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the experiments are however being watched by the Sani- 

 tary authorities. The success attained in hatching 

 hilsa reflects credit on the Piscicultural Assistant 

 Mr. B. Sundraraj. The successful importation of live 

 gourami from Java is a noteworthy feature of the year's 

 work. The department has suffered a regrettable loss 

 in the untimely death of Mr. H. C. Wilson to whose 

 experience and practical skill the Government owe the 

 inception and successful execution of many schemes of 

 utility. 



5. Sodo-econo7nic zvork. — The efforts made to improve 

 the social and economic condition of the fisher-folk have 

 not met with unqualified success, but valuable experience 

 has been gained in dealing with this difficult problem 

 and eleven new societies were formed by the end of 

 June ; the work done by the Tellicherry Co-operative 

 Society and the Jnanodaya Samaj promises well for 

 future developments. The Government await the report 

 of the Director of Public Instruction on the proposals 

 formulated by the Honorary Director in his letter 

 No. 565, dated 19th September 1917. 



6. Finance. — The Honorary Director has supple- 

 mented his report with detailed statements of the 

 receipts and charges in the several branches of the work 

 of his department. The results are abstracted in the 

 subjoined statement : — 



/. Director's branch. 



