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Order — No. 2764, Revenue, dated 5TH 

 December 19 16. 



The report of the Honorary Director of Fisheries is 

 an interesting record of much useful work accomplished 

 in spite of difficulties arising- from the continuance of the 

 war and from an adverse season. 



2. The great scarcity of fish which marked the two 

 previous years on the West Coast was even more 

 severely felt in the year under report and seriously ham- 

 pered operations at the experimental stations in Malabar. 

 Valuable experiments were however carried out in con- 

 nection with pickling, the manufacture of vinegar and 

 fish glue, the refrigeration of fish and the employment 

 of " solar ovens ". The Government are glad to see that 

 the utilization of by-products, an important factor in all 

 commercial enterprises, is receiving due attention. 



3. The financial results of the Beypore cannery, the 

 Tanur fish-curing yard and the Soapery were satis- 

 factory and give reason to hope that it will be found 

 possible to develop the industries which they are 

 intended to promote profitably on a commercial scale. 

 The Pulicat Oyster farm was run at a loss and it is a 

 question for consideration whether steps could not be 

 taken to make its products more widely known. 



4. The gross receipts of the Bureau (exclusive of the 

 pearl and chank fisheries) amounted to Rs. 78,588, of 

 which Rs. 57,874 was realized from the fishery rentals of 

 waters stocked by the department. This figure repre- 

 sents an increase of Rs. 19,463 or nearly 60 per cent on 

 the rentals realized before stocking operations were 

 undertaken. The most important item is the fisheries 

 of the Cauvery and the Coleroon. 



5. The Director will be requested to append to his 

 reports in future a statement showing the total expendi- 

 ture, as well as the total receipts, of the department. 



6. The Piscicultural Expert, in addition to the stock- 

 ing and other operations already in his charge, carried 

 out much useful investigation work. The Government 

 have read with much interest his suggestions for the 

 suppression of malarial fever in the Nallamalai hills in 

 the Kurnool district. 



