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122. Ill llie Dharwar Collecloralc the native ofTioialf? report as 

 follows : — In the Dharwnr Talooka there are 



Opinions of native ofiicinls of (.„„ (ipl,^,.,^^ ^v],^ likewise IHIVSIIO other OCCU- 



pations ; their castes are ouruur nlioce, Village 

 IMioees, Maratha, Bedur, Wiulurs, Mussulmcn, Maratha Dliohios, Giingi 

 Makalii, Kiilicr, and Aniiger. The local markets are i'lilly supjilicd with 

 dried sca-lish inijiorted from (toa, hut very iiisn[liciciitly with fresh fish. 

 AI)oiit 50,000 persons cat it, the supply of which has decreased of late 

 years owing to diminished rainfall. Very small ones are taken during 

 tiie rains, the minimum size of the mesh of nets employed heing ahout 

 c(pial to that of a grain of gram; (ish are also trapjicd in flic irrigated 

 Holds during the rains. The modes of taking are " Gana," hook and 

 hait ; " iJis-buli," casting net ; " Tatabuli," and " Khandelbuli," drag-nets ; 

 " Kooni," wicker baskets ; also !)y hands. The Wudurs make use of 

 (lams. In the Petla Moogiid Talooica there are about 32 fishermen, who 

 also pursue other occupations ; most are of the Bhoce caste, but the 

 Rajpnts and Mussulmen catch fish occasionally. The local market 

 is not fully supj)lied; half the population (wliich is about 20,000) 

 are fisli-eaters. Small ones arc taken during the rains; the minimum size of 

 the nicsh of the nets cmjdoycd is cipial to that of a grain of gram ; fish 

 are not trapped in the irrigated fields : the means fur catching them 

 are by " Toputti," a, triangular casting net with minute meshes, and which 

 is extensively eniplo3'ed ; " 15is-buli," a casting net with larger meshes; 

 "Khandelbuli," and " Ciana," this last being of two kinds : "Want 

 gana" is a pole to which a line having a hook and bait is suspended ; 

 " Dawani gana" consists of two poles which are fixed in the ground in 

 tlic water at some distance apart ; a siring connects the two, and from 

 this, lines with hooks and baits are suspended and descend into the water. 

 In the lloohlce Talooka there arc three professional fishermen, but 50 other 

 persons occasionally join in ; the castes are Bhoee, Mussulmen, &c. The 

 local market is insufiiciently supplied ; the fish have decreased of late 

 years ; the minimum size of the meshes of the nets is equal to that of a 

 grain of gram ; fish are not trapped in the irrigated fields ; they are taken 

 by nets and baits. In the Nowlgoond Talooka there are 150 fishermen, 

 but they also follow other occupations ; the castes are Bhoee and Mussul- 

 men. The fish sup])ly has remained stationary of late; very small ones 

 are taken during the rains, the minimum size of the meshes of the nets 

 being about equal to a grain of gram ; fish are not trapped in the 

 irrigated fields. In the Dumbnl Talooica there are about 50 fishermen, 

 who also pursue other occupations ; their castes are Bhoce, Mussulmen, 

 Ambiger, Killikyat, and Boodboorki. The local market is not fully 

 snjiplicd with fresh fish, but salt fish is imported from the Bellary 

 District. About 10,000 ]icrsons in this talooka are said to eat fisli, the 

 local supply of which is decreasing. Small ones are taken during the 

 rains, but arc not trapped in the irrigated fields. In the tanks and 

 nallas in the Doni hills the Lnnibances poison the waters with the 

 milk bush. In the Bunkapur Talooka there are about G,000 fishermen, 

 who also pursue other occupations ; their castes are Bhoee, Arce, ^^'udur, 

 Killikyat, Dombaru, Bedur, Gungimakalu, Mussulmen, Boodboodkeroo, 

 Jafcegaroo, Korwaroo, &c. The local market is not fully su]i]ilied with 

 fish, whilst about 50,000 persons eat it ; the supply of late has remained 



