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portion of people who eat fish ? it is remarked that Brahmins antl hiyli- 

 custe Hindus do not, but the rest, who are allowed by their religion, do. 

 Tiiu fish are said to have increased, and that very small ones are not 

 cajitured duriiiy tlie rains, but the miiiiuuun size of the mesh of tho nets 

 will only let a needle go through, whilst lisli are trapj)ed in the irrigated 

 fields during- the rains. The Mamliildar of Goyo observes that Kharwas 

 and Bhugwag'urees take fish ; the former ilo not engage in other oeeu- 

 pations; the latter do, being sailors. The markets are sufiieiently supjilied 

 with fish. A list of several eastes is given, as the ]iroportion of people 

 who eat fish, the supply of which article of food is said to have decreased. 

 Very small ones are taken during the rains Ijy means of hand nets; the 

 minimum size of the meshes will allow " half the last finger" to go 

 through. Ksh are said not to be trapped in the irrigated fields during the 

 rains. The Mamiuldar of Fiirantei/ says, the fishermen are Kolees and 

 Bhoees, who also pursue other occupations. The markets are not fully 

 supplied with fish. The proportion of the population who eat fish is not 

 given, b\it a few castes are, terminating with " and such others eat fish." 

 'riie sujiply of late years has been stationary. Very small ones are captured 

 by children during the rains. A iiuger can go through the miuiuunn 

 sized mesh of the nets. Breeding fish are trapped by children in the 

 irrigated fields during the rains in a cage called " Jako." Tlie Mamiul- 

 dar of Sanuud re])orts an absence of fishermen, a market insufllciently 

 supplied with fish, the cpiantity of which in late years has remained sta- 

 tionary ; notwithstanding, he continues, verj' small fish are cai>tured with 

 cloths during the rains, whilst the smallest sized mesh of nets that are 

 employed is almost of the size of a tooin- seed. The Mamiuldar of 

 Dhiiudooka observes that there are neither fish nor fishermen. The 

 Mamlutdars of Dholka, VeeniiKjavi and Morassa give such vague returns 

 that an analysis of them is of no practical use. 



111. In the Broach Gollcctorate, the Mamlnldars report that there 

 are about 110 fishermen in Broach, 100 in 

 Opinions of mUivo official m j^.^^ijoosur, IQ m Ahmode, and 150 in Ilau- 

 the llioiich Colloctunitu. .' . ,, , ■ , 



sole ; besules iislung tliey all twist coir ropes, 



build and repair houses, and work as day-labourers. Tlie fullowing' 



are the castes of fishermen in Broach ; Dlicemar machec, ISlaktomporiiv 



maehee, Ilansoteea maehee, the last two having obtained their names 



from the villages Avhenee they have emigrated. In llannute the fishermen 



are by caste Talabda coolies, or Jumboosur mdchee, &c., and in Ahmode 



Wagris and Bhoees. The markets in Jumboosur, Broach, and Hansote 



are fully supplied \vitli fish, and large tpiantities, both salt and dried, are 



exported : in Ahmode and Anklesur the supply is less than the demand ; 



between one-third and a quarter of the population of the Broach District 



would appear to consume it. '!'he. supply at Broach and Ahmode has 



decreased of late years, whilst that in Jumboosur and Ilansofehas remained 



stationary. Little fish during the rains are captured with small nets at 



Broach and Ilansote, but not elsewhere at that season. The smallest sii'.e 



of mesh emplnyed in Jumboosur at the seaward end of the net is one inch, 



landwards half an inch : at Ahmode one quarter of an inch, and in Broach 



one-sixth of an inch. Breeding fishes are not trapped in the irrigated 



fields, during the rains, as a rule. In Broach and Ilansote nets are fixed 



across the stream where the water is shallow. Cast-nets are likewise 



