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iJUO. Chowilry GopalSiiigh, Talukdur of Baugermoro, gives about 



the same proportion of fishermen as the fore- 



Ruugormoro. Opyiion of the p.^ing . they are Kahars, Kadhairs. Tiie 



bazar is not lully supplieil. Liarge iisli sell 

 at from six to nine pies, and small ones at two and three pies a seer. The 

 supply has remained statiuiuiry ; very small lish are taken in quantities 

 during the rains. The minimum mesh of the nets is given at tluee-quar- 

 ters of an ineh. Fish are said to he trapped in the irrigated fields during 

 the rains. The following are the nets and traps used Jal, Piudi, I'ansa, 

 Eissiari, Lokuri, Khuwur, Kanta. 



297. Burahanki, Tehslldar of Nmoabgunj, reports there being 200 

 or 300 persons who lish, but all pursue 



Teh.'Skw!''""''' '''"°" °^ "" °t'''"' occupations. The lishermen castes arc 



Gurias and Kahars. Very few lish, and only 

 in the cold season, are sold in the weekly markets, the larger sorts at one 

 anna, and the smaller at a quarter of an anna a seer ; whilst first class 

 mutton fetches three annas, and second class two annas a seer. A 

 larger proportion of the population, it is observed, would eat 

 fish if they could obtain them. The supply has not increased. The 

 smallest mesli of nets is given at half an inch square. Fish are trapped 

 during the rains in the irrigated fields. Nets and implements for taking 

 fish are Katia, Balbi, Shist, and Tappa. 



298. The TehsiUar of FiMehpur states that no persons give tliem- 

 „ selves up to fishing as a sole pursuit, but 



Futtelinur. Opimou of the .i i ai j. e i n i t' i 



Tchsiliiur. ^"^ castes that nsh are (juryas and Ivaliars. 



The weekly market is stated to be sufficiently 



well supplied, the cost of large fish being one anna, and small fish half 



an anna a seer. A larger proportion of the people, it is asserted, would 



be consumers of fish could they obtain it. The supply has not increased, 



and the size of the smallest mesh of the nets is given at one inch or 



thereabouts. Fish are trapped in the irrigated fields during the rains. 



The implements used in fishing are Jal, Taj)pa, Ilalka, Paihra, Daggan- 



ehist, IJarbat, Choundhi, Chan, Dor pauri, Khowri. 



299. Ill the Tchsil of Samahi ghat, it is stated that there are about 



, . , , ^ . . 200 Gurvas and Kahars who catch fish, but 



Samiilu gbat. Opinion of the ii . .i i ii i- 



Tehsildar. that they also pursue other occupations ; 



that a suflicient amount is brought to the 



bazars " to give the vendors means of subsistence." llohoos obtain 



two annas a seer, other large fish one anna, and small sorts three pie. A 



lari^er proportion of the people would eat fish if they could get it. The 



supply has not increased. Young fish are said not to be captured at all, nor 



fish trapped in irrigated fields during the raius. The size of the smallest 



mesh of the nets is given at about three-quarters of an inch square. 



The nets and implements em])loyed are Pakla, Chunda, Barour, Paudi, 



Chilband, Nadhni, Kuttya shist. 



300. In the Tchsil of Hydergurh there are about 200 Kahars who 



„ , v ^ lish as well as inirsue other occupations : the 



Hydergurh. Opiniou of Teh- , , ' , r i 4- il vi f 1 



aildar, markets are scarcely supphetl at all svitn fish ; 



more could be sold. The small ones realize 



nine pies a seer. A larger portion of the population would eat it could 



they obtain it. Very small fishes are taken with nets, the mesh of which 



