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lending as mentioned in paragraph 39, one for direct 

 use and local inspection in the ahsence of a power boat ; 

 teak-built at Masulipatam or similar yards, upon work- 

 inor drawinos to be bouQ^ht in Great Britain ; cost about 

 Rs. 100 per ton for the boat fully rigged but without 

 nets or stores. The size is somewhat above that of the 

 " Ratnagiri " boats which come to Mangalore, but is 

 smaller than that of many of the Bombay fishing boats 

 in order to provide for gutting, etc., operations on board, 

 for live-well work, and for the use of heavy nets. Boats 

 would anchor outside the surf in the fair weather 

 season ; in the north-east monsoon they would lie up 

 in a harbour, e.g., Madras, Krishnapatam, etc. 



The working drawings can be obtained from various 

 builders at Brixham and other South Coast ports, the 

 Thames, Scotland, and Arklow in Ireland. The smaller 

 class of Brixham or Ramsgate trawler, the Thames 

 bawley boat, the Scotch *' Zulu" drifter, will be conveni- 

 ent types on which to work. The cost of the drawings 

 is not known, but will be arranged by correspondence 

 now going forward. 



A firm (Messrs. Parangasami) at Masulipatam can 

 readily build the necessary boats from working draw- 

 ings ; this firm builds excellent and staunch boats, up to 

 250 tons, of teak throughout, a 5 5 -ton boat costing 

 between Rs. 5,000 and 6,000 ; these are of country 

 fashion, but the firm can build to any specification if 

 the drawings are provided, and will include fitting for 

 power. The Bombay boat builders are excellent, and I 

 may here mention a iio-foot teak yacht, fitted with a 

 pair of Gardner oil-engines and twin screws, recently 

 built by an Indian builder in Bombay which is giving 

 every satisfaction to its owner. 



A second-hand boat can be obtained for immediate 

 use while the others are buildincr. 



49. Crews. — One crew will be needed of about six 

 or eight men ; the other will be provided by the firm 

 co-operating with me ; the monthly cost will be small 

 and should to some extent be balanced b^^ catches, 

 which, however, will be partly utilized in the station, 



50. Nets mid lines. — I do not at present propose to 

 use any but those made in the Presidency ; it will be 

 enough at first to train the crews to the use of the new 

 boats with ordinary nets. Such for instance will be the 



