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Fro7n — Sir Frederick. Nicholson, k.cm.e., Honorary 



Director of Fisheries. 

 Z>rt/^^— Madras, the 26th August 1916. 



I have the honour to submit my annual report for 



1915-16. 

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2. 



3. The staff remahied the same as in the previous 

 year, except that Mr. B. Sundara Raj, m.a., was 

 appointed and joined as Assistant to the Piscicultural 

 Expert on 23rd December 1915. Owino- to unforeseen 

 circumstances the Honorary Director continued in office 

 during the year. 



4. The following is a resume of main operations in 

 the various branches : — 



Director s branch. — General control of the depart- 

 ment ; Tanur fish-curing yard including curing, smoking, 

 pickling (salt and vinegar), fish oil and guano, vinegar, 

 oflue, etc. 



Cannery at Chaliyam (Beypore), with cxpermients 

 in solar heating. 



Soap-making at Tanur. 



Miscellaneous, including tuition, socio-economic 

 work, the Madras Exhibition, Bulletin writing, etc. 



Piscicultural Expert's branch (Mr. H. G. Wil- 

 son). — The Sunkesula fish farm, that at Ippur, larvicidal 

 work, the stocking of tanks, the re-introduction of 

 gourami, Nilgiri trout culture, the conservancy of 

 various waters, the detailed examination of the waters 

 of Coorg and South Kanara and of a variety of large 

 tanks in the districts for conservancy purposes, Exhi- 

 bition, project, and miscellaneous work. 



The Marine Biologisf-s branch (Mr. James 

 HornelL F.L.S.). — The Tuticorin fish-farm, the edible 

 oyster farm at Pulicat, the pearl oyster culture farm at 

 Krusadai (Pamban), the preparation of specimens for 

 distribution and for educational work, beche-dc-mcr 

 cultivation. Exhibition work, investigations for and 

 writing of Bulletins, research, and miscellaneous. 



Pearl and Chank branch (Mr. fames HornelL 

 F.L.S.). — Chank work over the whole coast between 

 Madras and Cape Comorin, including the great fisheries 

 of the Tinnevelly and Ramnad district ; chank cutting 

 experiments, P^xhibition and miscellaneous work. 



