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Some fresh blood was introduced amongst the other lavicides at the 

 farm from Cuddapah ( HaplochUui panchax). 



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Live fish viarket. — The construction of the live fish market 

 sanctioned in G.O. No. 1191, Revenue, dated 23rd April 1913, was 

 completed and fish will be sold therein soon after the opening of the 

 canal, i.e., after the 15 th June next. 



23. Allur and Ippur. — A great deal of investigatory 

 work, especially in boring for fresh water, was done at 

 Allur in the Nellore district where an apparently excel- 

 lent site had been selected by Mr. Wilson for a farm in 

 substitution for that originally proposed at Kanigiri 

 which the Public Works Department were unable, for 

 irrigational reasons, to sanction. But since an abundant 

 fresh water-supply was a necessity, and the borings 

 yielded only salt water, this site also had to be abandoned. 

 It is interesting to note that the water in the bores was 

 apparently artesian rising nearly to the surface, and was, 

 in at least one case, of double the salinity of sea-water ; 

 it is possible that salt might be more readily made from 

 this supply than from sea-water. Mr. Wilson subse- 

 quently found a site at Ippur in the same deltaic tract 

 which fulfils his wishes and he spent a good deal of time 

 on the new project which has recently been submitted 

 to Government. 



24. Colair scheme. — This remains in abeyance since 

 the removal of stake-nets and fixed enoines from the 

 lake, river and channels is a preliminary condition sine 

 quel non ; it is understood that the matter is under con- 

 sideration in the Public Works Department. 



25. Acclimatisation of tench. — Mr. Wilson, after 

 some search, discovered a site near Hosur which will form 

 the first stage in acclimatising tench from the Nilgiris ; 

 thence they will be taken to Sunkesula and other farms. 



26. Hilsa hatching. — Very little work was done in 

 this matter as ripe spawners were not obtainable when 

 Mr. Wilson visited the Lower Anicut. 



27. Stocking of tanks Two large tanks were stocked, 



viz., Daroji and Markapur. It may be stated here that 

 the rentals obtained from the canal and tank fisheries 

 slightly exceeded the compensatory grants paid by 

 Government to the District Boards. 



28. TJic breeding of larvicidal fish. — Much of Mr. 

 Wilson's time and energy during the year were, by order 



