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the papers have gone up to Government for a grant 

 of funds. 



19. Education is, Hke co-operation, assumino" a larger 

 position in our work ; the school attached to the yard at 

 Tanur had 3o boys and earned a grant of Rs. 1 16 during 

 the year ; it is run by our yard staff who also teach 

 carpentry and smith work. Two evening schools were 

 started by the fisherfolk at Thalayi and Kuriyadi, and by 

 courtesy of the Collector of South Kanara, we secured a 

 site and an old building at Mangalore where a school is 

 about to be opened. The Jnanodaya Samaj at Mangalore 

 is also doing educational work in addition to its social 

 reform work, and on this department's recommendation, 

 Government o-ave a half-cjrant towards the buildino- of a 

 hall for their use. In G.O. No. 16, Education, dated 3rd 

 January 19 17, disposing of correspondence relating to 

 the starting of schools for fisherfolk at Mangalore and 

 Malpe, Government requested the Director of Public 

 Instruction to consider, in consultation with this depart- 

 ment, the question of the extension of elementary educa- 

 tion among the fisherfolk ; the Director accordingly 

 wrote to me on ist June 19 17, making certain proposals 

 which are now (July) under consideration ; this should 

 lead to systematic work. Pending disposal of this 

 matter it may be said, at once, that while on the one 

 hand as already stated in my letters read in G.O. No, 16, 

 Education, dated 3rd January 19 17, Fishery Educa- 

 tional Institutes (as understood in Great Britain, Belgium, 

 France, the United States of America, Japan, etc.), 

 are not within measurable distance, yet on the other 

 hand fishery schools, as foreshadowed in my letters and 

 quite different in methods and teaching from ordinary 

 elementary schools, are an immediate desideratum. 



The Assistant Director also conferred with the 

 trustees of a large endowment for education at an East 

 Coast port and is hopeful of special seeing schools 

 started. 



20. General. — Two unusual and important events 

 marked work on the West Coast, viz., H is Excellency the 

 Governor's visit to Calicut, Beypore (cannery) and Tanur 

 fish-curing yard, and the visit of the Indian Industrial 

 Commission to Calicut when they also inspected the 

 cannery and soap works, His Excellency's visit was 



