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196 TE RAVIEES
as a place of concealment; and undoubtedly, in ancient times, this
as well as many other caves were the habitations of the aborigines
of the ifland.
~ Several lakes are met with in thefe iflands, and but one rivulet,
which however is fufficient to work two mills, one of which is a
faw-mill. The mountains are numerous; the higheft of them is
called Ulfdubs Klint.
Haga is a royal farm; Kermundo or Germundo, and Soneroda,
are ftyled /aferier, or free towns, being exempted from all im-
pofts. .
Aland has a judge who conftantly refides there, and likewife
a phyfician, who befides aéts as an apothecary when neceffity
requires. A public fchool was eftablifhed here fince 1639, but
it has been fhut up fince 1791. The revenues which the crown
of Sweden receives from Aland and the other iflands, amount an-
nually to nineteen thoufand nine hundred and eighty-fix rix dol-
lars. Two hundred and ninety-eight failors are regiftered in thefe
iflands, which coft the king of Sweden about five thoufand rix
dollars yearly.
Aland contains about three thoufand feven hundred and fifty
acres of land in cultivation, which produce rye, wheat, oats and
barley in the proportion of feven for one. The annual growth of
wheat is about twenty-two thoufand five hundred barrels. There
is one parifh which has no arable land, and in this refpedt re-
fembles Lapland. The inhabitants of this parifh employ them-
{elves in fifhing, and purchafé all the corn they have occafion for
of
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