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The number of the fish-eating population is set down as the same (85,000) 

 as in the Unas Tehsil. The fish are also reported to have increased, and 

 about 300 rnaunds of very small ones are stated to be caught (luring the 

 rains. The smallest mesh is given at half an inch, and fish are said 

 to be trapped during the rains, but not to any great extent. The imple- 

 ments enumerated as used in fishing are the same as in Unas, to which 

 has to be added a small net termed Dhebeea. 



292. The Tehsildar of Pur 10 ah considers that about 2,000 fishermen 



_, , _ . . „_,.,, reside in his Tehsil, but they follow other 

 1 unvah. Opinion or Tehsildar. . • n -, ■ #» n 



1 occupations as well, and are of all castes. 



The local markets are not fully supplied. The price of large fish is 



from one-half to one anna a seer ; of small ones, from three to nine 



pies. Two-thirds of the population are considered to be consumers of 



fish. The supply has increased during the last year. Some hundreds of 



maunds of small fish are taken during the rains. The minimum size of 



the mesh of nets used is given at three-quarters of an inch, and fish are 



said to be trapped in irrigated fields during the rains. The descriptions 



of nets given are Pandi, Pailni, Khadar, Chhata, Halka, Kurwar, Tap, 



Tapa, Dugun, and Shist. 



293. The Tehsildar of Mohan reports about 300 fishermen in his 



,, , rr v -i , , • • Tehsil, all of whom likewise follow other 



Mohan. Tehsildar s opinion. ' . T . 



occupations ; they are Kahars, rassis, Koris, 

 Lodhas, &c. The bazars are not fully supplied. The cost of large fish 

 is six pie, and small ones three pie a seer. About half the population 

 eat fish, whilst the supply has remained stationary. Some hundreds of 

 maunds of small fish are taken during the rains, whilst the mesh of the 

 nets is stated to be one inch. Fish are trapped in irrigated fields during 

 the rains. The nets employed are Dokari, Chhinmari, Pandi, Bilni, 

 Kurwar, Shist, Tapa, and Halka. 



294*. Ritngit Singh, Talukdar of Kantha, observes that cultivators 

 ~ ,, miii, • • and others catch fish, but are generally 



Kantha. Talukdar s opinion. , „ ., „ „ . ' ^ r . ° .J 



people or the following castes, Kahars, Passis, 



Koris, Lodhas, &c. The market is not fully supplied. The price of large 



fish is half an anna, and of small ones a quarter of an anna a seer. 



About half the population are fish-consumers. The supply has remained 



stationary. Small fish are taken, but not to any great extent. The mesh 



of the smallest nets employed is half an inch. Fish are trapped in the 



irrigated fields during the rains. The following are the nets and traps 



used : — Haluka, Kumar, Tap, Kuttra, Jal, Koena, Khowra, Phutka or 



Supa, Garie ulurna, Kagurna, Lokarel, Sahjurya, Ghughuroah. 



295. Ganga Sahib, the Manager of the Mara Wan Estate, reports 



_ _ __ 199 persons as fishermen, but they also follow 



Mara Wan Estate. Opinion a •• mi, rr i i 



of the Manager. other occupations. They are Kahars and 



Passis. The bazar is not fully supplied with 



fish ; the cost of the large ones is from one to one and a half annas, and 



of small ones, from a quarter to half an anna a seer : 11 out of 15 of the 



population eat it. The supply has remained stationary. About 150 



maunds of very small fish are taken yearly, whilst fish are trapped during 



the rains in the inundated fields. The traps and nets employed are 



Haluka, Bansi, Khuroar, Jal, Tapsa, Phutka, Jhutjhal, Juduria, Kuruar, 



Kutia. 



