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73. — Arutha valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Batticaloa. 
Fish caught : Smaller kinds of fish, such as killaken, oti, 
thirali, &c. 
Description : A net made of fine hemp. 
Dimensions : Length, 200 fathoms ; height, 4| feet ; 
mesh, 2 J inches. 
Method of Use : Used exactly in same way as the Pattu 
valai. 
74. — Siru valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Batticaloa. 
Description : A net made of fine white string. 
Dimensions : Length, 50 to 100 fathoms ; height, 3 feet : 
mesh, 1 inch. 
Method of Use : Used in same manner as the two previous 
nets, buG instead of the fishermen making a noise with their 
paddles they throw mud into the water. 
Compare Siri valai of Negombo (p. 95). 
75. — Suda dela (Sinhalese). 
Locality : Chilaw, Nachchikuda, and Jaffna. 
Fish caught : Suda, laga, prawns, small fish. 
Description : A vertical net. 
Dimensions : Length, 30 fathoms ; height, 4 fathoms ; 
mesh, 1 inch. 
Method of Use : Taken out by two boats, and is used in 
conjunction with the Maha dela. As the Maha dela is being 
drawn to the shore, this net is dragged by the two boats behind 
the bag of the Maha dela, thus catching the small fish that 
escape from the Maha dela. 
(At Jaffna this net is used apparently only by the Sinhalese, 
and probabty without the Maha dela.) 
See Suda dela of Negombo (No. 65), ^^•hich is used in a 
different manner. 
