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NATURE 



{March 27, 1890 



and in regard to restriction in the use of certain fishing imple- 

 ments, besides giving his advice concerning the regulation of 

 close seasons and similar subjects. He has to present to the 

 Department his opinions on these matters before the proposals 

 are brought in for the Storthing. In 1886 much discussion took 

 place in the latter assembly concerning a more central manage- 

 ment of the Fishery Department, and the establishment of a 

 special office for a chief director for all the fisheries, together 

 with a staff of subordinate inspectors. This arrangement is 

 considered in Norway to be of considerable importance, but 

 unfortunately no individual is known who unites in himself all 

 the many qualifications for this important office. The following 

 are the grants sanctioned for the financial year from July I, 1886, 

 to June 30, 1887, for the Fishery Institutions : — 



(i) For practical scientific investigaUon regarding the sea 

 fisheries, the last Parliament voted 4800 kr.-^ 



It is proposed to increase this by 2400 kr., to be given to Hr. 

 Lumholtz, 



(2) As a contribution to the Society for the Encouragement 

 of the Norwegian Fisheries, the last Parliament voted 16,000 kr., 

 of which 4000 kr. were to be given to the affiliated Societies of 

 Tromso, Stift, and 2000 kr. to the Institution for Pisciculture in 

 Arendal. 



It is desired to increase this sum to 32,000 kr. for the coming 

 year ; the work of the Society depends upon this grant, because 

 the fishermen cannot be expected to contribute much, and the 

 needs of the Society are always increasing. The expenses for 

 the coming year are estimated at 34,910 kr., of which 12,000 kr. 

 will be needed for the regular expenses of the Society. It is 

 proposed that the fisheries should be under a central direction 

 with subordinate officials, and thus the Society would be relieved 

 of a large part of its expenses. 



The Department decided, however, that the grant should be 

 retained at its original amount, 16,000 kr. 



(3) For inspection and administration of the law at Lofoten 

 cod-fishery, 31,950 kr. were voted. 



(4) For increased police inspection of the mackerel-fishery at 

 Uleholmene 200 kr. were voted. 



(5) For increased police inspection of the spring cod-fishery in 

 Namdal 1000 kr. were voted. 



(6) For increased police inspection of the spring cod-fishery in 

 Finmark 7200 kr. were voted. 



(7) For increased police inspection of the spring cod-fishery in 

 Sondmore 3600 kr. were voted. 



(8) For inspection and administration of the law at the herring- 

 fishery 12,000 kr, were voted. 



(9) For the encouragement of fresh-water fisheries 24,040 kr. 

 were voted. 



This sum it is desired to increase to 31,000 kr. 



A. Expenditure. 



I. For practical scientific investigations into the 

 sea fisheries, of which 2400 kr, form an 

 honorarium for Hr. Lumholtz 

 II. Contribution to the Society for the Encourage- 

 ment of Norwegian Fisheries 



III. For inspection, &c., of cod- fisheries at Lofoten 



(1200 kr. only in the event of there being a 

 congregation of fishermen at Raftsund) 



IV. For increased police inspection at : — 



(i) Mackerel-fishery at Uleholmene 



(2) Spring cod-fishery at Namdal ... 



(3) ,, ,, Finmark ... 



(4) ,, ,, Sondmore 



V. For inspection, &c., at the herring-fishery in 



1887 



VI. For the encouragement of fresh- water fisheries : 

 (i) To salary and office help for the 

 inspector (400 kr. for personal 

 expenses of present inspector).. 3,640 



(2) To two permanent assistants ... 3,400 



(3) To travelling expenses of the 



above officials in the fishing 

 districts, and for travelling ex- 

 penses of temporary assistants . 5,000 



(4) Inspection of salmon-fishery ... 7,600 



(5) For experimental transport of 



Wener salmon ... ... ... 200 



' About 18 kronas = £1 sterling. 



Kronas. 



7,200 

 16,000 



31,950 



12,000 



12,000 



(6) For experimental marking of 



salmon and sea-trout ... 



(7) For encouragement of artificial 



spawning 



(8) Contribution : — 



a. For erection of salmon 



ladders at water-fails 

 in accordance with 

 plans given by the 

 inspector in 1884 ... 1,667 



b. For erection of a 



salmon ladder at 

 Haaelven in accord- 

 ance, &c. ... .. 300 



B. Income. 

 Salvage of nets and apparatus at Lofoten 



Kronas. 



400 

 1, 000 



1,967 



23.207 

 102,357 



600 



In Sweden there is, strictly speaking, no Central Government 

 Office for the fisheries. The fishery laws, and other special 

 measures relating to the fisheries, are decreed by the Governors 

 of the provinces or by the Department of the Interior. Pre- 

 viously, however, to the promulgation of any new law, the 

 Governor must, pursuant to the Royal Ordinance of November 

 7, 1867, consult the Intendant of the Fisheries, who, conjointly 

 with two assistants and one Instructor in Fish breeding, are the 

 public functionaries in connection with the fisheries in this 

 country. Before the appointment of these officials, in 1864, 

 there was (from the year 1855) a special Fishery Overseer 

 {Fiskeritillsyningsman), or Inspector of the Sea Fisheries, in 

 the province of Gothenburg and Bohus. He receives a salary 

 from the Agricultural Society of that province, with subvention 

 from the Crown, and is subordinate to the Governor of the 

 province. The Intendant of the Fisheries and his assistants 

 are under the control of the Royal Academy of Agriculture in 

 Stockholm.^ 

 The duties of the Intendant of the Fisheries are : — 

 (i) To investigate, with the aid of his assistants, the fisheries 

 of the country. 



(2) To propose or examine drafts of fishery laws or other 

 measures for the improvement of the fisheries. 



(3) To assist proprietors of fisheries with advice for hatching 

 fishes, or with other measures for a rational management of the 

 fisheries. 



(4) To prepare and elaborate the fishery statistics. 



{5) To control and direct the labours of the assistants and the 

 fishery overseers. 



Persons desiring the assistance of the fishery officials have to 

 lodge intimation with the Royal Academy of Agriculture, and 

 then the Intendant submits to the Academy a plan for the 

 labours and the journeys of the fishery officials for the ensuing 

 year. K fixed sum of 3500 kr. (about ;i^i98, or ^^83 for the 

 Intendant and ,^55 for each assistant) is assigned for the 

 travelling expenses of the fishery officials. Those requesting 

 assistance have to pay ds. per day. 



The Intendant has to present annually a brief report on the 

 labours of the fishery officials, and from time to time more 

 detailed notices of the fisheries of the country. The Inspector 

 of the Sea Fisheries of Gothenburg and Bohus submits an annual 

 report on those fisheries to the Agricultural Society of the 

 province. 



The legal proceedings relating to the fisheries are briefly as 

 follow : — If one or more proprietors of fisheries desire new or 

 modified laws for the fisheries in their waters, or the Intendant 

 of the Fisheries proposes such, the matter is submitted to the 

 Governor of the province. The Governor then convokes all 

 persons interested to meet and discuss the question. If the 

 Governor, after having consulted the Intendant of the Fisheries, 

 judges the proposals of the majority of the fishery proprietors 

 suitable for the improvement of the fishery, those proposals are 

 sanctioned, either as they stand, or with the necessary modifica- 

 tions. Anyone who dissents from the judgment may appeal to 

 the Department of the Interior. 



• The allowances of these officiak from the Treasury are as follow : 

 Intendant, £i'io ; two assistants, respectively, £tii and ^£83. 



