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streams and the 'new reservoirs at Kodaikanal and Berijam, etc., 

 were examined and reported on as to their suitability for the 

 introduction of trout. Government have approved of the scheme 

 and a consignment of trout will be sent in May. 



Exammafion of South Kanara wafers. — In G.O. Mis. No. 1543, 

 Revenue, dated the 28th May 1914, I was requested by Government 

 to examine the above waters and to suggest the methods to improve 

 their fisheries. 



Large sections of the waters of this most interesting district (from 

 a piscicultural point of view) have been inspected when at their lowest 

 levels and a full report will be submitted shortly. 



The following rivers were visited during the inspection : Char- 

 vattur, Payasuvati or Chandragiri, Adkastala, Netravati and its 

 tributaries. 



Most of these splendid rivers were found to be so severely poached 

 by means of fixed engines, etc., that it will take many years of strict 

 conservancy and stocking to bring them back to anything like 

 their full fish-bearing capacity. It will be necessary to construct 

 a fishery for the restocking of these niost valuable waters, and 

 possible sites were visited on the upper reaches of the more 

 important streams. The most promising site for this work was found 

 on the Ancel river near Neriya which is a tributary of the Netravati. 



Full particulars of this proposed fishery will be submitted in a 

 separate report after reinspection of the selected site during the 

 monsoon season. 



Coorg. — Having inspected all the more important rivers of Coorg 

 a report is being submitted to the Chief Commissioner with sugges- 

 tions for conservation and the possibilities of introduction of new 

 species. 



During the year under report correspondence with the Public 

 \\'orks Department has enabled us to compile a list of all the tanks 

 in this Presidency which contain more or less permanent water. 

 These will be inspected as time permits and methods adopted to 

 improve their fisheries and take them over to our department. 



Many municipalities were advised as to the best fish larvicides to 

 stock their waters with, but the recjuest of some to be supplied with 

 a stock of larvicides could not be complied with, until the Ippur fish 

 farm is working. 



There were also numerous miscellaneous items such as 

 correspondence with China and Java relating to the introduction of 

 gourami, which should have practical results during the current year, 

 correspondence initiated by the Government of Hongkong on angling 

 matters, the publication of a note on the treatment of swamps, ponds, 

 etc., from an anti-malarial point of view, etc. 



Marine Pisciculture and Other Work. 



21. Tnticorin F ish-faniL — At present we have— for 

 various reasons — no marine hatcheries ; the present 

 need for them is not proved, and no staff is as yet avail- 

 able. But we are attempting to develop the usefulness 



