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there are maintained at present three unpretentious stations for pro- 

 pagation. The first is located on the shores of Lake Nahuel Haupi 

 (Territory of Rio Negro) and speciaHzes in the breeding of small river 

 trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) . Not less than half a million specimens 

 of this variety are distributed every year in the appropriate waters 

 along the Andes, in the Territories of Neuquen, Rio Negro, and Chu- 

 but. There are many streams in these Territories where this species 

 has been successfully introduced. The second station is located at 

 the foot of the Sierra de Aconquija, in the Province of Tucuman, and 

 is especially devoted to the propagation of the rainbow trout {Salmo 

 irideus). bo far the adaptaoility of this species has been evidenced 

 in numerous streams in the Provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman, 

 Cordoba, Mendoza, and Buenos Aires. It has also been introduced 

 with some success in the Santa Cruz River, in the Territory of Santa 

 Cruz. 



While foreign species are being cultivated without interruption, 

 the fresh-water pejerrey (Atherinichthys honarieiisis) is also oeing 

 distributed in the inland waters, a breeding station for this purpose 

 having been provisionally established at Olavarria, Province of Buenos 

 Aires. No doubt this is the species having the greatest economic 

 value and the one that prevails in the lake waters. Pisciculture is 

 thus carried on by the Federal Government in the inland waters 

 only. With the above exceptions, neither the Federal nor the Pro- 

 vincial Governments of Argentina are doing anything whatever to 

 promote the fishing industry. No products of the Argentine fisheries 

 of any class are exported nor are any foreign imported products re- 

 exported to any material extent, although Paraguay might consti- 

 tute a trifling exception in this respect. The only imports of fish 

 into this country of importance are codfish cut and whole, canned 

 fish, pickled fish, and sardines. Under the term ''canned fish" are 

 included salmon. 



During the five-year period, 1910 to 1914, there were brought in 

 1,797,691 kilograms (3,954,920 poimds) of cut codfish, of a tariff 

 valuation of $359,538. Of this 1,385,859 kilograms (3,048,890 

 pounds) came from Norway and 371,213 kilograms (816,669 pounds) 

 came from Germany. Durmff the year 1915 Norway furnished 

 168,000 kilos (369,600 pounds) out of a total of 181,356 (398,983 

 pounds). In 1916 Norway furnished 81,149 kilos (178,528 pounds), 

 United States 26,063 kilos (57,339 pounds), and Brazil 12,000 kilos 

 (26,400 pounds) out of a total of 133,000 kilos (292,600 pounds). 

 In 1917 Norway furnished 27,536 kilos (60,579 pounds). United States 

 17,127 kilos (37,679 pounds), and the United Kingdom 5,862 kilos 

 (12,896 pounds) out of total imports of 62,329 kilos (137,124 pounds). 

 The imports of cut codfish m 1918 and 1919, respectively, amounted 

 to 7,128 (15,682 pounds) and 15,491 kilos (34,080 pounds), it beiiig 

 impossible to give them by countries for those years, and the statis- 

 tics of 1920 have not as yet appeared. 



During the five-year period, 1910 to 1914, there were unported mto 

 Argentina 21,949,390 kilograms (48,288,658 pounds) of codfish, whole, 

 of a tariff valuation of $3,072,914. Of this quantity Norway furnished 

 14,389,569 (31,657,051 pounds), the United Kkigdom 4,722,009 

 (10,388,420 pounds), and Germany 2,387,519 (5,252,542 pounds) 

 kilograms, 14 other countries furnishing the small remainder. In 

 1915, 3,788,563 kilos (8,334,839 pounds) were imported m all, of which 



