314 ANIMAL FOOD EESOUECES OF DIFFERENT NATIONS. 



Of the imports in the la,st-named year, 5J million 

 pounds came from the Sti-aits Settlements. 



The following figures show the trade in fish-maws, 

 shark's fins, singally and sozelle, all species of isinglass 



The exports are made principally to Hong Kong and 

 Singapore, and some to Great Britain. 



There is a considerable local trade in salted fish 

 between the ports in the Bombay Presidency, and a good 

 deal is imported into the province from Diu, Goa, and 

 Katheawar. From Madras also some is sent to Burmah 

 and there is a large local trade in that province, much of 

 it being what is known as gnapee, fish in the form of 

 paste, generally used as a condiment with their rice by 

 the Burmese. 



The imports of salted fish into India in 1883-84, 

 11,660,485 lbs., were valued at £105,000. The fish 

 brought from Mekran and Sonmiani is salted whole 

 and is consumed in Western India. 



The exports of salted fish from India by land in 

 1883-4 were 61,240 cwt., value £93,813, almost all to 

 Upper Burmah, the Northern Shan States, Karennee 

 and Siam. It is principally imported from the Straits 

 Settlements. Ngapee was also exported to those coun- 

 tries to the extent of 282,951 cwt., value £92,141. 



Ceylon imported in 1879 74,322 cwt. of salted and 

 dried fish. The Cape Colony exported in that year 

 four million pounds of cured fish, principally to Mauritius. 



In the Maldive Islands the flesh of the bonito (Thynnus 

 pelamys) is thus prepared. The backbone is removed and 



