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long' drift (gill) nets of Masulipatam, somewhat enlarged 

 from those in use inthe dinghies of that fishing port 

 so as to suit the bigger boat and greater depths ; 

 the common " thiiri " or bag net towed behind a boat 

 (usually two catamarans) will be utilized and will 

 gradually promote the use of the trawl ; the horizontal 

 lines with numerous hooks so common in Great Britain 

 and found occasionally on a small scale on our West 

 Coast, will be introduced for the capture of the dog fish 

 and others. Several nets will be required of different 

 mesh and for loan. The price cannot be given, but will 

 be within a few hundred rupees. 



51. Live wells and cars. — No attempt will be made 

 at first to obtain boats with live wells biLilt into them ; 

 chests or barrels with a small pump will be used until 

 it is clear whether the live system can or cannot be 

 successfully practised ; moreover, live well boats are not 

 quite so handy as ordinary boats. Live cars, for towing 

 behind the boat during catching, will of course be tried ; 

 the expenses cannot be estimated but will be trifling. 



Dead fish will be gutted, cleaned, and antiseptically 

 treated on board the boats; see paragraph 18 supra. 



52. Carrier. — As stated in paragraph 43 snpra I do 

 not propose to buy a separate carrier ; till the inspection 

 boat is available one of the sailers can be used to collect 

 fish from catamarans outside of Madras with the aid 

 either of ice or preservative methods, or a steam launch 

 may bs hired for a time, or the " Margarita" if available, 

 may be brought up. 



53. Curino. — In this paragraph I deal only with 

 fish other than small sun dried fish. Beofinning-, as 

 usual, with simple and known processes, I propose to 

 open a small salting and drying yard in which the 

 existing methods of the West and East Coasts, viz., 

 salting — in tubs, pits, cisterns, stacks, etc. — and solar 

 drying will be carried out with the modifications which 

 observation in other countries and science suggest ; 

 with fish brought to the yard untainted and skilfully and 

 rapidly treated within the yard I can produce a really 

 good article ; whether that will be acceptable to the 

 public is a question to be thereafter answered. In this 

 manufacture cleanliness, thoroughness, rapidity, and 

 wholesomeness are principal desiderata, the last being, 

 in general, the result of the first three ; the first goes 



