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view, but apparently it has been tolerated hitherto, in the absence of 

 other improved methods, owing to the large demand for fish manure 

 of any sort as a valuable plant food. 



My department have, by a series of experiments conducted during 

 the last few years, found out the best method of manufacturing the 

 manure and extracting the oil from sardine. It consists in boiling the 

 fresh fish in open boilers made of iron or copper, and pressing the 

 residue under screw presses worked by hand. The oil is separated 

 from the dirty water which is thrown away, and the pressed cake when 

 dried and milled gives a high class of fish guano which is free from 

 all bad smell. The process itself is practically free from smell and 

 from any sanitary objection. 



This new process has been adopted by some private parties and 

 several factories have already been opened on the coast. My depart- 

 ment have, by advice and practical demonstrations held at important 

 fishing centres, been encouraging many others to start such factories. 

 As the Selection of a proper site adjoining the beach is a very import- 

 ant factor for the successful working of these factories, I have the 

 honour to request that you will be pleased to grant, on favourable 

 terms, unoccupied Government land suitable for this purpose to appli- 

 cants who wish to open such factories in your district. Before the 

 land is granted I would request you to forward to me the applications 

 for scrutiny so as to enable me to ascertain whether the applicants will 

 adopt the correct methods of manufacture and whether they have the 

 capacity to carry on the business on proper lines. This, I think, will 

 be of assistance to the Revenue Department in granting sites. 



Reference, dated 2ist April 191 i. 



Submitted to Government. 



2. The Board recommends that the Collectors of 

 South Canara and Malabar may be authorised to grant, 

 in consultation with the Honorary Director of Fisheries, 

 leases of land on the coast, subject to the conditions laid 

 down in G.O. No. 3904, Revenue, dated 9th December 

 19 10. 



GRANTS OF LAND FOR FISH-OIL AND 

 GUANO FACTORIES. 



Order— No. 1593. Revenue, dated 29TH May 191 i. 



The Government consider that the power to grant 

 long leases of lands on the sea-shore for the erection of 

 factories should not for the present be delegated to 

 Collectors, but the Collectors of Malabar and South 

 Canara and the Honorary Director of Fisheries may be 

 informed that the Government are prepared to give 

 favourable consideration to proposals to grant such 

 leases to persons desirous of engaging in the manufac- 

 ture of fish oil and fish manure. 



