IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



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population " of ten thousand, except Ragusa. 

 These official figures are decidedly misleading, 

 as they refer to the electoral communes, and 

 lead one to expect a much bigger place than one 

 actually sees. For instance, the Commune of 

 Sebenico extends from Vodice to Rogosnica, say 

 twenty-three miles. The following table will 

 show the difference between the official numbers 

 and the approximate population of the towns 

 themselves : — 



From which it appears that the real population 

 of Zara only in any way approaches the published 

 figures, whilst Knin has not a tenth of the number 

 with which a stranger would credit it. 



