INTRODUCTION 



ORGANISATION OF THE DEPARTMENT 

 OF AGRICULTURE 



The Department of Agriculture, of Industry and Public- 

 works was instituted by a Royal Decree of the i6 th of 

 June 1884, by which all the services relative to agriculture, 

 industry, bridges and roads, mines, and fine arts were 

 detached from the Department of^the Interior and trans- 

 ferred to the new department. 



By a Royal Decree of the 2o th of April i885, the Bureau of 

 Forestry was also placed in this Department. 



The Royal Decree of the 25 th of May 1896 detached from 

 this Department the administrations of Industry and 

 Labour, and the Royal Decree of the 5 th of August 1899 de- 

 tached the Road Surveying Service. 



From the 5 th of August 1899 the Department has been 

 called Miiiistere de 1' Agriculture . 



It is composed of the following branches : 



1 THE GENERAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE which includes I 



a) The general supervision of the Department and of its 



agents. 



b) Control of the accounts and pensions. 



2 THE ADMINISTRATION OF AGRICULTURE including : 



a) The first division : which has in charge all necessary 



measures concerning the Improvement of domestic 

 Animals ; the Veterinary service ; the sanitary 

 police Laws and Regulations affecting- domestic 

 animals; 



b) The second division : this division has charge of 



Agricultural instruction; the State Botanic Gar- 

 den; and the service of State Agriculturists; 



