1889. No oysters, some suran ; 47 dives. 

 1890-1894. Not examined. 

 1895-1896. Bare. 



1897- Blank. 



1898. Bare. 



1899. Blank. 



1 900. Not examined. 



1901. (a) Weed, coral and small stones. 



(b) Broken coral, small stones, no oysters. 



(c) No oysters ; weed and coral. 



37. Pistnacoil Seltan Pae — 



1885. A. very small bank ; bare. 



1886. Bare. 



1887. Twenty-two dives ; blank. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 



1891. Two live chanks, one dead chank, two large dead oyster shells; chully and coral 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. Sea-weed, red coral, and chully. 



1895. Young oysters, 10 to 15 per dive, with dead suran mixed with young dead 



oyster shells. 



1896. Oysters 1| inch, 5 to a dive on south-west side of bank ; rest bare. 



1897. Young oysters ranging from 1 to f inch in size on weed. 

 1898-1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Weeds and stones, one healthy oyster, size 2 inches. 



1902. Not examined. 



1903. Bare of oysters. 



38. SiNDAMARAM PlDITTA PAE 



1885. Large suran plentiful, also chanks. 



1886. One diver brought 23 oysters 1J inch and again 10 of 1 inch, then got 20 to 30 



each time, but the bank is of very small extent, and of no value. 

 1887-1890. Not examined. 



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