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and bring in cod-fish, usually salted, and 

 herrings. Of the home fishing, sardines 

 and anchovies are by far the most valuable 

 product, followed by mackerel, tunny, 

 oysters, and the different crustaceans so 

 loved by the Parisian. Seaweed is also 

 landed for manure, and is greatly valued 

 by the intensive land cultivator ; 24 tons 

 of seaweed when burnt will make I ton of 

 kelp. The constituent parts of seaweed 

 are the same as those of land grasses, 

 so that its manurial value is easily ob- 

 tained. The product is particularly useful 

 to potato growers, and over 200,000 is 

 annually obtained by the sale of the weed. 



More than any other country, France 

 protects and subsidizes the fishing industry 

 in order to provide a naval reserve. 

 Bounties, on the one hand, are given to the 

 fishermen on their landings, but taxation 

 and octroi duties on the product when 

 landed negative this advantage to such an 

 extent that the constant interference of 

 the Government may be said to be the chief 

 cause of the unprogressive spirit among the 

 workers. Land taxes and railway charges 

 are so high that the consumer is discouraged 



