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and properly sluiced ; see pages 79 and 80 of the 

 Report. 



15. I trust, therefore, that Government will now 

 expressly sanction experiments in marine fish-farming as 

 part of the department's work, in which case Mr. Hornell 

 will prepare and send in the necessary plans and estimates 

 with all detail. As suggested in the first part of this 

 letter, the experiments will be very cheap since, as 

 regards laboratory experiments the small plant required 

 is necessary and will be maintained for much other work, 

 while as regards pond experiments we have the neces- 

 sary sluiced waters all ready to hand, and it is believed 

 that there are occasionally disused salt channels which 

 could be placed entirely at our disposal. 



16. Mr. Hornell's report is, 1 believe, the very first 

 detailed English report made at first hand on these 

 methods of fish-farming, except perhaps the mention of 

 Comacchio in a report on the Adriatic sea fisheries by 

 Faber, and I think that Government will agree with me 

 that it is highly valuable and suggestive as the starting 

 point for marine fish-farming in this Presidency and 

 perhaps in India. 



Order— No. 2537, Revenue, dated 2ist August 191 i. 



The Government agree with the Honorary Director 

 of Fisheries as to the value and suQoestiveness of Mr. 

 Hornell's report on " Marine Fish-farming for India " 

 and will be glad to receive the detailed plans and esti- 

 mates which Mr. Hornell proposes to prepare and 

 submit. 



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