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StiUnnpur. Oiiinioii of tlio 

 Collectur. 



Uiis cl!st.i-iot, and tlicreforo the prohibitiou of the sale of tlic fry would 

 be siii'cilluous. 



2SG. The CuUeclor of SuUanpur observes that breedinuT fish and 

 j'oung ones are destroyed, but not to any 

 great extent. Those taken are from tanks 

 and marshes fed by the rain, or filled by the 

 ovcrllow of rivers such as tlio Goomti. Tlie meshes of the nets are 

 sinnll onoufifh when so re(|uired to catch fish about tlie size of a gudsreon. 

 Interference is not cousi<iercd desirable, because there would bo a dilliuulty 

 at first in the novelty of making;' regulations laying down the size of 

 the mesh of nets, and he refrains from answering what size lie considera 

 advisable. As a rule, the fry of fish arc reported not to he sold ia 

 the bazar, and he would avoid all novel regulations suitable for European 

 Countries, interfering with property and old customs. lie considers uo 

 objection exists to a close season for breeding fish in hilly districts. 



287. The Collector of Pralahgarh reports tliat breeding fish and very 

 young ones are destroyed iiidiscritniuately. 



Opiii 

 Prntnbgarh. 



of the Collector of 



and to a very great extent, from April to the 

 end of June and from September to October, 

 wherever they can be captured in rivers, jhils, tanks, and nallas, by means 

 of nets, traps, or b}'' hand. The minimum size of the mesh of nets will 

 admit of a corn of barley passing through it, and nothing laiger. There 

 is no dilHeulty in regulating tlie size of the mesh of nets except the un- 

 willingness of the people to let even the smallest fish escape them, and he 

 proposes at first, as an experiment, to double the size now in use. There 

 can be no objection to proliibitingthe sale of the fry of (ish in the bazars, 

 or any other reasonable measures beiug adojited to arrest tiie senseless des- 

 truction of breeding fish and of the very young ones now going on. Some 

 restriction also should be put on the capturing of fish in the breeding season. 

 288. The TehsUdar of Faizabad reports through the Commissioner 

 that there are about 700 fishermen, 42 of 



ofrli'ih'""^ ''^"'' ''■''"" '^"'''^ ^1^°"^ °"'y ^'^''^ "" °*^'''''' "ccuj.atiou ; whilst 



1,500 are given as at Baraick and 2,8-30 at 

 (?o;?(i?(7^, all of whom follow other occupations; in the last locality the 

 boatmen and palkee-bearers are included, which augments tlie total. 

 In the periodical fishings of village tanks, many persons not included as 

 fishermen join in. The names of the fishermen castes are given as follows : 

 Gooriyas, Mullahs Cliakees, Khowicks, Kuhars, Coniyas, Gharooka, 

 Jhabjlinlij'ds, &c. Fish are said to be only sold in the large bazars ; some of 

 the Faizabad markets are fully supplied, otliers are not, as in Baraich, where 

 the supply is not equal to the denraud, whilst in Gondali contradictory 

 accounts are given. The relative prices of fish and mutton are as follows :^ 



