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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.
