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221. TrappinfT fisb is reported by two Telisililars; one observes 



(liat tliis docs not tnko place in Ins distriot, 



Tmiipinp; nnd similnpr, (l;iin- but on tbis point tbe otlicrB arc silent. Snares 



inlngup nndlmlingmit wiifcrs, appear, bowever, to be univers.ally in use. 



lis well as poisouinK tliciii, isii • iir„i. •■ 



rpnortca. Damming- and lading out, or poisoning- pieces 



of water iu order to obtain tbe coutaiued lish, is 

 almost universal. 



222. As regards j^roIiU/ilinff ihe sale of fnj in the bazars, tbe 



Deputy ComiTiissioner of Akola considers it 

 Tint liUlo<limc>.U,vwn„i.iex- ^vould'be diflicult to discriminate wbicb were 



isl Ml prnlMlntM.g tbe Siile of fry .1 i i i i 1 11 ii 



iu the bnziirs. tlic iry ; on that liead alone he would rather 



regulate the mesb of tbe nets. In Buldana 

 it is considered tb.it at first it would be unjiopular, but flie advantages of' 

 Ibis restriction would soon make tbcmselves apparent to all ; in tbe otber 

 districts tbat no diUleulties exist, except tb.at it would temporarily de- 

 crease tbe gains of persons wlio make a livelibood by catebing fry during 

 the r.iins. 



223. Tbe following opinions bavc been advanced respecting 



wbetber tbere is or is not a necessity for a 



Opinion as to whether protcc- „,easure of i>roleetion to bo affoided to tbe 



live measures are required. 1x,t- • ■ yi • • ttr , 



lish. the UIJK-iating t ominissioncr, West 



Berar, considers tbere is notbiiig to jirevent tbe im])osition of rules for 

 tbe preservation of tbe immature and breeding lisb, and tbat some of 

 a general kind arc called for. In Akola it is doubted wbetber it would 

 be worth while to legislate on tbcse points, as fish arc so scarce ; but tbere 

 would be no diniculty in regulntiiig tbe size of tbe mesbes of tbe nets. 

 The otber five Deputy Commissioners observe tbat tbere would be no 

 dilliculty iu sucli regulations. 



22t. As rules of a gener.al kind appear to be desired, tbe next 

 fpiestion is, InmJ icouhl sjicli affect (he fishermen 

 How wouia rules nn'oct the classes? Tbe Commissioner of West IJerar 

 risliuig classes- , (tit i • c 1 • 



observes, " whatever restrictions may be im- 

 posed, no class of people will be so afiected as to interfere witli tlicir 

 means of livelibood, nor does any portion of tbe community depend on fish 

 as an article of food ; therefore remedial measures found necessary will not 

 even be liard or distressing to an}' class of people." Tliis ojiinion, how- 

 ever, varies from some of the Deputy Commissioners who consider tbat if 

 fence-months were introduced, some of tbe fishermen would be put to great 

 hardships. 



225. As regards the minimum size of tlie mesh of the nets that 



should in future be permitted, four of tbe 



rtnposalsroganting the mini- officials consider that it should not be Icss 



iinnn Pizc 01 mcslics ot nets tuat ., .,11 jiii 11, n 



rIhiuM be allowed. than one inch between the knot and knot ot 



the meshes, and one that the minimum size 

 should be IJ inches. 



22G. These reports apjiear to show, (1) that a considerable projtor- 

 . tion of the iieople would eat fisli could they 



Conclusions from the follow- i j • •/ la-. l\ l i\ 11 • n* 



iiiir reports. obtain it ; (2) that the markets are insiini- 



ciently su]iplicd ; (-'3) that tbe amount of fish 



in the rivers and tanks is decreasing; (4) tbat tbe fisheries arc Govcrn- 



meut property ; (•')) that the fishermen, as a class, have other avocations as 



