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the more dolichocephalic (more Aryan); whereas in the south, the brachycephalic groups surpass the dolichocephalic (in this case the dolicocephalic Mediterranean). This is shown in detail in the following tables. The first concerns the northern portion of Italy and shows the amount of taxes paid by the most brachy- cephalic compared with the most dolichocephalic provinces :

NORTHBI

IN ITALY

CLASS OF TAXATION 1894

The most brachycephalic provinces, indexes above 85

The most dolichocephalic provinces, indexes 84.1 to 80

Tax on land

17.278.000 fr.

1 1 I$4 OOO fr

44 " buildings

10,875 00

14 307 OOO

16,968,000

2C 146 000

7.007.OOO

6,904 ooo

8,409,000

8,866 ooo

Totals

60,627,000

66,577,000

The dolichocephalic group, representing in some degree the element Homo Europceus, although somewhat the smaller numer- ically, l yields the larger amount of taxes. 2 The second table concerns the southern portion of Italy and shows the amount of taxes paid by the most brachycephalic as compared with the most dolichocephalic provinces :

SOUTHERN ITALY

CLASS OP TAXATION 1894

The most brachycephalic provinces, indexes from 81.8 to 80

The most dolichocephalic provinces, indexes below 80

Tax on land.

17 070 OOO fr

14 1 1 8 ooo fr

" " buildings.

9205 000

o <8o ooo

' personal propr

9,910,000 3,527,000 7,366,000

10,096,000 4,184,000 7,681,000

47.477,000

45,668,000

1 It is made up of provinces aggregating 4,516,000 inhabitants, whereas the bra- chycephalic group is made up of provinces aggregating 4,680,000 inhabitants.

It will be noted that as in France the dolichocephalic group is relatively weak in its holdings of lands.