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3- The work was in general divided up as follows : 

 Mr. H, C. Wilson as Piscicultural Expert was in charge 

 of all piscicultural investigations, projects, and operations 

 in inland waters, and also of the work of breeding and 

 distributing larvicides ; Mr. James Hornell, f.l.s., was in 

 charge of all pearl and chank fisheries, of marine fish- 

 farms including an oyster farm at Pulicat, and of various 

 sea fishery investigations both practical and scientific ; 

 Mr. V. Govindan, b.a., as Assistant Director, assisted 

 the Honorary Director in all west coast station matters, 

 in office work, and in tours of enquiry and of inspection 

 of private oil and guano factories while especially work- 

 ing on the social and economic problems of the fishing 

 classes. The general work of the directorate and the 

 detailed work of the west coast experimental stations 

 formed my own share ; I also visited England on fishery 

 enquiries. 



4. The principal operations in hand were as 

 follows : — 



(i) The work in curing, canning, oil and guano 

 manufacture, etc., at the west coast experimental station ; 



(2) the Sunkesula fresh -water fish-farm ; 



(3) the hilsa hatchery ; 



(4) the stocking of tanks ; 



(5) the Colair lake project ; 



(6) the commencement of Ippur fish-farm in the 

 Nellore district ; 



(7) the breeding and distribution of larvicidal fish ; 



(8) the acclimatization of tench on the plains ; 



(9) the conservation and development of trout in 

 the upper Nilgiris ; 



(10) the conservation of the waters of the Bhavani 

 and Moyar on the lower slopes of the Nilgiris ; 



(11) the building of and early operations on the 

 Tuticorin marine fish-farm ; 



(12) edible oyster cultivation at Pulicat ; 



(13) pearl and chank fishery work at Tuticorin and 

 the Ramnad coast ; 



(14) the pearl fishery at Tondi ; 



(15) the preparation of plans, etc., for the pearl oyster 

 farm at Krusadai near Pamban ; 



(16) soap-making from fish and other oils by the Oil 

 Chemist at the west coast station ; 



