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Districts, many of which are the same as reported upon by Dr. Buchanan. Secondly, to print verbatim the original manuscripts respecting the fish and fisheries as observed between 1807 and 1813, to which I have added notes, mostly with reference to the name under which the same fish is to be looked for in the "Fish of the Ganges." Lastly, I have given a short resumé of the innovations which have gradually crept in with respect to working these fisheries;— how, through want of supervision, the most deadly poaching practices are being freely carried on, to the impoverishment of these sources of food, and to the loss of the public in general, and the fishermen in particular.