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to a successful close in July, and initiated work in 

 September and October for the season just expired, 

 besides keeping me in touch with all current work during 

 my own absence ; he also materially assisted me for 

 several months in starting the Cannanore Experimental 

 station, since which he has begun a very important 

 enquiry into the commercial aspect of fishery work as 

 mentioned below. He continued also throughout to 

 supervise work in general as my Assistant. 



Personally I continued my general work as Honorary 

 Director ; while at Home I visited Scotland — with Mr. 

 Hornell — and Ireland, partly to acquaint myself with the 

 work done by the several departments, partly further to 

 study methods of fish-curing, especially those of making 

 kippers and Finnon haddocks, and partly to examine the 

 various motor-eno^ines established in actual fishino- 

 boats. I settled with Mr. Hornell and certain ship- 

 builders, the design, etc., of the proposed inspection 

 schooner and her engine ; I was also approached and 

 interviewed by several persons or firms desirous of 

 starting either fisheries or fishing industries, e.g., fish oil 

 and guano, in India. All important papers were sent to 

 me from India for disposal and orders, and having drawn 

 up a full curriculum for Ennore I was able to supervise 

 operations through fortnightly reports. I examined 

 plant for can-making, canning, and other fishery opera- 

 tions, and purchased small plants for beginning work on 

 these lines. On arrival in Madras in September I 

 continued work at Ennore ; but for reasons elsewhere 

 explained, obtained Government sanction to open a large 

 station at Cannanore where, from 20th October to 31st 

 March, I personally carried on continuous work as men- 

 tioned below. 



The above details have been given as they show, in 

 bare outline, the character of the work done by the 

 department during the year under report. 



5. Marine — Exper-iiucntal stations, Ennoix. — Para- 

 graph 3 of my report for 1908-09 read in G.O. No. 

 1 2 15, dated 4th May 1909, mentioned the starting of 

 this station and the objects aimed at, while paragraphs 

 6 to 18 gave details of work done in the few months of 

 its existence, viz., the keeping of fish fresh on the way 

 to market and consumer, the curing of fish by salting 

 and drying, by smoking, the starting of an experiment 



