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geous. This office is in charge of a technically trained re-distribution 



chief. 



4. The Veterinary Office, which is the supreme authority 

 for the civil veterinary system. The office is conducted by the Veterinary 

 Director, who occupies the same position as the two other directors of 

 the Department. 



Under the Veterinary Director come also, amongst other things, 

 the Veterinary Institute, matters concerning the inspection and control 

 of meat, the import and export of domestic animals etc. 



To the Department of Agriculture there are attached several Advi- 

 sers having offices in the Department and whose work consists partly 

 in being advisers to the Directors and to the Department in various tech- 

 nical questions, and partly in supervising the institutions under the con- 

 trol of the Department. 



Under the Agriculture Division there are the following advisers of 

 this kind: 



The Inspector of Dairying, the Horticultural Adviser, the Adviser 

 for Agricultural Schools and the Adviser for Housewifery Schools (this 

 latter post being held by a lady). 



Under the Forestry and Veterinary Division there are 3 Forestry 

 Inspectors, only two of them having offices in the department), the 

 above-mentioned consultant on matters concerning reindeer, the Inspec- 

 tors of Fisheries, and one inspector of Redistribution. 



Under the Department of Agriculture come likewise the following 

 public agricultural officials and institutions for education, research etc. : 



Norvay's agricultural representatives abroad. 



With a view to the advancement of the export of Norwegian agri- 

 cultural products to foreign countries there has been appointed an ad- 

 viser with residence in Newcastle since 1889. His task is to promote the 

 reputation and sale of Norwegian agricultural products, especially on the 

 English market, including also the export of live-stock to England. 



After the establishment of The International Institute of Agricul- 

 ture in Rome Norway has had since 1908 a representative in the Per- 

 manent Committee of the Institute. This same representative has also 

 since 1912 been entrusted with the task of supplying reports regarding 

 agriculture in Europe and its development. Since 1920 the holder of 

 this post has been designated: Norway's Agricultural Delegate for 

 Europe. As the delegate in question is at the same time Norway's 

 representative in The Permanent Committee of The International In- 

 stitute of Agriculture in Rome, the residence of the delegate is in Rome. 

 In the same year a corresponding post was established with the desig- 



