AND THE FISH THEREOF. 



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According to statistics of 1869, the Chioggia boats engaged in the 

 fisheries on the Austrian coast were thus divided : — 



Boats. Tonnage. Crew. 



Istria ... 437 ... 4-3 21 ••• l >7$7 



Croatia ... 64 ... 547 ••• 2 7$ 



Dalmatia ... 85 ... 853 ... 35 l 



586 



5.721 



2,416 



This o-ives an average of ten tons and four men for each boat. 



On the other hand, the Austrian fishing-craft is three times the number, 

 but their tonnage is less than that of the Italian craft. 



The crews of the Italian boats are one man for 2-4 tons, as against one 

 man for 078 tons in the Austrian boats. Count Marazzi values the share of 

 the Italian boats in the Austrian fisheries at — 

 Kilos. 

 995,000 Gorizia, Istria and the Ouarnero. 



7,000 Croatian coast. 

 760,000 Dalmatian coast and islands. 



Together, 1,762,000 kilos, of which — 



460,000 prime .. 

 1,302,000 ordinary 



Francs, 

 value 650,000 

 976,500 



1,762,000 kilos 



1,626,50c 1 



The greater part of this is sold on the coast, say, for about 1,000,000 

 francs ; the sale is effected by middle men, the local dealers, who resell to the 



1 Assuming the quantity to be right, I should be inclined to put the value at, say, 400,000 

 florins (— 870,000 francs). Count Marazzi has, I consider, set down too high prices ; but, on 

 the other hand, he has understated the yield : hence it may be assumed that the value given 

 may not be far out. 



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