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The quarries of Italy employed in 1916, 46,820 persons (1,25? females), the output of building and decorative stone being rallied at 61,739,320

IV. FiSHEBICK.

On December 31, 1915, the number of vessels and boats employed in


 * th an aggregate tonnage of 70,443. These numbers

include 48 boats of 419 tons engaged in coral fishing. There were 16".

fishermen, of whom 6,902 were engaged in deep-sea or foreign fishing. The

value of the fish caught in 1916 (excluding foreign fishing) was estimated

at 17,473,503 lire ; the value obtained from tunuv. fishing was in 1915

'.31 lire, and from coral-fishing 35,340 lire, the quantity being

ited at 327 kilogrammes.

V. Manufactures.

The Italian industrial census of June 10, 1911, showed that there were 213,926 industrial establishments in the «'iuutry. having 2,304,438 em- ployees, and possess! >4 horse-power. The particulars as to the kind of industries were as follows : —

Indus trie*

Em-

Horse- power

DMMHIM BOwJkwM : wth to l.icls Bf a.- MDttlTC, hUtr

Mining and metal -working industries (except the chemi- cal industry) and construction work (buildings, roads,

water power, Ac)

e industry

cai industry

Public services

640,*M 298,042

st,«n

b,6tl

-

65«,7S3 177.S10

1*0,924 v..;,j

70, 788 7.

Commerce.

Year

Special trade (in sterling) (exclusive of precious metals)

Precious Metals (in sterling)

Imports

Ki; • .•-

in.!"-Tt.<

Ei;^rts

1W17

£ -11,048

<>41,547,0a6

•'■•4 ■. :.i |

£ 101,337.34^

£

I

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-:.< I

17.2*0

1,206

1 Provisional.