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bamboo hoop about 4 ft. 9 in. below the apex. The net is from Motihari, and is called Jsurail. 

 (75) A small Net, apparently on the same principle as the Jcurail of Motihari. It is known 

 as poluha jdl in Puri. (76) A Conical Net with a mesh of 0'50 in., and measuring from the 

 apex to the border 2 ft. 5 in. The mouth has a diameter of about 3 ft. It is called chain jdl, 

 and is a miniature of the large net called burial in Chumparun. From Nuddea. (77) A 

 Net of the same character as the chabi jal. It is called the paid jal in the Mozufferpore 

 district. (78) A Net resembling the chabi jal of Nuddea, and known as poluha jal in Cuttack. 

 (79) A Net 6 ft. 8 in. square, with a short pocket in its centre. It is on the same principle as 

 the burial) chabi, &c., and is known as the dharamjdl in Cbittagong. (80) A hoop 1 ft. 4 in. 

 in diameter, supporting a bag-like net 3 ft. in length, and tapering gradually to its lower end 

 which can be opened and closed. There is a septum about 11 in. from the mouth with a 

 narrow opening leading into the lower part of the bag, so that fish passing beyond it cannot 

 find their way out. The mesh is 1 in. It is called chackjdl in Chittagong. (80a) Chatki Jal. 

 A four-cornered Net measuring 4 ft. by 3 ft. 7 in. with a mesh of 1 50 in., and used for 

 catching Mugil corsula. This net is called chatna jal in the Nuddea district, and around 

 Calcutta it is known as the four-cornered net. (81) A Net 2 ft. 1 50 in. in diameter, tied 

 around a bamboo hoop. It is used for catching small fish in tanks. It is called in the 

 24-Per#unnahs cliabni in allusion to its roundness (82) A Landing Net with 3 in. mesh, and 

 measuring in length 4 ft. 1 in. and a depth of 22 in. From Moorshedabad. Special Nets. 

 (83) For the working of this net a complicated arrangement of long bamboos and a boat 

 are required. This net is called Wiarajdl in the Jessore district. All kinds of fish are caught 

 in it. (84) The fish generally caught in this net are Labeo calbasu, Cirrhina mrigala, Labeo 

 rohita, Notopterus chitala, and large prawns. It is known as Icomarjal in the Nuddea district. 

 (85) This is an Hexagonal Frame Enclosure defended above by nets, and with a deep bag- 

 shaped net suspended to it internally. The fish pass in from up and down stream, and not 

 being able to find their w T ay out try to clear the lateral screen, and in doing so fall into the 

 saccular or pocketed portion outside the cross bars. As the net is in deep water it is worked 

 by a boat. The mesh of the bag net is 1 50 in., and of the screen net 2 in. It is called tatree 

 jal in Nuddea. (85a) Chand Jal. This Net is only used in shallow water and at night, and 

 as it is frequently used in moonlight nights it is called chandjdl. Ground swimming fish are 

 caught in it. From Nuddea. (86) A small Net made of the fibre of the stem of the leaf of 

 the tar palm, Borassus flabelliformis. Only two kinds of fish are caught in it, viz., Ophio- 

 cephalus marulius and Ophiocephalus etriatus. It is called fanshi jal in the Nuddea district. 

 (87) A Net resembling the fanshi of Nuddea, 31 in. in length, and with a large mesh. It is 

 called fansa in Puri. Deep Sea Nets. (88) A Y-shaped Bag Net measuring 21 ft. 7 in. 

 from the apex to the middle of the mouth and 51 ft. 10 in. along the arms from the apex, the 

 breadth between the extremities of the arms being 49 ft. The mesh around the apex 

 measures only 0*50 in. and 2 '50 in. in the arms. This form of net is used with a catamaran. 

 From Puri. (89) A large Deep Sea Net of a Y-shape, 537 ft. of each arm having a mesh of 

 2 in. and a breadth of 190 ft. This net, which is not sent owing to its great size, resembled the 

 smaller net also from Puri, but the bag was more pronounced. From Puri. Mats for catching 

 Fish. (90) A Keed Mat used for catching Mugil corsula, a surface swimmer, found in thoals. 

 This mat measures 28 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 3 in. It is called gaintijdl in the Moorshedabad district. 

 (91) This raft is similar in construction to the gaintijdl of Moorshedabad and used for the same 

 purpose. It is called burra sirkee at Mozufferpore. (92) A long, narrow Mat or Kaft made of the 

 stems of the jute plant, Corchorus capsularis, Lin., or C. olitorius, L. The white bleached stems 

 of the jute attract the fish, and they jump on to the mat, and as soon as they are on it the two 

 men who propel the canoe on either end rapidly turn up the raft. It is called chota sirkee in 

 Mozuiferpore. Fishing Traps made of finely -split bamboos. (93) Conical Hand Traps. A 

 Conical Trap, 24 '50 in. high, its lower aperture having a diameter of 24 '50 in., and its upper 

 opening, of 5 '50 in. It is made of split bamboos which are tied together round the hoop 

 which constitutes the upper opening, about 5 inches below this point. It is only used 

 in shallow water, and not unfrequently as many as forty or fifty persons men, women, and 

 children work over a drying jheel. This kind of trap, instead of being conical, may assume 

 a variety of forms, depending on the relative diameter of the hoops used to fix the split 

 bamboos that radiate downwards from the upper opening. Some are perfectly bell-shaped, 



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