126 INFORMATION REI^ATINCx TO AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN GENERAL 



At Ivissa in the middle of March 1914 they were from 5 to 5.50 crowns (i) 

 a day, in addition to breakfast and a midday meal which included wine. 

 Therefore for a working day, lasting from seven in the morning until 

 five in the evening, the actual value of the wage was more than 8 crowns. In 

 some cases it was even 10 crowns. 



The wage generally comprises the labourer's keep, valued at from 2 

 to 2.4 crowns a day, as well as from 1.20 to 2 crowns a day in cash. 



When several labourers of unequal strength, skill and energy are en- 

 gaged together they usually receive a uniform wage. Cash wages and 

 keep — that is total wages — vary greatly in different districts. 



Seasonal migrations to the Dalmatian vineyards are unimportant as 

 compared to the need for labour. In the south Montenegrins have 

 hitherto thus migrated to the Gulf of Cattaro and the Ragusa district. 



In the north and centre of Dalmatia there is, on the other hand, a 

 seasonal migration of labour from Zagorje, the Dalmatian hinterland and 

 the home of the valued Dalmatian servants. The population is here chiefly 

 occupied by live stock and cereal farming and therefore lacks employ- 

 ment at the exact time at which work is in full swing in the vine district. 



In Zagorje itself, where the conditions of existence are primitive, wages 

 are much lower than elsewhere in Dalmatia, but as regards the work they 

 provide the labourers of this district are far behind those of the coast dis- 

 tricts and the islands. 



In Zagorje a rise in wages is also to be observed, for the cultivation of 

 vines is gaining ground in the valleys which have a good exposure, and emi- 

 gration is increasing steadily. Moreover the saw-works of the Bosnian for- 

 ests and the cement factories of the coast have an undeniable attraction for 

 the border populations. The construction of the proposed railways will 

 have the effect of further raising wages. 



(i) I crown = about iO(^ a'l par. 



RUGGERI ALFREDO, gerente responsabile. 



