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ill his range; the supply "f fish is iiisiiflicicnt for local requirements. * It 

 is o;itou liy i)() per cent, of Uio ))coplo. The amount during late years hag 

 Ix'on stationary. Some small fishes are trapped in irrigated lichls during 

 the rains. The minimum size of the mesh of the nets used is j of an 

 inch between each knot. Tlic Tcfisildar of Da,vc/ta replies, that about 

 200 persons fish in addition to other occupations; the supply is in- 

 sulHcient for local retiuiremcnts ; 75 ]^cv cent, of the population are fish- 

 caters ; the su))ply has decreased of late years owing to a diminution of 

 rain. Small ones are not taken during the rains ; no nets are used with 

 a mesh less than 1 inch between the knots. Some fish are trapped iu 

 the irrigated fields during the rains : they also are taken by diverting a 

 stream through a narrow opening in which a net is fixed, nud by 

 spearing. 



42. Ill the Ilissdr division, llie TehsUdar of that place states, there 

 „ , ... is oulv one fisherman in his range, and wlio 



Missar Dimston. — Answers ,,•' ,, , r\ • c i i 



of the Tehsildars of Hissar, filso has other work. Out of a rural popula- 

 Haiisi, Fathiftbad, Bhawani, and tioH of 107,442 persons, ouly one- third could 

 l^-^'«-'il^- cat fish, but not 2 in 1,000 are fond of it ; 



at this rate there are not more than 70 individuals in the tehsil who 

 care to eat it. The supply in the waters remains stationary. The only 

 net has above 1 inch between each knot of the meshes. I'/ie Tehsildar of 

 Ildiisi replies, that there is only one fisherman in his range ; 10 per cent, 

 of the population eat fish, the supply of which has remained stationary. 

 The Tehsildar of Fathiahad reports, that there are 13 fishermen in his 

 range, all of whom have other occupations as well. Only the Mussal- 

 men eat fish, but they are not very fond of it ; about one-eighth, out of 

 a ])oim]ation of about 32,047, consume it. The supjdy continues 

 stationary; small ones are not taken during the rains ; the minimum size 

 of the mesh of the nets employed is ^ of an inch between each knot. The 

 Tehsildar of Bhaivani states, that there are no fishermen and no fish. 

 The Tehsildar of Barwdla replies, that there are lO fishermen, all of 

 whom follow other occupations. Fish are never sold, but whenever the 

 zemindars feel inclined to eat it, they generally give tlio fishermen some 

 grain in repayment for catching it. About one-eighth of the people 

 may cat fish, the supply of which remains stationary. 



43. In the Delhi divisioii, fhe Tehsildar of Delhi gWcs the numhcr 



of fishcrnicn at 4,810, only pursuing this 

 neVn Division -AnBYcrs of (,(;c„p^t,ion during the winter and summer 



Uic Tdisildavs of Uclhi, Lar- ' ■ ■! , i ■ ii • ii 



sauii, BallaWigarh.Guigfinn, lie- months, whdst during the rains they are 

 waii, ralival, NuL, Fdzilka, dooly-bcaiers. The castes are Sheikhs, 

 Satsa, ^ Kurual, PAnipat, and x'atl'ians, Mullas, and Kahars. The local 



markets are sufficiently supplied ; f,hc demand 

 in the summer and during the rains decreases, and during the winter 

 fiom 2 to 2i maunds is consumed. The fish-eating jiortion of the 

 ]iopulntion is given at 9G,2G8 out of 608,150 [a proportion widely 

 differing from that given in 1870 by the ' Deputy Commissioner,' who 

 reported that 4 !■ per cent, of the people were fish-eaters, when the price 

 was sufllciently low to enable them to obtain it]. Fish are stated to be 

 decreasing, due to the Okla weir across the Jumna. Immature fish are 

 not taken in large (juantities during the rains : the minimum size of the 

 mesh of tlic nets employed is \ of an inch between the knots. The 



