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And out of 70 more returns 53 officials compared the size of the mesh to a grain of wheat, 

 mothi, mucca, gram, dholl, lamp-oil seed, barley, tamarind seed, a small pea, a peppercorn, a 

 large needle, a bodkin, quill, coarse muslin, will ensnare a gnat, or hardly anything will pass. 



The meshes of nets vary with the season of the year and the growth of the fish. Rivers 

 are dammed and diverted for fishing ; waters are poisoned for this purpose, and many other 

 plans are pursued which want of space will not permit me to enumerate. 



FKANCIS DAY. 



DIVISION I. 



GOVERNMENT OP BENGAL. (1) Nets, with floats, (a) Without 

 sinkers. Tear. A Net 227 ft. long and 1 ft. 6 in. deep, with a mesh of 4 in. This net 

 is used for catching Labeo rohita in large tanks or in still water. This net is from Motihari, 

 Chumparun. (2) A fine Floating Net like the tear, with grass floats. It measures 8 ft. 5 in. 

 long and 1 ft. 8 in. broad. It is called batajdl in Chittagong. (3) This net is similar to the 

 tear of Chumparun. Its length is 150 ft., depth 8 ft. 4 in., mesh 6 in. (4) Another similar, 

 measuring 92 ft. by 8 ft. (5) Another similar, measuring 328 ft. long by 4 ft. 8 in. deep, 

 mesh 5 in. These nets are from Moorshedabad, where they are known as sarhi or palchi. 

 (6) This is a Net of the same nature as the tear and sarJci and pahhi. It measures 61 ft. 

 by 13ft., and the mesh is 2 -50 in. This net is called dhani or dholi jal in Nuddea. (7) A 

 Net corresponding to the tear of Chumparun. It is called dakon jal in Nuddea. (8) A 

 Net like the tear, made of cotton, and with a mesh of 0'75 in., 142 ft. long, and 3 ft. broad 

 or deep. This is called audola in Cuttack. (9) Small Net of the same principle as 



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