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annas a seer : of mutton first sort 4.< annas, second sort 3 annas a seer. 



One-fourth of the popuhition eat fish, tlie siiijply of whieU has tlecieaseil. 



Very small fish are cajitureil by nets in large quantities duiiug' the rains. 



211. The Teksildar of Morlizapur gives 175 fishermen, " Bhoees" 



and Mahomedans. The markets are insuifi- 



Opiniou of Native official of ciontlv supplied: large fish obtains 6 annas, 



and small <3 annas a seer ; hrst sort mutton 

 4 annas, second sort 3 annas a seer. One-fourth of the population eat 

 fish ; the suppl)' has decreased ; very small ones are taken during the rains 

 iu larj^e quantities. 



2 liJ. The Tehsildar of Cliandore g-ives 546 fishermen, consisting' of 

 Biioees, in his district. The markets are in- 

 Opinion of Native official of s„(f,t^^iently suiiplied with fish : the cost of 

 Chaiidoie. \ ■ \ • o \ t- n n i 



wliieu is, lor larg-e sorts u anuas, small sorts 



3 annas a seer ; whilst first sort mutton realises 4 annas, and second sort 

 3 annas a seer. 



243. The Tehsildar of Morsee gives 648 Bhoees and Mahomedan 



fishermen in his district. The markets are 

 Mm-see'°"°'"^"''''"°'^''''"^ "*' not fully supplied with fi=^h ; the larger sorts 



cost 4 annas, and tlie smaller 3 annas a seer ; 

 whilst the first sort of mutton also obtains 4< annas^ and the second sort 

 3 annas a seer. 



244. The Native official of the IFoou District observes that there 



are 1,560 fishermen of the Bhoee and Deemur 



W?ol!'"''" "^ ^""'"' °*^""' °^ ^'-'^^^^ ^" *^'"^ district, but they also inirsuc 



other avocations. The local markets are in- 

 sufficiently supplied with fish, the larger sorts selling at 5, and the smaller 

 at 6 seers the rupee : whilst the first sort of mutton costs 4 seers, and the 

 second 5 seers the Rupee ; but this latter article of diet is but litlle con- 

 sumed in the district. Abouu 15 per cent, of the people are said tu 

 occasionally eat fish, but thesj creatures have decreased of late years. 

 Small ones are taken during the rains, but not in large quantities, the 

 minimum mesh of the nets being about three-eighths of an inch. Fish 

 to a small extent are trapped during the rains in the irrigated fields. 

 The names of the nets, &c., used are Bliowt jail, Julee, Burdee, Maah 

 Jallj Thickuttakcj Maleuse thagneCj and Murwuth. 



