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The information given in this paper hai5 been compiled from 
my personal notes, and it may be said that I have personally 
examined the majority of the nets dealt with. I have a large 
mass of undigested material regarding nets, which has been 
received through the Kachcheries from the headmen in 
response to a request for information regarding the nets and 
other fishing implements. This, with a few exceptions, has 
not been incorporated in the present paper. 
It would be of interest to put on record the prohibitions and 
restrictions of fishing implements in Ceylon. This subject 
has not been fully dealt with in the present notes, but it is 
proposed to publish a further paper dealing with this aspect 
of the question. 
1. — Kalankaddi valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Jaffna, Mannar, and Kalpitiya. 
Description : A fixed stake net. It consists of a portion 
known as the madi, which is a trap. On each side is an 
enormous stretch of net several hundreds of yards long (see 
Fig. 1) supported bv stakes. 
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Fig. 1. — Kalankaddi valai. 
Dimensions : height, 4 feet ; mesh, 1 inch. 
Method of Use : Used in the shallow water. It is set in the 
mud, and during the flood tide the stakes are not fixed in the 
mud so that the net lies horizontally. As soon as the ebb 
