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38. Sandamafam Pud.tia Pin — ,-ont. 



1891. Forty-two dives; a small quantity of large and small oysters, oyster shells 



evidently old. Chully, red coral and a small quantity of weed. 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 

 189-i. Sea-weed, red coral, and cliully and two small oysters measuring i inch. 



1895. Young oysters 10 to 15 per dive. 



lo96. Seventy-seven oysters, average 2 to g- inch in size ; chullies and weed. 



1897. Oysters plentiful \^ to f iuch in size on weed, healthy in appearance, byssns 



strong; weed in large quantities. 



1898. Oysters plentiful. 40 to 50 obtained at a dive. Divers report that oysters are 



firmly attached to bottom and it is only with a strong pull they can detach 

 them. Size 2 to 2j inches. 



1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Not examined. 



1902. Not examined. 



39. (a) Ira Tivu Kudamuttu Par — 

 (6) Nadu Kudamuttu Pak — 



1885. Quite bare, no suran or killikoy ; no spat. 



1886. A. few oysters of 1^ inch with dead oysters and suran. One part 15 and 20 to 



a dive intermixed with suran ; 43 dives made. 



1887. Nineteen dives ; bare. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 



1891. Two dives (sic) ; weed and chully. 



1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. Sea- weed and red coral. 



1835. Young oysters, 10 to 15 per dive. 



1896. Bare. 



1897. Same as No. 38. 



1898. Same as No. 33. 



1899. Hare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Not examined. 



1902. Not examined. 



40. (a) Kovir, Piditta Pattu Par — - 

 (l>) Sanquria Pattu Par — 



(c) Niiam Kallu Par — 



(cl) Sethu Kuria Pattu Pab — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. A few oysters on these banks of 1 and If and f and f inch, not sufficient to h& 



of any value. One diver got 48 ; another 28, 92 dives made. On the part 

 called Nilam Kallu Par one diver got 9 oysters in two dives, another 7 > 62 

 dives made on this Par. 



1887-1890. Not examined. 



1891. Twenty-six dives ; bare. 



1892-1894. Not examined. 



1896. Bare. 



1897. Blank. 



1898. Only chullies and weed, no signs of oysters. 



1899. Bare. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Weeds, corals, and no oysters. 

 1902-1903. Not examined. 



41. (a) Kudamuttu Par — 



(b) Rajavukku Sippi Sotichcha Par — 



(c) Saith Kudamuttu Par — 



1885. Blank ; suran on the former, none on the latter. 



1886. A few oysters § to 1§ inch ; many broken aud empty shells, suran. 



On Kudamuttu Par fivel oysters of lj inch ; much sand on this bank, dead 

 oyster shells of | inch with weed, few oysters of 1 inch mixed with suran; 

 68 dives. 



1887. Thirty-one dives made on these banks. 



On Kudamuttu Par, 14 oysters of 1 inch ; much suran. 

 On Rajavukku Sippi Sotichcha Par five oysters | to 1 inch ; suran. 

 On Saith Kudamnttu Par two oysters of f inch ; much suran. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 

 1891. (a) Thirty-four dives ; five cbanks, no oysters. 



(b) Twenty-nine dives ; five chanks, four oysters, 

 (c), fourteen dives ; bare. 



