RIVER FISHERIES. 



Total stated at 50 millions of francs, or two millions of pounds, 

 English, annudlly. 



The'-e are no imposts placed upon the sea fisheries, but no fishing 

 is allowed on Sundays, and the fisherman has to pay the owner ot the 

 land on the coast something for landing his nets. 



The right of fishing in the lakes and rivers belongs to the pro- 

 prietors of land adjoiuing. 



Fishing on the coast is interdicted to strangers to a distance of one 

 Norwegian mile. 



It is further stated that the population of Norway was 1.701,365. 

 The annual value of the agricultural produceis stated at ."4, 800, 000, 

 the forests at ,"2,200,000, and the fisheries at ."2,000,000 ; conse- 

 quently the fisheries annually produce food of the value of \ : 3s. 

 6'd. for every man, woman, and child. 



In the fishing season about 100,000 persons find employment. 



Salmon, mackerel, lobsters, and crabs are sent, packed in ice, to 

 England of the value of about 80,000 annually. 



RUSSIAN FISHERIES. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT ON THE 



FISHERIES OF RUSSIA, BY C. DANIL- 



E WSKY, PRESIDENT OF THE 



COMMISSION. 

 J 



It has not been possible to obtain exact statistics of the extent of 

 the Russian fisheries. Some belong to the crown, others to great 

 proprietors. Fishing and the preparation of the flsli is done by 

 wholesale. The fishermen are hired for the time, at fixed wages, and 

 all the fish they catch are taLen to a central establishment, called 

 " Vataga." The. fish are hung up in a building erected upon piles, 

 at high water mark. Here they are opened, the intestines quickly 

 taken out and separated, and the fish prepared as required. Some 

 are taken to ice caves, where they are sailed in large tubs. Each 

 operation is performed by a clever workman, aud an account is kept 

 of every fish and Ib. of covier, isinglass, and vesiga. There are 



