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3- Night work may be allowed in fish-curing yards 

 after the prescribed hour on written applications from the 

 curers, provided that the minimum quantity of salt applied 

 for by them at one time be not less than 5 maunds. 

 Overtime fees should be collected from the curers in 

 advance, but should be recovered from them rateably 

 according to the quantity of fish cuied before it is 



removed from the yard. A uni- 



feesf.r fomi rate'"' for Sub-Inspectors, 



each hour. Petty ofiiccrs and peons has been 



* Sub-Inspectors 60 prescribed for cacli hour of Overtime 



Peon's"'^''"' ' o work. The fees collected should 



be entered in F.C. 4 and credited 

 in the nearest treasury as in the case oi ordinary fish- 

 curing receipts. The amount should be drawn on 

 monthly bills paid in full to the officers concerned after 

 sanction by the Assistant Commissioner. 



4. In cases where fishermen desire to take the fish 

 to the sea at or near fish-curing yards for the purpose 

 of cleaning it, they should be permitted to do so 

 under such departmental supervision as the Assistant 

 Commissioner may consider necessary. 



APPENDIX. 



Form of Agreement. 



This indenture made the day of 



191 BETWEEN The Right Honourable THE Secretary of State 



FOR India in Council (hereinafter referred to as the " Secretary of 



State, " of the one part and of 



(hereinafter referred to as " the boat-owner ") of the other part 



whereas the boat-owner is the owner of boat number 



at the port of in the 



District of in the Presidency of Madras 



and the nets belonging to such boat the measurements and particu- 

 lars whereof are set out in the schedule hereto annexed and whereas 

 the boat-owner has applied to the officer in charge for the time being 

 of the Salt Department at fish-curing yard for the 



issue to him the boat-owner of salt for the purpose of curing fish 

 caught at sea before such fish is landed at aforesaid 



and has requested that such salt may be issued to him duty free 

 and whereas the said application has received the sanction of the 



