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 100 PAR supply in the waters this year has increased. Very small ones are taken by means of nets. “ Fish are shot with guns, and caught by roeans of tap, tengali, and pahra, and by hand when the water dries up in the month of Jeth.”-Para, 309, “ Francis Day's Freshwater Fish and Fisheries of India and Burma." “The Tahsildar of Bihár observes, Kahárs and others follow the occupa- tion of fishing in addition to their regular work; besides these, there are Kewats, Kanjars, and Pásis. The bazars are not sufficiently supplied with fish; the largest sort fetch one anna, the smaller three quarters of an anna a ser; whilst the first sort of mutton realises two annas, and the second one anna and a half a ser. Upwards of 97 per cent. (97-78) of the popula lation, it is asserted, are consumers of fish, the supply of which has increased this year. Very small ones are taken in large quantities by means of nots with very minute meshes, the size of which is equal to a grain of barley. Fish are not trapped during the rains in the inundated fields. The following are the nets used-patli, pahrah, packkhi, tilheri jál. "In the Patti Tahsil it is observed fishing is not confined to one class, but Kahárs, Lonias, Kewats, Pásis, Kurmis, and Koris, all follow it as well as other occupations. The markets are not fully supplied with-fish, the larger sorts obtain two annas, the smaller one anna and a half a ser, and mutton two andas; about half the population are stated to be fish-eaters. The amount in the waters is said to have increased this year. About 40,000 maunds of very small fish are annually netted, the mesh of some of the nets being so small that a grain of mothí cannot pass through it.' Boys generally trap fish in fields during the rains. Fish are destroyed by akhsah; the names of pets and traps are ja], kuryar, halka, chahtur, khore, chaundhi, pahrah, tap, harya, punchkhi, pailni bissarigunj, tameri, kantiya.”—Para. 308, " Frances Day's Freshwater Fish and Fisheries of India and Burma." Bazars and marts.—The following are the principal bazars of the dis- trict, recorded in the order of their importance, chiefly with reference to the aggregate value of the sales. Lalganj.-Four miles to the south of Bihár on the road to Allahabad. Total value of sales, Rs. 3,00,000. This is a bi-weekly mart, and is numerously attended. Cattle, English stuffs of better qualities, country fabrics, raw cotton and sugar are amongst the more important sales. The sale dues are shared by the taluqdar of Bhadri and zamindars of Nimdúra, within the liniits of which village the ganj is situated. Derwa bazar, in the village of Sabalgarh, is at the nearest point about three miles distant from the road between Partabgarh and Bihár, and is some twelve miles from the latter place. Here again, as in fact is the case with regard to all the larger marts, a bazar is held twice in the week. The total value of the sales is about Rs. 1,50,000. This is principally a grain mart, although other commodities find a readysale." The bazar dues belong exclusively to the Bhadri estate.