COMMERCE
1021
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.
