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supplied iu four, itisiifRnienfcly in one, whilst in the last it is said to l>o 

 sulRciently so iu Octolx'r and March until June, but in the other months 

 not so. In four tehsils 75 per cent, of the jieople ent fish, in one 50 per 

 cent., and in one 80 per cent. Tliree of the Tehsildara assert fisli have 

 decreased "owing' to the indiscriminate destruction of younnf fish; 

 one that they are stationary, and two that an increase is apparent 

 " owing to tiic copious rains of last year :" all report very small fish to be 

 captured, and the minimum size of the mesh is given at ^ an inch. 

 Every Tehsildar states fish are trapped in the irrigated fields during the 

 rains. In the Mirzapur Collectorate, the Trhsililars' replies have been 

 collated. There are said to be over 100 fishermen in the district, who 

 have no other occupation. Two Tehsildars consider the markets well 

 siipplieil with fish, one that the demand is much greater than the supply; 

 two-thirds of the people eat fish. All the Tehsiidars consider the quantity 

 has been much below the average for the last few years, but that, owing 

 to the abundant rain-fall in 1871, it is recovering again. Very small 

 fish are trapped in quantities during the rains : they are also poisoned. 

 In the Aziiiigurh Collectorate, six T'e/^/Wa)-^ report as follows : — there are 

 about 4,295 fishermen, all of wiiom apjiear to have other occupations also. 

 In four of the tehsils the sup])ly of fish iu the markets is said to be 

 sufficient, in the other two not to be so; 80 per cent, of the population 

 may eat fish, hut only from five fo ten ]>er cent, do so. The amount in 

 the waters is given as stationary by three, and "increased last year" by 

 floods in three ; previous to which the Tehsildar of Nizaraabad states 

 " the number had somewhat diminished." Very small fish are taken in 

 numbers during the rains, by weirs and other fixed engines ; nets with very 

 minute meshes are reported to be employed. Five who have answered 

 state that the fish are trapped in irrigated fields during the rains. The 

 saino sorts of nets and traps are employed as adverted to in other districts, 

 the names, however, of some being different. 



339. In the Jkansi Division, in the Jalom Collectorate, the replies 



to the answers from Tehsiidars are thus given : 

 JLansi"" °^ Tehsiidars in r^,,,^ fishermen likewise follow other occupa- 

 tions; the Calpee market alone is sufilciently 

 supplied with fish, which is not in much demand, except amongst the 

 lower oiilers ; "impossible to say if fish have increased, decreased, or 

 remained stationary of late years : there are no statistics on the sul)ject." 

 Very small fish are taken during the rains in irrigated fields and 

 elsewhere. 



340. In the Allahabad Division, and Banda Collectorate, "the 



information gleaned from the J'ehsildars and 

 Replic, of NHtiye Officials in ^^^^^^^ j^ ^^ j-^^^^^^ . ^,,p^g ^^^ ^y^^^^^ 2,000 

 the Allalmbad Division. . i- . • , i iji t t 'ii 



fishermen m the district, but tliey, almost witli- 

 ont exception, pursue other occupations. The fishing castes are Kahars, 

 Kewuts, Passies and Ghags." Two bazars are identifuUy supplied during 

 the rainy season ; more might be sold at other seasons if obtainable. 

 About 50 per cent, of the people of the district have no objection to 

 eating fish when they can procure it. Some report a decrease in the 

 amount in the waters — none an increase : large quantities of little ones 

 are taken during the rains; the smallest mesh employed is Jth of an inch 

 l)elween the knots, but even cloths are used. Weirs, and stake-nets 



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