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46. Tundu Par — cent. 



1892-1893. Not examined. 



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



1895-1896. Bare. 



1897. Not examined. 



1898. Oysters plentiful, 35 to a dive, 2 inches in size, healthy in appearance. 



1899. Nothing of value. 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Coral, weeds and. no oysters. 



1902. Not examined. 



47. Trichendur Punthotta Par — 



1885. Blank. 



1886. (a) Several dives ; large number of "oysters from J to 1|- inch attached to 



small coral stones, mixed with some dead shells ; a very few weeds. 

 (b) Large number of oysters ; the appearance of the oysters does not; look 

 healthy. Dead shells ; several dives. 



1887. Some empty oyster shells of h to J inch j no value. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 



1891. (a) Thirty-seven dives ; small stones, and chullies. 



(o) Twenty dives; weeds, coral, pinna, and chullies. 

 ] 892-1893. Not examined. 

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

 1895-1896. Bare. 



1897. Oysters plentiful, 1J to f inch in size, healthy in appearance and in good 



condition. Divers brought up netsfull every dive, average 380 oysters. 



1898. Oysters plentiful, 2 inches in size, on eastern and western edges. Oysters on 



pinna in large quantity. All healthy and free from any trouble. 



1 899. Oysters average 2^ inches in size, 8 to a dive, 



1900. Not examined. 



1901. Coral, weeds and no oysters, ^ 



1902. Not examined. 



1903. Do, 



48. Oda Karai Par — 



1885. Bank measures 1+ miles north and south ; oysters sparse on rock, about 10 



to 20 to a square yard ; size 1 to 2J inches. Coloured red and like the coral 

 to which they are attached. 



1886. Forty-seven dives ; last year's oysters are all gone. Now there are some young 



ones of \ and 1 inch ; some dead shells also ; divers got 11 live oysters of 

 1 inch, 13 and 8, most part are already dead. 



1887. Fifty-five dives ; one oyster of \\ inches, four dead oyster shells, § to \\ 



inches. A large quantity of small round lime. 

 1888-1890. Not examined. 



1891. One young oyster, four small dead oyster shells ; 36 dives, 

 1892-1893. Not examined. 



1894. A small quantity of empty oyster shells, weeds and coral. 

 1895-1896. Bare. 



1897. Oysters plentiful ; divers report that they could bring up basketsful at a dive, 



| inch. 



1898. Oysters 2 to 2f inches in size on weed and pinna, very healthy in appearance 



but quantity of broken shells shows that this bank lying dose inshore and 

 abounding in fish has been visited by fishermen. 



1899. Oysters 20 to a dive, 2J inches in size ; healthy. A very small quantity of dead 



shells were found ; divers report that the undertow was very heavy, and 

 that they had much difficulty in keeping on their feet ; large quantity of weed 

 on this bank. 



1900-1902. Not examined. 



1903. Bare, 



48 (a). Oda Karai Tundu Par — 

 1885. Nil, 

 1386. Several dives; a very few oysters intermixed with many dead oyster shells | 



weed and chully. 

 1887-1894. Not examined. 

 1895-1896. Bare. 

 1897. Only a few young oysters, 

 1898-1903. Not examined. 



49. Chodi Par— 

 1885. Bare. 



1*86. Fifty-two dives; no oysters, no suran, etc. 

 1887-1890. Not examined, 



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