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213. In Uic AssiyncJ Districts the rivers are not of any larg'O size, 



wliilst the constant droughts of the hist few 



Fisheries in tlio Ilniauiabiul y^^,;„.s ^ic consiilcred to have doilO much to 



Aasigiaa n.stncts. impovurisli such fisheries as exist in these 



smaller rivers and tanks. 



21-1. The propurtioii of people who eat fish if they can obtain it is thus 

 ^iven by the various Tchsildars : — in Bul- 

 Fisb ostccnca l.y a large pro- ^ nine-tenths, in Bassim two-thirds, in 



portion ot the popul.iliou. ,,-,•. i « r . ■ 



Akoui one-tliutl, iu Amraote and Mortizapnr 

 one-quarter, and in Woo n at seven per cent; these liyiircs clearly show- 

 ing that fish as food is esteemed by a very large proportion of the resi- 

 dents. 



215. As to how the marJcets are supplied with fish ? Seven native 



officials assert that they are insnfliciently so ; 

 ^^^ Markets iusuflficieutly sup- ^^^^j ^^^j^ ^,^^ Tehsildar of Bassita that the 



" weekly markets" are well supplied, hut tliut 

 probably more co\ild be sold, conclusively demonstrating' that the market 

 sup2ili<s do not c(jual the demands. 



21U W hcllief l/ieJUh huvc increased, decreased, or remained slaiion- 

 Amoui.tiu the water decreas- "'^ ■ '^'lice is only one opinion, which is that 

 ing. they have decreased. 



217. As regards ivhose these fisheries are ? In West Berar, it is 



^. , . _ , stated that fishing' rights do not exist, for 



FisUcries Ooveruiueut pro- , . ■ i fi i ii i- i ■ 



.,gj.t^.,_ under a ryotwari settlement all iisnenes are 



common property, indeed belong to Govern- 

 ment, and there do not appear to be any village tanks where the right of 

 reserved fishing coidd be claimed. 



218. Ihe fishermen, or the class who mostly indulge in it, are the 

 ^. , , . Bhoees and sub-divisions of tbat caste, jium- 



Fislioruicn liave, as n rule, , ■ ■ ±\ • i i. m i i i i ■ o nun 



otiieroecupatious. ' bcring' lu the eight 'J ehsildarsliips b,289 per- 



sons, most of whom, however, ptursuc other 

 occupations. 



219. Respecting whether hreediwj fish and fry are destroyed but one 



_ ,. -, ... opinion appears to i)rcvail, namely, that they 

 Breeiluig fish ami try de- ' ■ '' •, ,' ui i • 



Btroyed to n great exteut. "l^. '» every possible Way, although m some 



districts trapping is reported not to exist, 

 and fry only to be taken in small quantities ; but as from the same dis- 

 tricts it is stated that stopping the sale of fry would he a little unpo- 

 pular amongst fishermen and fish-eaters, it seems very evident that the 

 amount captured cannot be very small. 



220. If we examine the various minimum sizes of the meshes of the 

 Smallest meshes of nets used. "'^.^^ employed, we find the six Deputy Com- 



missioneis rej)ort as follows : — In two they are 

 too small to be measured, iu one one-eleventh of an inch, in one three-eighths, 

 in one one-eighth, iu one one-third of an inch between knot and knot of 

 the meshes. 



