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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 291.

CALINCAPATAM 291 Calicut now ranks second among the ports of Malabar and fourth among those in the Presidency. During the five years ending 1902-3 the value of its imports averaged 72-1. lakhs, and of its exports 1321akhs. The corresponding figures for 1903-4 were 571 lakhs and 136 lakhs. Grain and salt form the bulk of the imports, while one-fourth of the exports consists of coffee. The city contains a steam spinning mill, established in 1883, with an annual out-turn of 550 tons of cotton yarn ; a steam manure factory, which produces every year about 1,950 tons ; and a steam saw-mill in the suburb of Kallayi, at which timber to the value of 2 lakhs is sawn annually. There are also steam the-works and coffee-curing works and a steam oil-mill. The chief temple of Calicut is held in much repute. Calimere, Point (the Calligicum of Ptolemy).-A low promontory in the Tirutturaippilndi tdluk of Tanjore District, Madras, situated in 1o° 18' N. and 79° 51' E., 4o miles from Point Pedro in Ceylon. A lighthouse was erected on it in 1902. Inland stretches a `reserved' forest extending over 61 square miles, where antelope, spotted deer, and wild hog are to be met with. Ponies are bred in the neighbourhood in small numbers, and tobacco is largely grown. To bathe in the sea at Point Calimere is considered sacred by the Hindus, and the place has a temple which is an object of pilgrimage. The promontory was once used as a sanitarium, but it is now said to be malarious from April to June. Calingâ.-Name of an ancient kingdom in the north of the Madras Presidency. See K ALINGA. Calingapatam.---Port in the Chic4cole tŕluk of Ganjam District, Madras, situated in 18° 2o' N. and 84° 8' E., at the mouth of the Vamsadhâra river, 17 miles from Chicacole. Population (1901), 5,019. It was one of the early seats of Muhammadan government in the Telugu country. Signs of its ancient importance are still visible in the ruins of many mosques and other buildings. After rain, small gold coins of great age are found on the site of the old city. Having a safe anchorage, it is a regular place of call for steamers. The port is an open roadstead, protected on the south by a sandy point and some rocks which extend seaward about half a mile from the shore. These rise above water near the land, but are submerged farther out. On this sandy point, about a mile south of the port, stands a lighthouse 73 feet in height, exhibiting a white occultating light, visible 14 miles at sea in clear weather. It is protected from the sandhills which are drifting towards it, and threaten to bury it, by a casuarina plantation. The exports from Calingapatam, consisting chiefly of grain and pulse, myra- bolams, and turmeric, were valued in 1903-4 at 6 lakhs. The imports, mainly haberdashery, glass-ware, and gunny-bags from Indian ports, were valued at only Rs. 12,ooo. The coasting trade has decreased con- u2