40 The Commercial Products of the Sea. 



The kilogramme is equal to 2\ lbs. 



The number of ships employed at St. Pierre and 

 Miquelon in the cod fishery is ^6, and of boats 590 ; the 

 aggregate tonnage, 12,386. The number of fishermen 

 employed in them is 5335. These figures a:re the average 

 of the five years ending 1874. 



The imports of cod into the French colonies in 1874 

 were as follows : — 



Kilogrammes. 

 Martinique ... ... ... 4,586,402 



Guadaloupe 

 French Guiana 

 Senegal ... 

 Reunion 



2,621,426 



106,532 



4,069 



832,879 



8,151,308 



This shows a declining consumption, judging by the 

 average imports for the undermentioned years in the five 

 colonies : — 



1829-1831 

 1832-1836 

 1837-1851 

 1852-1873 



Kilogrammes. 



9.120,157 



9,613,200 



18,031,078 



9.352.736 



Coal-fish. 



