T\at. 



M\nn\!f— (^ First Rcjtorl) ..... Ixiii 



Uri<,'iii (if answers— Tho fiosliw.itcv fislicvics— Few poicniii.il liyoiB— 

 ]{iil('S sn<;j50slo(l iis only !<' nllirt poiptiniiil riverw — IMMJiiiil v of 

 IK'opli' out lisli — InlMUiI nnul(i.'(.s insnificiciitjy Huppliotl — Fiali in 

 w.itors 1ms (jcni'rally ilccrousod — Fislipiics Odvcnimcnt inopevty— - 

 Fisliovnien, wi(li Inil few cxrcplidiis, only liillnw (liis oucnpation in 

 ncUition to llicif usual work— 15icedins fisli (lostroyod— Fry liillcJ 

 ill lar<je nnnibovs — Bliiiiumni size of the incsli of nets and inter- 

 stices in eniivea— Fixed entwines, danimiufi; and poisoninsj waters — 

 Conclusions based upon reports- Measures^ of amelimation wliieli 

 have been proposed — Personal propositions in 1808 — Orders of tho 

 Madras Goverinnent and the Revenue Board — Fresh-water fisheries 

 in Madras prior to Government investi<^atioiis~rersoi\al observa- 

 tions in the Fresideney— Reply to an (d)servation that regulating 

 the niinininni size of the mesh of nets would be cntcl to the poor — 

 Further propositions — Proposal of Revenue Board to appoint two 

 Inspectors of Fisheries. 



Ifvpnrfs, (.^'o.,from European Officials . . , . ixx 



I'roeeedings of the Board of Revenue: their draft rules for fresh-water 

 fisheries — Projiosal for Draft Fishery Act — Circular orders in 1818 — 

 Instructions to Collectors — Collector of Ganjani, Collector of Viza- 

 gapatani, Collector of Godaveri, and the Revd. l)r, Aturphy — 

 Assistant Collector of the Kistna districts, Executive Engineer, 

 Acting Collector, Ac— C<dlector of Nellur and Major Clay- 

 Collector of Bollary and Acting Collector— Collector of Taiijur — 

 Collector of Tricliinopoly— Collector of CudJapah— Ccdieetor of 

 Knvnal. the Assistant C(dlector, the Acting Head Assistant, thi; 

 Deputy Collector of Peapnily, and the Deputy Collector of Kurnal — 

 Collector of JIadras — Collector of ChinglelJut — Collector of Saloni — 

 Collector of North Arcot and Acting Collector — Collector of South 

 Areot and Sub-Collector— Collector of Tinncvelli — Collector ami 

 Acting Collector of Madura and Mr. Nelson — Collector of Coiiu- 

 batore"— Collectors of Malabar— Collector of South Canara — Experi- 

 mental trial of pisciculture in South Canara. 



Itrj'nrts from Native Officials ..... xcii 



GaTijain CoUectorate, the Tehsildar of Chicacole, Gunisur, and Perliam- 

 |)ore — Vizagapatain CoUectorate, no answers — Godaveri CoUectorate, 

 iiom Ramachendrapnr, Anialapuram, Narsapuram, Rajahnnindry, 

 Bhiruavarani, Tauuku, Peddapuram, Ellin', Coconada, Tuni, Pilla- 

 pur, yernagudeni, and Coringa — Kistna CoUectorate, from Tehsil- 

 dars — Nellur CoUectorate, from the Tehsildars— Bellary CoUect- 

 orate, from the Tehsildars — Tanjur CoUectorate, no replies — 

 Trichinopoly Collectorate. from five Tehsildars— Cuddapah CoUect- 

 orate, no replies — Kurnal Collectorate, from seven Tehsildars — 

 (.Iliingleput Collectorate, from six Tehsildars— Salem Collectorate, 

 three replies — North Arcot Collectorate, no replies— South Areot 

 Collectorate, from one Tehsildar — Tinncvelli Collectorate, from 

 eight Tehsildars — Madura Collectorate, from the Tehsildars — Coim- 

 batore Collectorate, from ten Tehsildars — Malabar Collectorate, 

 from one Sub-Collector — South Canara Collectorate, no replies. 



M \soRn AND Coono ..•■•. ci 



Their fresh-water fisheries — At least half the pcojilo eat fish — ATarkets 

 generally iiisullicieutly supplied — Fish decreasing — Fisberuu'n also 

 follow other occ\ipatious— Breeding fish and fry extensively des- 

 troyed — Every poaching mode pursued— Conclusions from the 

 reports — Localities where fishing is carried on — Fisheries which 

 have no perennial supply of water — Those whic-h possess a peren- 

 nial supply. 



