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7- The results of the chank fisheries and the con- 

 nected problems have already been reviewed in G.O. 

 No. 2648, dated the 23rd November 19 16. The Govern- 

 ment desire the Director to consider whether the annual 

 report on the chank fisheries might not more conveniently 

 be treated as an enclosure to the Director's administra- 

 tion report instead of beingr submitted separately and 

 whether anything could be done to relieve Mr. Hornell 

 of routine work so as to enable him to devote more 

 attention to research work. 



8. A promising feature of the year's record is the 

 establishment of co-operative societies among the fisher- 

 men of Tanur and Tellicherry, and the Government hope 

 that this educative and economic aspect of the work of 

 the department will continue to develop. 



