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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



article, although at much higher prices. Some codfish also comes 

 from Scotland and Norway. Codfish under tariff No. 12 pay a duty 

 of 0.30 gold pesos per kilo, or $4.96 per 100 pounds gross weight. 

 The statistics for 1919 and 1920, which follow, show the importations 

 of all kinds of fresh, dried, and salted fish including codfish. 



Amount and value of fresh, dried, and salt fish imported into Chile, 1919 and 1920. 



Shellfish are imported in very small quantities and pay a duty of 

 0.30 gold pesos per kilo, or $4.96 per 100 pounds gross weight, under 

 tariff Nos. 12 and 13. The imports for 1919 and 1920 were as follows: 



Sponges are here classed as a fish product. Under tariff No. 51 

 they pay an import duty of 4.30 gold pesos per pound, or $74.50 per 



