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seed and paste, Anatto Dye Works; banana 
flour, Mr C Stouter ; whiie pepper and cloves, 
Messrs Uarley, Butler & Co. ; arecanuts, Mr J H 
Meedeniya, K. M. ; nutmegs. Government of 
Ceylon ; pepper. Government of Ceylon ; copraj 
Government of Ceylon ; rubber, Governmenc of 
Ceylon ; cardamoms, Government of Ceylon ; 
wild fibres and ropes. Government of Ceylon. 
2. — Stadisches Museum Bremen.— All the 
following exhibits of Messrs Darley, Butier & 
Co.: — PJumbago (in case), coconut oil, poonac, 
copra, fibre and yarn, kitul fibre, palmyra 
fibre, cinnamon, essential oils, Mr Jacob de 
Mel ; mica, Mr Kuruppu. 
3. — Jardin Colonial, Paris. — Coconut and 
copra, Mr W H Wright ; plumbago (part of), 
Mr U D S Goonesekera ; cinnamon (part of), 
Mr Jacob de Mel ; coconut oil, Mr A P Goona- 
tilleke, 
4. — Agricultural Museum, Berlin.— Plum- 
bago (part of), Mr Jacob de Mel ; collection of 
wild fibres. Government ; collection of medicinal 
plants. Government ; coconut fibre and cord, 
Messrs C P Hayley & Co. ; cardamom?, cocao, 
&c., Mr J H Kenton. 
5. — Field Colombian Mlseum, Chicago.— 
Plumbago (part of), Mr 13 D S Goonsekera. 
6. — Museum d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 
— Plumbago (part of), Mr U D S Gunasekera ; 
plumbago (part of), Mr Jacob de Mel ; Fauna 
collection. Government ; elephant and skeleton, 
peacock, 14^ pairs of birds indigenous to Ceylon, 
two wild boar, one axis deer, one cobra, one 
ticpolonga, five flying foxes, group of wanderoo 
monkeys, two flamingo, and two junle fowl. 
7. — Australian Imperial Museum.— Plum- 
bago, Messrs Clark, Young & Co, ; fibre, Horre- 
kelle Estate Co. ; cinnamon, Mr Jacob de Mel. 
8. — Musee des Collections, Manufacture 
Nationals Severs. — Seven pieces Kandyan pot- 
tery. Government. 
9. — Imperial and Koyal National Museum 
OF Hungary, at Buda Pesth.— Five life-size 
figures in plaster. Government ; Model of a Tamil 
house. Government. 
10. — Musee Industriel, Kouen.— Plumbago 
(part of), Mr U D S Gunasekera ; cinnamon 
(part of), Messrs Miller and Branwell. 
11. — Musee Industriel, Lyons.— Plumbago, 
Mr H B Fernando ; cinnamon, Messrs Miller 
and Branwell. 
12. — Koyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. — 
Sample of tea, furnished by Mr J H Kenton ; 
coffee, cacao, coffee and caidamoms, specimens 
of medicinal plants. Government. 
13. — State Museum, Hamburg.— Plumbago, 
Mr L B A de Silva ; fibre, Mr U D S Guna- 
sekera ; Cinnamon (part of), Mr J de Mel ; 
coconut oil, Mr G C Warr. 
14. —Industrial Museum, Bonn.— Plumbago 
(part of), Mr Jacob de Mel ; mica dust, Mr 
W Kuruppu ; coconuts, Messrs Murdoch and 
Branwell. 
15. — BritishChamber OF Commerce at Paris. 
—Plumbago, Messrs Delmege, Forsyth & Co. ; 
mica, Government collection ; mica dust, Mr W 
Kuruppu ; all pamphlets and reports available 
on Ceylon Tea and other industries, from the 
Chamber ot Commerce and the Planters' Asso- 
ciation. 
16. — Imperial Art Galleries, Vienna, (Dr. 
EdeR.) — Two landscapes, Mr W D Bosanquet. 
17. — Imperial Institute, London.— Collection 
of pioducta of the coconut palm, Messrs G and 
W Leechman ; cardamoms, Mr J A Spetice ; 
cinnamon, Mr. J W C De Soysa ; vanilla (part 
of), k'r Vander Poorten ; cinchona, Mr F G A 
Lane ; cinchona, Mr G S Anderson : cinchona, 
Mr G B Christie ; arrack (collection) (with model 
still), Mr Arnold Dias ; plantain flour, Mrs 
Arnold Dias ; anatto (complete collection), Mr 
A VanStairex ; piaintain flour, Mr W D Carolis ; 
various flours. Government ; pepper and cloves, 
Messrs Darley, Butler & Co. sugar, Jayasinha 
Mudaliyar ; resin (collection of), Government ; 
various preserves, Ponnan Nendali and K A 
Perera ; beche de nier. Government; metal 
cleaning-powder, D Johannes; dubbing, J Baptist. 
KOKARI FISHING IN THE ANDAMAN 
ISLANDS, 
BY MAJOR G. MASSY. 
{Badminton Magazine, January.) 
A somewhat novel methods pf handline fish- 
ing may frequently be seen in the Andaman 
Islands by those whom fortune (or misfortune) 
should take to that little-known penal set- 
tlement in the Bengal Ocean. The fishing is 
carried on during fine weather by certain 
native convicts of 'self-supporting' class, i.e., 
men on a short of ticket of leave, who earn 
their own livelihood ; and, as they can gener- 
ally get a ready sale for their fish, the pur- 
suit is a fairly pi'ofitable one. They fish from 
dug-out canoes, in handling which they are 
very expert. The crew, as a rule, consists of 
a steersman, one paddler, and the fisherman, 
who sits in the bow and is in command of 
the boat. They carry a good-sized casting- 
net, similar to those used in England, for 
catching bait with, and a large wicker basket 
for keeping live bait in. When required for 
use, this is slung overboard, and is provided 
with a canvas flap over the top of it, to pre- 
vent the bait from jumping out. It corres- 
ponds to the ' courage ' which is employed 
for a similar purpose in sea fishing on some 
Earts of our coast. In lieu ot a gaff, a long- 
andled spear, with a small barbed head, is 
carried. The fishermen say that it is much 
easier to use than a gaff," and certainly I never 
saw one of them miss a fish with one. 
The handline, which is a fine one, made prin- 
cipally of silk, is about 150 yards long, and 
is kept carefully wound round a stick or in a 
ball, to ensure its running easily when play- 
ing a fish. I believe these lines are procured 
from the east coast of Madras. A medium- 
sized hook completes the tackle. Prom this 
it will be seen that, though a hand line is 
used, it is no means the pull-and-haul kind of 
business one generally associates with that 
kind of sport. Far from it. The line being 
very fine, a light hand and considerable skill 
are required to ensure success. 
This fishing is usually carried on near the 
jetty on Ross Island. The water there is 
deep, and, excei^t, of course, during bad wea- 
ther, of crystal clearness. Standing on the 
jetty, one can see countless numbers of fish 
of all kinds in every direction, and in the 
clear water every moment can be distinctly 
traced. Large shoals of sardines disport 
themselves on the surface, occasionally mak- 
ing frantic dashes for safety under the 
wooden piles of the jetty, as the hungry 
kokari pursue tlmu and iQduve their »uni^ 
