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32. — Adasel valai (Tamil). 
Locality: Panichchenkeni. 
Description : A vertical drift net made of hemp fibre. 
Pieces of stick are attached to the upper side of the net and 
act as floats. 
Dimensions : Length, 7 fathoms ; height, 1 fathom ; 
mesh, 4J inches. 
Method oj Use : Used both in the sea and lake at Panich- 
chenkeni. The net is paid out from a boat and then allowed 
to drift. After a time it is hauled in. 
33. — Vali valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Point Pedro and Kankesanturai. Used by the 
Kara valai section of Kara was. 
Fish caught : Large fish, such as seer and sharks. 
Description : A vertical drift net floated along uj)per side. 
Dimensions : Length, 18 fathoms ; height, 2| fathoms ; 
mesh, 4 inches. 
Method of Use : The net is taken out by a single catamaran 
and left to drift. If it is cast at 7 p.m. it will be examined 
at 12 P.M. and 6 a.m. 
The use of this net is prohibited in the Jaffna lagoon and in 
parts of the sea between Jaffna and Mannar, either by itself 
or in conjunction with the modi valai, under Proclamation of 
April 12, 1907. (See also Government Gazette of December 17, 
1909.) 
At Kankesanturai this net is sometimes used with a 2-inch 
mesh. 
Proclamation No. 6 ot 1869 prohibited the use of this net 
within one league of the shore along the northern coast of 
the Jaffna peninsula. 
34. — Adasial valai (or Pol valai) (Tamil). 
Locality : Batticaloa lake. 
Fish caught : Large fish, and even sharks. 
Description : The same kind of net as the Adasel valai of 
Panichchenkeni, but the dimensions are different. 
