The matter has been reported on in Mr. HornelTs 

 reports sent with my covering letter No. 1 15, dated 5th 

 March 1909, and the experiment will be developed next 

 autumn when a spat-fall is due. 



In G.O. No. 2267, Revenue, dated 17th August 

 1908, Government sanctioned afresh the opening of an 

 Experimental Station on the West Coast in special view 

 of canning and of otherwise treating the abundance of 

 fish there found ; in letter No. 1180B-108-1, dated 26th 

 August 1908, they approved of my obtaining a small oil 

 and fertiliser plant such as would be suitable for very 

 small capitalists or even fisher folk, as a demonstration 

 of what might be done in every coastal village to pro- 

 vide good fish oil and good fish guano free from oil from 

 the fresh or dried sardine, a subject on which I 

 wrote newspaper articles which have excited interest. 

 This station has not yet been started as I hope to 

 examine suitable plant in England. Meanwhile I was 

 interviewed on the West Coast by several persons — one 

 a large Mangalore firm — on the oil and fertiliser busi- 

 ness, and inspected a small wooden press erected by 

 Mr. M. C. Choyi of Cannanore on the direct sugges- 

 tion of my Personal Assistant, Mr. V. Govindan, who 

 has long been interested in such matters, and specimens 

 of his oil and fish residue. Mr. Choyi has, I hear, 

 since erected three wooden presses, but is in doubt 

 about a market ; I have advised him to sell his pro- 

 ducts to one of the local firms who deal in such oroods. 

 Mr. Govindan is interestincr himself in desiornino; and 

 gettmg made cheap but effective presses for the purpose, 

 so that any small capitalist can take up the business, 

 and I hope to second his efforts by enquiries at home, 

 as there are numerous effective presses which have 

 passed the test of experience, as well as economical 

 boiling plant. 



