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number of the finny tribes in the seas of India, but from 

 some cause — whether due to the legislative enactments and 

 local obstructions, or native apathy and impecuniosity — the 

 harvest has, up to within the last few years, been com- 

 paratively untouched ; an enormous amount of food still 

 remains uncaptured, while famines are devastating the 

 contiguous shores. 



Francis Day. 



