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nine-tenths, Silliera onc-foiuMi. In two of tlio telisils fish arc said to 

 have decreased of laie >ears, and in one to liavc remained stationary. Small 

 ones are cauj;ht during' the rains, the minimum sized mesh employed 

 lieini^ from i to i an inch hctween the knots. Fisli are not trajiped 

 durinfT the rains in two tcIisils, but are in the remaining' one. 



36. luthe Dcrajat division, Ihe four Tehsildars of Biinii report as fol- 

 ... . lows: — There are no regular (iehermeu, the 



Deramt Division. — A?isu'crflof • i • n 7 i i^ i i i ,i 



the TeksiUl.M. of liAnu, Isnkl,,.), zemi"d-i'-s ocension.ally catch fish, as do also the 

 MiiiinnoH, LiiUki, Duia Onzi Mahomcdans for their own eating : the mar- 

 Klinii, SiMiRaili, liujnninii', Jiun- Icots arc not sui>plicd. The Tehsildar of BAnii 

 J,|j; ' ' leports that lisu is very little eaten in his 



tehsil ; in Isakhel that all the JMahomedans 

 will when they can procure it ; in Miamaoli that most classes will eat it 

 when they happen to get it, but they do not take any trouble about 

 it ; and at Lakki that no one eats fish because there are none to eat. 

 The supply appears to have remained stationary : very small ones are not 

 taken in any quantity during the rains. The minimum size of the mesh 

 employed is about \ an inch between knot and knot. Fish are not trapped 

 in the irrigated fields during the rains. Tlie Jour Tcshildars of Dera 

 Gdzi Kluin. state that in Dera Gdzi Khan and Sangarh there are no fisher- 

 men, in Rajanpur theio are 125, in Jampiir 10, ihcy follow other occu- 

 pations. The markets in two telisils are moderately supplied, butinsufii- 

 ciently so in the others, still in most more could be sold. In Dera Gilzi 

 Khdn most of the city ])Coplc are said to eat fish when it is in season; 

 in Rajanpur three quarters of those who arc within reach of the markets ; 

 in Jampur the majority. The sup])ly has decreased in Dera GAzi 

 Klian, Init largely increased in Rajanpur and Jampur. Small fish are not 

 taken during the rains, neither are breeding ones trapped in the irrigated 

 fields. The minimum size of the meshes of nets employed is \ an inch 

 between the knots. In Dera Ismail Khan the four Tehsildara stated that 

 tliere are 40 fishermen in the Dera tehsil, 10 or 12 in Liali, about the 

 same number in Bliakkar, but only 4 or 5 in Kolachi. During the hot 

 weather, as the river rises, all cultivate land : they are of the Jat caste, 

 section ]\Iuchiarrali. The local markets are not fully supplied, and 

 much more could be profitably sold. The proportion of jieople who 

 eat fish is not large, even in the town of Dera Ismail Klidn, and few 

 depend on it in the district as a source of food. They have decreased 

 this }'ear owing to the heavy floods of last season. The smallest mesh 

 employed in the nets is \ an inch in size. Fish are rarely trapped during 

 the freslies of the river, 



37. In the Midlaii Division the Tehsildars report that there are 



28 fishermen, all of whom are IMahomedans, 



^'";" f ""'■"'■■-An^^wcrsof j,„^| ^^-^^^^ ^jj^^,. occupations. Fish are never 



tiict; Ah (Ul Klmii, .Hoi.oiary Sold lu the markets, although about 50 per 

 Mngistniic, KliAiiKnrli: Dnro- cciit. of thc people eat them ; the sujijdy ill the 

 K.il.Shcrc8lu.l,(Iljntnli,,Klmn); ^vatcis is more this year than last season. 



Minn Rlnhnnb (liulnnnm ; the ^^' \ , i i • ■! • •, • 



■lohsil.Ursof Mu7,nlVnrg„rI,, Kot l''sh are not taken during the rams, as it is a 

 Adn, Montgomery, Oiiguiin, I'l'ilt- jiopular belief that if used as food at this period 

 pi.tMu, itin?. 11'™"'", Mnlii.i., (iiey occasion sickness. The smallest mesh 



Stioomltad, LocUiniit, Miiilsi, Sc- i i • i,i r • i tti- i 



inieSaidhii. employed IS ^th ol an inch S(piarc. iMsli are 



not trapped in the irrigated fields. There 



