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institution both as Fishery head-quarters and as a place of 

 biological, educational, and economic research, and as a 

 delightful resort for instructive recreation to the public. 



2,S. (/) Rcsuifs of feeding- cattle with dried fish. — 

 This was mentioned in paragraph 8 of last year's report. 

 The results were published in the Pusa Agricultural 

 Journal ; apparently the experiments were successful but 

 their commercial success depends on the price of the 

 dried fish which is very irregular owing to the great 

 uncertainties of the sardine shoals. 



39. {q) Correspondence with British canning firms. — 

 While in England in 19 14 I circularised several canning 

 firms at the end of July on the subject of establishing 

 canning branches in this Presidency. Three replied, ol 

 whom one — a great firm — was not prepared to adopt 

 the proposal but most courteously and voluntarily offered 

 me any information or assistance I might require. Two 

 firms favourably considered the matter, of whom one, 

 which has been consistently courteous in admitting me 

 to its cannery and giving me information, has sent a 

 long and practical set of questions which have recently 

 been answered ; its representative will probably visit 

 Madras next cold weather. My return to India on the 

 declaration of war prevented visits to the several firms 

 subsequent to my circular. 



The establishment of local factories by great British 

 firms would not only give an immense impetus to the 

 business and to subsidiary industries, but would set up a 

 definite standard of ofoods which would be of enormous 

 advantage to the public and to the industry. 



40. (r) Refrigeration. — Enquiries were also made 

 while in London reoardino- the French AudiftrenSang- 

 run refrigerator ; there are machines of this make in 

 Government House, Madras, and the Pasteur Institute, 

 Coonoor, etc., and it seems probable that machines 

 of this type will be very suitable to Madras coastal 

 requirements. Their great advantage is that they are 

 absolutely self-contained and hermetically sealed (by 

 welding), with the result that, on receipt of the machines, 

 there is absolutely nothing to be done but to connect 

 motive power to the driving pulley of the machine, and 

 refrigeration begins. There are no intricate valves or 

 parts, no charging with ammonia ; the machine seems 



