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Reports from European Officials .... 



Commissioner of Sind Collector of Shikarptir Collector of Karachi 

 Collector of Haidarabad. 



Reports from Native Officials ..... xxxii 



BOMBAY ... ... xxxiii 



Its fresh-water fisheries Eeason why some returns are omitted Elvers 

 and inland tanks suitable for fisheries Proportion of people who eat 

 fish Local markets insufficiently supplied Comparative price of 

 large and small fish The amount of fish have decreased Fisheries 

 mostly Government property Fishermen, as a rule, follow other 

 occupations as well Mature breeding-fish trapped and otherwise 

 killed Fry destroyed to a great extent Modes of capturing fish- 

 Size of the meshes of nets Fish how trapped Waters poisoned 

 Angling and line fishing Conclusions as to the fresh-water fish- 

 eries Coast fisheries of less consequence than inland ones Majority 

 of people eat fish State of the fisheries Which are Government 

 property Number of fishermen Fish trapped during the rains 

 Fry destroyed to a great extent Minimum size of the mesh of nets 

 employed Modes of fishing Conclusions respecting coast fresh- 

 water fisheries Whether advisable to mitigate the present evils or 

 let them continue Objections to action being taken Propositions as 

 to what steps are desirable As to the proper minimum size of the 

 mesh of nets Opinions as to prohibiting the sale of the fry of fish 

 in bazars On the necessity or the reverse of fence months. 



Reports from European Officials .... 



Chief Secretary to Government Revenue Commissioners Collector of 

 Ahmedabad, Collector of Broach, and Assistant Collector Collector 

 of Kaira and Assistant Collector Collector of Surat Secretary 

 to Municipality and Assistant Collector Collector of Khandeish, 

 Major Probyn, and Assistant Collector Extra First Assistant 

 Collector, Punch Mahals Collector of Nasik -Collector of Ahrned- 

 nugger, Acting First Assistant, and Acting Second Assistant 

 Collector of Puna, Assistant Collector, and First Assistant Collector 

 Collector of Tanna Collector of Colaba Collector of Satara 

 Collector of Kaladgi Collector of Sholapur Collector of Belgaum, 

 First Assistant Collector, and Assistant Collector Collector of 

 Dharwar and the Assistant Collector Collector of Eatnagiri, Deputy 

 Conservator, and Assistant Collector Collector of Canara. 



Reports from Native Officials ..... Iv 



Ahmedabad Collectorate, from Mamlutdars of Duskroee, Gogo, Purantey, 

 Sanund, Dhundooka, Dholka, Veerumgam, and Morassa Broach 

 Collectorate, from Broach, Jumboosur, Ahmode, and Hansote 

 Kaira Collectorate Khandeish Collectorate Nasik Collectorate 

 Ahmednugger Collectorate Puna Collectorate Colaba Collectorate, 

 from Alibag, Penn, Eoha, Man gam, and Mhar Satara Collectorate 

 Kaladgi Collectorate Sholapur Belgaum Dharwar Collector- 

 ate, from Dharwar, Petta Moogud, Hooblee, Nowlgoond, Dumbul, 

 Bunkapur, Hangul, Ranebedume, Kurujghee, Eutghutghee, and 

 Kode. 



