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Metlwd of Use : This net is only used in shallow water, and 
is set in one place for three daj's. The system of nets acts as 
a trap, as the fish find their way in, but have some difficulty in 
getting out again. 
4.— Kandi (Tamil). 
Locality : Jaffna. 
Description : A fish trap made up of zig-zag row of stakes 
ending in a madi. (See Fig. 4). These Kandis have been the 
Fig. 4. — Kandi. 
cause of many disputes in the Jaffna District, and at Patoor 
many have been removed and the erection of new ones has 
been prohibited. There appears to be a prescriptive right 
to Kandis, and they are handed down from generation to 
generation. 
5. — Kraals. 
Locality : Batticaloa. 
Fish caitght : Prawns and small fishes. 
Description : At Batticaloa the channel into the lake is 
planted Avith kraals projecting from the banks. There is a 
double row of stakes (about 40 j)airs) projecting in a line at 
right angles to the bank. Cadjans are fixed between the 
stakes so as to make a barrier. At the outer extremity three 
stakes A, B, C are placed at right angles to the line, and an 
ordinary casting net is placed on the stakes (see Fig. 5). 
