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9. In 1920 the designations of the Marine Assistant, the Assist- 

 ant Director and the Piscicultural Assistant (Lieut. J. H. Allan, 

 Mr. Y. Govindan and Mr. B. Sundara Raj, respectively) were 

 chauged to Assistant Director of fisheries (Marine), Assistant 

 Director of Fisheries (Coast) and Assistant Director of Fisheries 

 (Inland). The new titles indicate generally the different spheres of 

 their work. The Assistant Director of Fisheries (Marine) is mainly 

 concerned with sea fisheries including the pearl and chank fisheries 

 and the maintenance of the fish farm at Tuticorin. The Assistant 

 Director of Fisheries (Coast) deals generally with fish after it is 

 landed (e.g., fish-curing, the manufacture of fish- oil and guano and 

 measures to be adopted for marketing the fish, etc.); he also deals 

 with fishermen, and especially carries on socio-economic, temperance 

 and educational work amongst them. The Assistant Director of 

 Fisheries (Inland) deals with problems regarding fresh-water fish, 

 including the breeding and distribution of larvicidal fish in connexion 

 with anti-malarial operations. The Marine Biologist is concerned 

 with the identification of marine fauna and the supply of marine 

 biological specimens to educational institutions and museums. 



10. Headquarters oflce.—K portion of the building belonging 

 to the Bank of Madras in the Mount Road, Madras, had been tem.- 

 porarily placed at the disposal of the Director of Fisheries until the 

 branch of the bank should be opened there. This building had to 

 be vacated on 1st December 1919 ; the office was then transferred 

 to No. 1, Smith's Road. 



11- Information regarding the personnel of the staff and the 

 tours of the Director will be found in Statement No. I appended. 



General. 



12. Expansion of zvork. — In July 1919 the Government appoint- 

 ed a committee to consider the question of constructing a steam 

 trawler which could be used for the purposes of pioneering steam- 

 trawling, for visits to the Laecadives and for the inspection of light- 

 houses and ports. The committee reported during the year and the 

 orders of Government are awaited. No further progress was made 

 for the project of the construction of a new aquarium and laborato- 

 ries at Madras. The Public Works Department began the repairs 

 of the Ennore bungalow which is required as a fishery station in 

 connexion with inland fisheries as well as the development of the 

 oyster and other fisheries in the backwaters in the neighbourhood. 

 Mr. Hornell submitted proposals for the establishment of a fisheries 

 college ; the proposal is still under the consideration of Government. 

 The expansion of various branches will be dealt with in later para- 

 graphs. 



