FISHING INDUSTRY OF KRIAN AND KURAU, PERAK. 



Old Rule dated December, 



New Rule dated October. 



1885. 



1887. 



Large fishing stakes per 



$ 



c. 



Large fishing stakes per 



% 



c. 



annum, 



10 



00 



annum, 



10 



00 



Small fishing stakes per 







Small fishing stakes per 







annum, 



8 



00 



annum, 



10 



00 



Large Pukat (Lengkong), 



ro 



00 



Say, six men @ §1.20, ... 



7 



20 



Small Pukat {Hanyut), 



8 



00 



,, two men @ $1.20, ... 



2 



40 



Prawn {Siring or Sun g- 







„ one man @ $1.20, ... 



1 



20 



kar Udang), 



4 



80 









Total,... 



40 



80 



Total, ...% 



3o 



80 



By the new rules the fees are payable half-yearly. 



It will be seen from the above table that the new rule 

 makes a total reduction of 25 per cent, on the old rule. 



As regards the statement that the fish has got scarce 

 during the last two or three years, the following totals of 

 exports from Kwala Kurau and Telok Rubiah, taken from 

 the Customs Clerk's book at Kwala Kurau, will show : — 







1885. 







1886. 







1887. 





Description. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Weight. 



Value. 



3 



CO 



U 



$ 



c. 





3 

 U 



$ 



c. 



CO 



"3 

 J* 



V 



U 



$ 



c. 



Dried prawns, ... 



Salt fish, 



Blachan, 



Fish and prawn 



2,771 



8,865 

 2,383 



00 

 00 

 00 



32,116 



^0,555 



5,527 



50 

 30 



20 



4,414 



3, 2 H 

 354 



00 



00 



50 



37,993 



8,573 



689 



60 

 40 

 00 



971 



8,997 



455 



00 



75 

 00 



10,362 



22,151 



1,242 



00 



40 



00 



shell manure, 



I7,64OO0 



15,740 



10 



i,53o 



00 



2,172 



00 



9>3 I 7|°° 



9,99500 



Totals,... 



31,659 



00 



73,939 



10 



9,5i2 



50 



49,428 



00 



19,740 



75 



43,750 



40 



