The Harvest of the Sea a Contribution to the Natural And Economic History of T
The Harvest of the Sea a Contribution to the Natural And Economic History of T
James Glass Bertram
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There is a large body of men employed by him, who are divided into brigades, and whose business lies in the construction of the dykes, and in the management of the floodgates during the seeding of the lagoon, and the organisation of the labyrinths during the fish- ing-season. This cultivating brigade numbers about three hundred men ; the police brigade consists of one hundred and twenty persons ; and besides these there is an administrative brigade of one hundred individuals. A great deal of wo...rk has to be done by the persons employed, whether at the various farms, in the offices, or in the kitchen, for at Co- macchio a large portion of the fish is cooked for the market. Upon each farm there are about twelve labourers, who live in a barrack under severe discipline, having all things in com- mon. There is a master who exercises absolute power in his own domain ; he is paid a salary of four scudi seventy-five 458 DISCIPLINE IN THE LAGOON. [CHAP. X. baiocchi per month, with two and a half pounds of fish per day, and during summer-time, when the fish are scarce, he gets an additional allowance of money.
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