hill streams termed ' kus ' dry up during- the greater part of the year 

 and are not fished, whilst there are no jhils or pools. In the river 

 along the Find Dadun Khan tehsil, 45 miles in length, no fishing is 

 practised, due to there being no markets for the sale of fish, as the 

 natives will not eat them. The Officiating Deputy Commissioner of 

 Shdhpur reports, that neither breeding nor young fish are destroyed in 

 his district ; only one license was taken out, and that to supply fish to 

 officers and Babus in the station. The Deputy Commissioner of 

 Gujrat reports, that breeding and young fish are not destroyed in his 

 district, whilst there are no breeding fish so low down the river. The 

 minimum size of the mesh of nets employed is ^ of an inch; no diffi- 

 culties exist in regulating it, and 1J inches is proposed as suitable. 

 Kespecting what objections exist against prohibiting the sale of the fry 

 of fish in the bazars ? he remarks, " the fry of fish is not understood. 

 Jheewurs, ( Hindus/ commonly sell fried fish in the bazars, and I hear 

 of no objection to it. 1 " He considers that two months close time 

 in the hilly districts might be introduced. 



25. The Officiating Commissioner of the Derajat Division merely 



forwards papers received. The Officiating 



Derajat Division. Answers of Deputy Commissioner of Ednu reports that 

 ^f U SrV! al d * breeding fish and very small ones are not 

 Ismail Khan. destroyed to any extent in his district ; that 



the smallest size of the mesh of nets is J of 



an inch between knot and knot, whilst, as very few fish are caught, it is 

 unnecessary to regulate the minimum size of the mesh employed. No 

 fish are sold in the bazars. The Deputy Commissioner of Dera Gdzi 

 Khan observes, that very little fish are caught in the northern part of the 

 district ; the local market is well supplied, but by fishermen belonging 

 to the MuzafFargarh side of the Indus. A certain quantity of fish is 

 caught in Jampur, but they are principally taken in the cold season 

 in dhunds left by the subsidence of the Indus. A considerable amount 

 of small fry is captured, and minute-meshed nets are in common use. 

 There would be no difficulty in regulating the size of the mesh to be 

 employed, but such restrictions are considered to be unnecessary. He 

 continues that gulls take more small fish than fishermen ! The Officiating 

 Deputy Commissioner of Dera Ismail Khan observes, breeding fish and 

 very young ones are not destroyed to a great extent. The smallest size 

 mesh of the nets is -J an inch between knot and knot. There would be no 

 difficulty in regulating it, and \ an inch between knot and knot is 

 proposed as the minimum size. The fry of fish are said not to be sold 

 in the bazars. 



26. The Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Jhang, observes, that he 



thinks there is a tendency to destroy breeding 

 Multan Division. Answers of an d very young fish in the rainy season 



?SSS.*3i % the r of , sma11 - M r ts ' but in V s 



Multan. district the evil is not general, owing to the 



fishing population consisting of but few 



persons. The meshes of some of the nets are as small as about one-eighth 

 of an inch square, and no difficulty stands in the way of the enforcement 

 of any enactmenb on the subject of regulating the minimum size to be 

 employed, which it is proposed should be one inch square. No objections 



