oct. — -MA.R. 1859-60.] Report on the Laccadive Islands. 261 



300 mayna — 

 13 J or 14 shak= 1 Ton. 



Wages. 



82. Sailors.— When serving the Beebee, daily rations of £ 

 mayna rice, 2 cocoanuts, &c. a present of 7 adubas of sugar, 50 

 cocoanuts ; 11 maynas of rice are allotted space for such merchan- 

 dize as he likes to take each way. He and his wife are exempted 

 from poll tax, if (when in the Beebee's service,) they are detain- 

 ed by stress of weather at Cannanore, then they get Rs. 2 a month 

 extra. 



Wages. 



Sailors — When serving private parties each sailor \ In Ally Ma- 

 li as Us. 4 J monthly, rations 3 shak of space. > likan's 



Steersman Rupees 6j, half the space in the ves- ) Barque, 

 sel appropriated for the use of the crew.* Each sailor has ra- 

 tions, and 1 share (which in practice usually amounts to 1,500 

 cocoanuts) malmy (or master) 2, Tandayl or Captain 1, and 

 1 candy of rice on return, malmy 1 shak for taking ves- 

 sel in and out of lagoon. If the sailor has no capital to trade with, 

 then the owner lades his share of the space for him, and on reach- 

 ing Menakoy retaining 15 maynas per 1 R. of whatever sum it 

 may have cost, hands over to him the remainder which is usually 

 about ~. If thrifty the sailor can easily bring home rice for the 

 year and some Rupees besides. 



84. The duties of the crew are to sail the vessel, and on their 

 return to haul it up, dammer it, twist ropes from materials suppli- 

 ed by the owner and launch it again at the season. 



85. Carpenters. — A superior workman gets daily a meal, 8 co- 

 coanuts, 2 maynas, 1J aduba sugar. 



An inferior do. 2 cocoanuts, 1 mayna, J aduba sugar. 

 An assistant who bores the holes required in boat building get* 

 i| of the above. 



The meal consists of £ mayna rice, 1 cocoanut, \ aduba sugar. 



86. Blacksmiths. — Are paid at the same rate. 



87. The way in which the produce of nuts of the Beebee's 

 plantations is collected is as follows. 



* From 24 to 32 men form a crew. 



