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122. In the Dhanoar Collectorate the native officials report as 



follows : — In the Dhanoar Talooka there are 

 Opinions of native officials of 6(J0 fishermen w h likewise pursue other occu- 



the Dharwar Collectorate. . . . , . ' . . ~ \ ^ tt- n 



pations ; their castes are Surdur Bhoee, Village 

 Bhoees, Maratha, Bedur, Wudurs, Mussulmen, Maratha Dhobies, Gungi 

 Makalu, Kuber, and Amiger. The local markets are fully supplied with 

 dried sea-fish imported from Goa, hut very insufficiently with fresh fish. 

 About 50,000 persons eat it, the supply of which has decreased of late 

 years owing- to diminished rainfall. Very small ones are taken during 

 the rains, the minimum size of the mesh of nets employed being about 

 equal to that of a grain of gram ; fish are also trapped in the irrigated 

 fields during the rains. The modes of taking are " Gana," hook and 

 bait ; ' ' Bis-buli/' casting net ; " Tatabuli/' and " Khandelbuli," drag-nets ; 

 " Kooni/' wicker baskets ; also by hands. The Wudurs make use of 

 dams. In the Pet la Moogud Talooka there are about 32 fishermen, who 

 also pursue other occupations ; most are of the Bhoee caste, but the 

 Rajputs and Mussulmen catch fish occasionally. The local market 

 is not fully supplied; half the population (which is about 20,000) 

 are fish-eaters. Small ones are taken during the rains; the minimum size of 

 the mesh of the nets employed is equal to that of a grain of gram ; fish 

 are not trapped in the irrigated fields : the means for catching them 

 are by " Toputti," a triangular casting net with minute meshes, and which 

 is extensively employed; " Bis-buli/' a casting net with larger meshes; 

 " Khandelbuli/'' and " Gana," this last being of two kinds : " Want 

 gana" is a pole to which a line having a hook and bait is suspended ; 

 " Dawani gana" consists of two poles which are fixed in the ground in 

 the water at some distance apart ; a string connects the two, and from 

 this, lines with hooks and baits are suspended and descend into the water. 

 In the Hooblee Talooka there are three professional fishermen, but 50 other 

 persons occasionally join in ; the castes are Bhoee, Mussulmen, &c. The 

 local market is insufficiently supplied ; the fish have decreased of late 

 years ; the minimum size of the meshes of the nets is equal to that of a 

 grain of gram ; fish are not trapped in the irrigated fields ; they are taken 

 by nets and baits. In the Noivlgoond Talooka there are 150 fishermen, 

 but they also follow other occupations ; the castes are Bhoee and Mussul- 

 men. The fish supply has remained stationary of late ; veiy small ones 

 are taken during the rains, the minimum size of the meshes of the nets 

 being about equal to a grain of gram ; fish are not trapped in the 

 irrigated fields. In the Dumbitl Talooka there are about 50 fishermen, 

 who also pursue other occupations ; their castes are Bhoee, Mussulmen, 

 Ambiger, Killikyat, and Boodboorki. The local market is not fully 

 supplied with fresh fish, but salt fish is imported from the Bellaiy 

 District. About 10,000 persons in this talooka are said to eat fish, the 

 local supply of which is decreasing. Small ones are taken during the 

 rains, but are not trapped in the irrigated fields. In the tanks and 

 nallas in the Doni hills the Lumbanees poison the waters with the 

 milk bush. In the Bunkapur Talooka there are about 6,000 fishermen, 

 who also pursue other occupations ; their castes are Bhoee, Aree, Wudur, 

 Killikyat, Dombaru, Bedur, Guiigimakalu, Mussulmen, Boodboodkeroo, 

 Jateegaroo, Korwaroo, &c. The local market is not fully supplied with 

 fish, whilst about 50,000 persons eat it ; the supply of late has remained 



