40 The Commercial P^^oducts 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 76, and of boats 590 ; the 

 aggregate tonnage, 12,386. The number of fishermen 

 employed in them is 5335. These figures are 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 ... ... ... 2,621,426 



French Guiana ... ... ... 106,532 



Senegal... ... ... ... 4,069 



Reunion ... ... ... 832,879 



8,151,308 



This shows a declining consumption, judging by the 

 average imports for the undermentioned years in the five 

 colonies : — 



Kilogrammes. 



1829-183I ... ... ... 9,120,157 



1832-1836 ... ... ... 9,613,200 



1837-185I ... ... ... 18,031,078 



1852-1873 ,.. 9,352,736 



Coal-fish. 



