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curiously with the wild panics into which they are sometimes thrown, as
for instance in 1889, when the Ceylon fishing collapsed on account of
cholera. In a few hours a fleet of 200 boats disappeared, the camp was
burned, and the multitude gone.
Great
precautions are taken by the government officials in every direction.
When they have decided that there are banks in condition to be fished,
notice of a fishing is advertised. The following notification of the
fishery for 1904 is an illustration.
"Government Notification.
Pearl fishery of 1904.
Notice
is hereby given that a pearl fishery will take place at Marichchikaddi,
in the Island of Ceylon, on or about March 14, 1904.
1. The bank to be fished is the southwest Cheval Paar which is estimated to contain 13,000,000 oysters.
2. It is notified that the first day's fishing will take place on the first favorable day after March 13.
3. Marichchikaddi is on the main land, eight miles by sea south of Sillavaturai and supplies
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