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The average annual importation into Memel, Konigsberg, Danzig, 

 Stettin, and Hamburg, during the period 1879 to 1882, was as follows: 



Of this quantity there were imported into — 



In 1881 France exported the following quantitj" of dried, salt, and 

 smoked herring : 



Tons. 



To Great Britain and Ireland 19, 500 



To Russia 1,20C 



To Germany 10, 300 



To Belgium 500 



To Algiers 600 



To other countries 1, 200 



Total 29, 300 



195.-OIV TH£ CONDITIONS VIVDER TmiCII TROUT EXIST IIV THE 



GEB.HAIV ITATEBS.'t 



By PROFESSOR KUNKEI.. 



Investigations of this matter revealed the remarkable fact that in 

 Western Franconia, in portions of the country lying in the closest prox- 

 imity, there is an essential difference in the occurrence of trout in the 



• From " Vorirag des Pro/esaora Dr. Kunkel in WHrzburg Uber d»€ Exiatenzbedingungen 

 der Forellen in un^ern einhdmischen Geu-asaern." From Circular No. 4, 1884, of the Ger- 

 man Fishery Association, Berlin, Juno 30, 1884. Translated by Herman Jacobson, 



tRead at the monthly meeting of April 7, 1884, which was, like former meetings, 

 numerously attended by all classes of the population from far and near. There was 

 an address by Professor Kunkel, of which this is an abstract, a general discussion of 

 various matters relating to the fisheries, and the distribution of fish and fishing ap- 

 paratus. 



