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Reports from European Officials . ciii 



Officiating Secretary to the Chief Commissioner Superintendent of the 

 Nundidrug Division Deputy Superintendent of Bangalur, Colonel 

 Puckle Nagar Division, Deputy Superintendents of Shimoga, 

 Chituldrug, and Kadoor Deputy Superintendent of Tumkur 

 Deputy Superintendent of Kolar. 



Report s. from Native Officials . . . . cv 



Nundidrug Division, from the Amildars Astragam Division, from the 

 Amildars Hassan District, from the Amildars Nagar District, 

 from the Amildars Coorg, from the Amildars. 



H AID ARAB AD . . . . . CV1U 



Fisheries in the assigned districts Fish eaten by a large proportion of 

 the people Markets insufficiently supplied Fish in the waters 

 have decreased Fisheries Government property Fishermen, as a 

 rule, have other occupations as well Breeding fish and fry 

 destroyed to a great extent Smallest meshes of nets used Trapping 

 and snaring, damming, lading, and poisoning waters practised 

 There would be but little difficulty in prohibiting the sale of 

 fry in the bazars Opinions as to the necessity for protective 

 measures How rules would affect fishermen Proposals respecting 

 regulating the minimum size of the mesh of nets Conclusions 

 from the reports Fence months. 



Opinions of European Officials ... ex 



Second Assistant Resident Officiating Commissioner of West Berar 

 Deputy Commissioner of Akola Deputy Commissioner of Bul- 

 dana Assistant Commissioner of Bassim Deputy Commissioner 

 of Amraotee Deputy Commissioner of Ellichpoor Deputy Com- 

 missioner of Woon. 



Opinions of Native Officials ..... cxii 



Tehsildar of Akola Tehsildar of Buldana Tehsildar of Bassim 

 Tehsildar of Amraotee Tehsildar of Mortizapur Tehsildar of 

 Chandore Tehsildar of Morsee Of Woon District. 



CENTRAL PROVINCES ...... cxv 



Majority of people may eat fish Markets how supplied Whether fish 

 in the waters have increased or decreased Fishermen, as a rule, have 

 other occupations Breeding fish how destroyed Fry killed whole- 

 sale The smallest size of the mesh of nets Other modes of 

 fishing Eemedial measures proposed As to regulating the mini- 

 mum size of the mesh of nets Whether the sale of fry in bazars 

 ought to be prohibited Fence months. 



Opinions of European Officials . . . . . cxvii 



Chief Commissioner. Nagpur Division, Collectors of Nagpiir, 

 Bhandara, Chanda, Wardha, and Balaghat Deputy Commissioner 

 of Jabalpur Narbada Division, Collectors of Betul, Chindwara, 

 Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, and Nimar Chhattisgarh Division, 

 Collectors of Raipur, Sainbalpur and Bilaspur. 



Opinions of Native Officials . ... cxxii 



Nagpur Division, from five Tehsildars Jabalpur Divisions from five 

 Tehsildars Narbada Division, from five Tehsildars Chhattisgarh 

 Division, from three Tehsildars Upper Godaveri District, from the 

 Tehsildar of Sironcha. 



