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nine-tenths, Sahem one-fourth. In two of the tehsils fish are said to 

 have decreased of late years, and in one to have remained stationary. Small 

 ones are caught during- the rains, the minimum sized inesh employed 

 being* from J to J an inch between the knots. Fish are not trapped 

 during 1 the rains in two tehsils, but are in the remaining one. 



36. In the Derajat division, the four Tehsildars of Banu report as fol- 

 lows: There are no regular fishermen, the 



the^ST^lTalhef ^mindars occasionally catch fish, as do also the 

 Miamaoli, Lakki, Dcra Gazi Mahomedans for their own eating : the mar- 

 Khan, Sangarh, Rajanpur, Jam- kets are not supplied. The Tehsildar of Banu 

 pur,Dera,Liah,Bhakkar,Kol4- reporfcg ^ figh ig ^ y ^^ eaten in his 



tehsil ; in Isakhel that all the Mahomedans 



will when they can procure it ; in Miamaoli that most classes will eat it 

 when they happen to get it, but they do not take any trouble about 

 it ; and at Lakki that no one eats fish because there are none to eat. 

 The supply appears to have remained stationary : very small ones are not 

 taken in any quantity during the rains. The minimum size of the mesh 

 employed is about J an inch between knot and knot. Fish are not trapped 

 in the irrigated fields during the rains. The four Teshildars of Dera 

 Gazi Khan state that in Dera Gazi Khan and Sangarh there are no fisher- 

 men, in Rajanpur there are 125, in Jampur 16, they follow other occu- 

 pations. The markets in two tehsils are moderately supplied, but insuffi- 

 ciently so in the others, still in most more could be sold. In Dera Gazi 

 Khan most of the city people are said to eat fish when it is in season ; 

 in Rajanpur three quarters of those who are within reach of the markets ; 

 in Jampur the majority. The supply has decreased in Dera Gazi 

 Khan, but largely increased in Rajanpur and Jampur. Small fish are not 

 taken during the rains, neither are breeding ones trapped in the irrigated 

 fields. The minimum size of the meshes of nets employed is J- an inch 

 between the knots. In Dera Ismail Khan the four Tehsildars stated that 

 there are 40 fishermen in the Dera tehsil, 10 or 12 in Liah, about the 

 same number in Bhakkar, but only 4 or 5 in Kolachi. During the hot 

 weather, as the river rises, all cultivate land : they are of the Jat caste, 

 section Muchiarrah. The local markets are not fully supplied, and 

 much more could be profitably sold. The proportion of people who 

 eat fish is not large, even in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, and few 

 depend on it in the district as a source of food. They have decreased 

 this year owing to the heavy floods of last season. The smallest mesh 

 employed in the nets is \ an inch in size. Fish are rarely trapped during 

 the freshes of the river. 



37. In the Multan Division the Tehsildars report that there are 

 28 fishermen, all of whom are Mahomedans, 



JwSdJ??& a a foll T thel ; occupations Fish are never 

 trict; Ala dal Khan, Honorary sold m the markets, although about 50 per 

 Magistrate, Khangarh : Daro- cent, of the people eat them; the supply in the 

 gahShere Shah (Hyatolla Khan); waters i s more tnis year than last season. 

 Mian Mahbab Garhvnani: the -^. , , , J . 



Tehsildars of Muzaffargarh, Kot Fish are not taken during the rains, as it is a 

 Adu, Montgomery, Gugaira, Pak- popular belief that if used as food at this period 

 paten Riaz Hossain Molten, they occasion sickness. The smallest mesh 

 Shoojabad, Lodhran, Mailsi, Se- i j 1 1. 1 / i -n- i 



raieSaidhu. employed is Jth of an inch square. Fish are 



not trapped in the irrigated fields. There 



