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The tributaries in the upper reaches are abundantly stocked 

 with the larvas of numerous flies, especially the Notton stream. 

 This small stream would be most suitable as a spawning ground 

 for trout, the temperature, the nature of bottom and natural shade 

 in places are all that can be desired. The only fish I could see in 

 the Billithada Halla were of the stone loach variety and indigenous 

 minnow. 



I consider this ought to make an ideal trout river and is the best 

 I have inspected so far. Its high elevation, low temperature, good 

 tributaries and the fact that it is out of reach of any likelihood of 

 poaching are all in its favour. It is capable of carrying a large 

 number of trout and their growth should be rapid owing to the 

 quantity of feeding. 



Report on Kil-Kotagiri streams (Kil-Kotagiri, Ken garni, Kagula and 

 Guda Kul Hallo), dated 16/// January 1907. 



The main ' Kil-Kotagiri " stream rises above Kil-Kotagiri and 

 flows into the Moyar. 



Temperature, upper reaches, 56 Fahr., 9 a.m., bright sun. 

 ,, lower down, 59° ,, noon, ,, 



Live fish food. — This stream has a good supply of mollusca, larvae 

 and various flies and quantities of small animalcules. 



Nature of bottom. — Gravel and sand. 



I consider this small stream the most suitable one for the intro- 

 duction of trout fry that I have seen in the Kotagiri district. It 

 runs mostly through jungle with good shade and gravel bottom. 

 The only fault is that it is so short, there only being about 3 miles 

 of useful water, before it drops sheer down to the low country. If 

 a few fry were introduced, they would doubtless thrive well until a 

 certain age when they would move into the lower deep pools for 

 greater protection and might eventually go over the falls. If 

 careful supervision could be ensured, it would be useful to stock 

 Kengarai and Kagula (tributaries of the Guda Kul Halla). Both 

 of these streams have useful pools and in the upper waters a 

 temperature of 56 degrees, lower waters, noon, 62 degrees. They 

 all suffer by being so short and swift rising within a few miles of 

 the sheer fall into the low country. They all have good shade and 

 gravel bottom. The Kengarai stream has several falls, while 

 passing through jungle which would render it very difficult for 

 fish to get up to spawn, once they descend to the pools below. If 

 fish were introduced, this could be altered to allow of easy access. 



