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MADRAS (First Report) Ixiii 



Origin of answers The fresh-water fisheries Few perennial rivers 

 Rules suggested as only to affect perennial rivers Majority of 

 people eat fish Inland markets insufficiently supplied Fish in 

 waters has generally decreased Fisheries Government property 

 Fishermen, with but few exceptions, only follow this occupation in 

 addition to their usual work Breeding fish destroyed Fry killed 

 in large numbers Minimum size of the mesh of nets and inter- 

 stices in cruives Fixed engines, damming and poisoning waters 

 Conclusions based upon reports Measures of amelioration which 

 have been proposed Personal propositions in 1868 Orders of the 

 Madras Government and the Revenue Board Fresh-water fisheries 

 in Madras prior to Government investigations Personal observa- 

 tions in the Presidency Reply to an observation that regulating 

 the minimum size of the mesh of nets would be cruel to the poor 

 Further propositions Proposal of Revenue Board to appoint two 

 Inspectors of Fisheries. 



Reports, <fyc.,from European Officials . . . . Ixx 



Proceedings of the Board of Revenue : their draft rules for fresh-water 

 fisheries Proposal for Draft Fishery Act Circular orders in 1848 

 Instructions to Collectors Collector of Ganjam, Collector of Viza- 

 gapatam, Collector of Godaveri, and the Revd. Dr. Murphy 

 Assistant Collector of the Kistna districts, Executive Engineer, 

 Acting Collector, &c. Collector of Nellur and Major Clay- 

 Collector of Bellary and Acting Collector Collector of Tanjur 

 Collector of Trichinopoly Collector of Cuddapah Collector of 

 Kurnal, the Assistant Collector, the Acting Head Assistant, the 

 Deputy Collector of Peapally, and the Deputy Collector of Kurnal 

 Collector of Madras Collector of Chingleput Collector of Salem 

 Collector of North Arcot and Acting Collector Collector of South 

 Arcot and Sub-Collector Collector of Tinnevelli Collector and 

 Acting Collector of Madura and Mr. Nelson Collector of Coim- 

 batore Collectors of Malabar Collector of South Canara Experi- 

 mental trial of pisciculture in South Canara. 



Reports from Native Officials ..... xcii 



Ganjam Collectorate, the Tehsildar of Chicacole, Gumsur, and Berham- 

 pore Vizagapatam Collectorate, no answers Godaveri Collectorate, 

 from Ramachendrapur, Amalapuram, Narsapuram, Rajahmundry, 

 Bhimavaram, Tanuku, Peddapuram, Ellur, Coconada, Tuni, Pitta- 

 pur, Yernagudem, and Coringa Kistna Collectorate, from Tehsil- 

 dars Nellur Collectorate, from the Tehsildars Bellary Collect- 

 orate, from the Tehsildars Tanjur Collectorate, no replies 

 Trichinopoly Collectorate, from five Tehsildars Cuddapah Collect- 

 orate, no replies Kurnal Collectorate, from seven Tehsildars 

 Chingleput Collectorate, from six Tehsildars Salem Collectorate, 

 three replies North Arcot Collectorate, no replies South Arcot 

 Collectorate, from one Tehsildar Tinnevelli Collectorate, from 

 eight Tehsildars Madura Collectorate, from the Tehsildars Coim- 

 batore Collectorate, from ten Tehsildars Malabar Collectorate, 

 from one Sub-Collector South Canara Collectorate, no replies. 



MYSORE AND COORG ..... c j 



Their fresh -water fisheries At least half the people eat fish Markets 

 generally insufficiently supplied Fish decreasing Fishermen also 

 follow other occupations Breeding fish and fry extensively des- 

 troyed Every poaching mode pursued Conclusions from the 

 reports Localities where fishing is carried on Fisheries which 

 have no perennial supply of water Those which possess a peren- 

 nial supply. 



