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sun to dry, so this fruit is evidently largely produced. Coco- 
nuts, too, were numerous, and are largely exported to Siam. 
The coco-nut trees from Tringganu northwards do not 
Seem to be attacked by beetles. Fishing seems to be the 
great occupation of the place, and on the morning of our 
arrival we passed through a fleet of over a hundred boats 
standing out to sea, each boat having from eight to ten men. 
The Chinese, of whom there are several hundred in the town, 
are kept to the further end of the town, and not allowed to 
mingle with the Mahomedan population. 
We arrived off Kelantan early on the morning of the 23rd 
(Friday). Soon after anchoring, the Dato started in the 
steam launch to make the necessary arrangements for the 
reception of His Excellency, but it was nearly dark before he 
returned ; in consequence we were detained the entire day on 
board, and were unable to land. Being unable to land, we 
started dredging by dragging a bucket along the length of 
the ship and then carefully washing the bucket-full of dark 
tenacious clay so obtained. A number of small shells were 
obtained, mostly dead, one fine specimen alive, of a beautiful 
star-fish (Ophzocoma sp. 7), but so brittle that, before it could 
be safely stowed away in spirit, it had become imperfect. 
We also got half-a-dozen specimens of a Holothurus or sea 
slug, small but apparently adult. 
At 8 A.M. next morning (Saturday, 24th) His Excellency 
started for Kelantan, Mr. RIDLEY and I following in the 
whale-boat very soon after. We sailed up the river, and first 
landed at a kampong, but did not obtain much. We then 
landed on a low sandy and marshy island, covered for the 
most part with a sedge, in which I saw specimens of the white- 
breasted water-hen (Lrythra phenicura) and the banded rail 
(feallus striatus), a small sedge warbler (Costzcola exis), 
and the lesser coucal (Centrococcyx bengalensis). 1 here 
also got, on some small flowering shrubs, a number of 
good insects, the best being a green fly (St:/6um) which 
will not unlikely prove to be an undescribed species. 
At present only two species of this genus are recorded from 
these parts (S¢i/bum splendidum and S. occulata),"and it is 
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