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296. Chow dry GopalSingh, Talukdar of Bangermoro, gives about 



the same proportion of fishermen as the fore- 



Tafukd?r rm0r0 " ° p5ni0n ° f thG S oin S 5 the 7 are Kahars, Kadhairs. The 



bazar is not fully supplied. Large fish sell 

 at from six to nine pies, and small ones at two and three pies a seer. The 

 supply has remained stationary ; very small fish are taken in quantities 

 during the rains. The minimum mesh of the nets is given at three-quar- 

 ters of an inch. Fish are said to be trapped in the irrigated fields during 

 the rains. The following are the nets and traps used Jal, Pindi, Pansa, 

 Bissiari, Lokuri, Khuwur, Kanta. 



297. Barabanki, Tehsildar of Naioabgunj, reports there being 200 



. or 300 persons who fish, but all pursue 



Tehsildar gUDJ " pmion ° e other occupations. The fishermen castes are 



Gurias and Kahars. Very few fish, and only 



in the cold season, are sold in the weekly markets, the larger sorts at one 



anna, and the smaller at a quarter of an anna a seer ; whilst first class 



mutton fetches three annas, and second class two annas a seer. A 



larger proportion of the population, it is observed, would eat 



fish if they could obtain them. The supply has not increased. The 



smallest mesh of nets is given at half an inch square. Fish are trapped 



during the rains in the irrigated fields. Nets and implements for taking 



fish are Katia, Balbi, Shist, and Tappa. 



298. The Tehsildar of Futtehjpur states that no persons give them- 



_ , , _ .. selves up to fishing as a sole pursuit, but 



Futtehpur. Opinion of the m , ,, , £ i r* j ir i 



Tehsildar. ^ ne cas tes that nsh are Guryas and Kahars. 



The weekly market is stated to be sufficiently 



well supplied, the cost of large fish being one anna, and small fish half 



an anna a seer. A larger proportion of the people, it is asserted, would 



be consumers of fish could they obtain it. The supply has not increased, 



and the size of the smallest mesh of the nets is given at one inch or 



thereabouts. Fish are trapped in the irrigated fields during the rains. 



The implements used in fishing are Jal, Tappa, Halka, Paihra, Daggan- 



shist, Barbat, Choundhi, Chan, Dor pauri, Khowri. 



299. In the Tehsil of Samahi ghat, it is stated that there are about 



a ... _ . . 200 Gurvas and Kahars who catch fish, but 



bamaln ghat. Opinion of the ,, , ,-, " i , i 



Tehsildar. *' ia t they also pursue other occupations ; 



that a sufficient amount is brought to the 



bazars " to give the vendors means of subsistence." Rohoos obtain 



two annas a seer, other large fish one anna, and small sorts three pie. A 



larger proportion of the people would eat fish if they could get it. The 



supply has not increased. Young fish are said not to be captured at all, nor 



fish trapped in irrigated fields during the rains. The size of the smallest 



mesh of the nets is given at about three-quarters of an inch square. 



The nets and implements employed are Pakla, Chunda, Barour, Paudi, 



Chilband, Nadhni, Kuttya shist. 



300. In the Tehsil of Ilydergurh there are about 200 Kahars who 



„ . , „ . . . „, , fish as well as pursue other occupations : the 

 Hydergurh. Opinion of Teh- ■, , r , r -, , 1 1 , .,, n i 



sildar. markets are scarcely supplied at all with hsh ; 



more could be sold. The small ones realize 



nine pies a seer. A larger portion of the population would eat it could 



they obtain it. Very small fishes are taken with nets, the mesh of which 



