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report) was not put in action ; it is, however, now in 

 place and will shortly be worked. 



Fresh Water Pisciculture. 



lo. Mr. Wilson, Piscicultural Expert, remained in 

 charge of these operations, which involve an immensity 

 of touring and planning. The chief operations under- 

 taken are described by Mr. Wilson in the following" 

 extract from his report : — 



11. Sunkesula fish-farm. — The general work at the farm progressed 

 satisfactorily and a large head of fish was secured and kept in the 

 several farm ponds for stocking purposes ; but unfortunately, owing 

 to the breaching of Tangadencha tank three times, the stocking of 

 Kurnool-Cuddapah canal was not possible for want of sufficient water 

 and hence only the first 20 miles was stocked. It may, however, be 

 remarked that the breaching of the Tangadencha tank will have a 

 most deleterious effect on the fishery of the canal for a few years 

 to come. This tank, which never ran dry, contained a lot of good 

 breeders, and the canal was replenished every year with fish from this 

 source. To make good this loss will mean the re-stocking of Tanga- 

 dencha from Sunkesula for many years. Many thousands of murrel, 

 fry, etc., were however removed from the farm and turned out into 

 the Edurur swamp for growing purposes. 



The new and valuable larvicide Polyacantkus cupanics referred to 

 in my last year's annual report have since bred in the farm. A 

 portion of the Hindri river close to the Kurnool Collector's bungalow 

 and the Markapur tank were stocked with this useful larvicide. 



Another interesting item of work done at the farm was the intro- 

 duction of tench (Tinea vulgaris). A small consignment of tench and 

 English carp were brought from the Nilgiris and turned out into the 

 breeding ponds. 



Live-fish ?narket. — This was opened in Kurnool and live fish were 

 sold to the public at three annas per pound fetching a sum of Rs. 371 

 to this department during the year. The market was supplied with 

 fish from the fish farm. 



12. Hilsa hatchery During the year under report my Sub- 

 Assistant went to the Lower Anicut to attend to this. He waited for 

 several days and though almost all female hilsa caught were in a 

 gravid state not a single ripe one could be had. As the water in the 

 river went low and there were no further runs of fish, the hatchery 

 work was closed for the year. 



13. Stocking of tanks. — As mentioned in paragraph 11 supra it 

 was impossible to stock the whole of the Kurnool-Cuddapah canal 

 owing to the breaching of the Tangadencha tank. 



Daroji tank in the Bellary district and the Markapur tank in 

 the Kurnool district were stocked with fish from the farm in September 

 and October last respectively ; the latter tank, however, was again 

 stocked in December with carp and mosquito larvicides. 



