. Report to the government of Baroda on the marine zoology of Okhamandal in Kattiawar . Marine animals. 2 OKHAMANDAL MARINE ZOOLOGY REPORT It had lieen a question of anxious consideration as to the time 1)est suited to carry on the investigation, especially as my duties in Ceylon precluded my being away save in summer (May to Septemlier), or during December and part of January. The latter period was, as I have said, the period cventuall}^ cliosen, the principal reason being that at this time the weather is normally sufficiently favoural)le to allow of investigation being carried on both in the
. Report to the government of Baroda on the marine zoology of Okhamandal in Kattiawar . Marine animals. 2 OKHAMANDAL MARINE ZOOLOGY REPORT It had lieen a question of anxious consideration as to the time 1)est suited to carry on the investigation, especially as my duties in Ceylon precluded my being away save in summer (May to Septemlier), or during December and part of January. The latter period was, as I have said, the period cventuall}^ cliosen, the principal reason being that at this time the weather is normally sufficiently favoural)le to allow of investigation being carried on both in the channels around Beyt Island, upon the reefs adjoining, and also upon the exposed seaward or western c,oast of (Jkhamandal promontory. Results showed that this choice was the best possible, as at any other time the violence of the south-west monsoon renders the western coast Fia. 1.—Sliells of the black-lip Pearl (.)y«ter (J/, inanjarilifrru) on sale in the Dwarka ba They hail most probaljly fi-ciiii the Persian Gulf. A considerable amount of preliminary evidence had been gathered by Mr. Pradhan the Vahivatdar, at the instance of the Sar Subha of His Highness the C4aekwar's State the cultured and progressive Dcwan Bahadur V. M. Samarth, , to whose energy and enlightened foresight the, inception of the present in(|uiry is laro-ely due. The facts pointing to the possibility of developing the resources of the seas and shores of this portion of the Baroda dominions were principally the two following, viz. :— (rt) The neighbouring State of Jamnagar, of which the coastdine is a continuation. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornell, James, 1865-1949. London : Williams and Norgate
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