Madras fisheries bulletin
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26 varying from 2^ inch to 4 inches, the grades being numbered as follows — : No. I shells over 4 -t 2 inches diameter.
27 beds, especially those interspersed with many rocky patches giving' foothold to luxuriant animal and plant life. The less mixed the sands of the chank-bed are with islands of coral and sponge life the less infected with Clioiie are the shells. Again, on beds regularly fished year after year the percentage of wormed shells is always low, and the shells of regular size. On beds seldom fished, the proportion of large and badly infected shells is always very high, and remains so till a thorough weeding out of the old shells has taken place. Tuticorin chanks are noted for their solidity, weight and hardness. Samples of loo shells containing average numbers of all sizes above 2f inches diameter have been repeatedly weighed and in all cases the weight exceeded 90 lbs. per 100 shells, the actual average of all lots being 93 lbs. Shells between 2^ and 2^ inches diameter weigh 54 lbs. to the 100 shells. The chank godowns are large rooms divided into a number of temporary divisions or bins to accommodate the various- grades of shells. Cleaning is left to nature which here takes the form of innumerable fly-maggots. These eat out the contents of the shells, windows being thoughtfully provided in the godowns for the entry of the parent flies. The odour evolved from the heaps of shells " is twin to that of pearl-oysters when being rotted ;" the local golf links come within 100 yards of the godowns and at one hole there is occasional complaint that the spicy breeze is somewhat rank in flavour. Previous to 19 10, the season's catch was advertised and sold yearly by tender to the highest bidder. In some years (i885 to 1891) the shells were put up to public auction, but this method led to abuse— the rich men buying off competition — and the old system of calling for offers by sealed tender was reverted to. In 19 10 a contract was made for a three -years with a Dacca firm of chank-merchants and as term this modification in the manner of disposing of the shells has proved of advantage both to the buyers and to Govern- ment, it is probable that, whenever possible, this system will be followed in future. The form of advertisement used in calling for tenders is given in the appendix.
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- Page 10 and 11: IV CONTENTS. (n) Lime-making ... (o
- Page 13 and 14: EXPLANATION OF PLATES. PLATE I (FRO
- Page 15 and 16: THE SACRED CHANK OF INDIA BY JAMES
- Page 17 and 18: PART I.—THE CHANK FISHERIES OF IN
- Page 19 and 20: Whether the chank fishery was inclu
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- Page 25 and 26: XX year 1786 when it was mutually a
- Page 27 and 28: 13 amounted to Rs. 43,500. The tota
- Page 29 and 30: 15 Tuticorin being given the duty o
- Page 31 and 32: 17 in some seasons. The hours of di
- Page 33 and 34: ^9 Pamban at ihe end of June 1911 t
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- Page 37 and 38: 23 his sink stone, the diver quits
- Page 39: 25 and as some men owe alleoiance t
- Page 43 and 44: 29 continuous but given distinctive
- Page 45 and 46: 31 fell short of the other expenses
- Page 47 and 48: 33 limits and hence that no jurisdi
- Page 49 and 50: 35 in obtaining a bid of Rs. 1 15 p
- Page 51 and 52: 37 traders in the coast villages wh
- Page 53 and 54: 39 with the pearl banks was subsequ
- Page 55 and 56: 41 PART II.—THE CHANK BANGLE INDU
- Page 57 and 58: 43 chank shells and knew charms to
- Page 59 and 60: 45 performed by some of the better
- Page 61 and 62: 47 classed as prehistoric though it
- Page 63 and 64: - 49 quantities of fragments of pot
- Page 65 and 66: 51 upon the outer surface— Mr. Br
- Page 67 and 68: 53 left bank of Papaghni River, at
- Page 69 and 70: 55 are examples of obliquely cut "
- Page 71 and 72: 57 Gujarat ami Kaihiaivar. Mr. Bruc
- Page 73 and 74: 59 these chank remains were two fra
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- Page 77 and 78: ^3 As the chank is a religious symb
- Page 79 and 80: 65 who found in the quartzite and t
- Page 81 and 82: 67 quent upon the general insecurit
- Page 83 and 84: 69 Prior to the enquiry upon which
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- Page 87 and 88: 73 Babby and very subject to elepha
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26<br />
varying from 2^ inch to 4 inches, the grades being<br />
numbered as follows —<br />
:<br />
No. I shells over 4<br />
-t<br />
2<br />
inches diameter.
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