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The statistics of the fisheries have been placed on syste- 
matic lines, which have gained general approval for exact. 
ness and completeness. Various laws have been promul- 
gated. A small sum is appropriated annually for the 
purpose of practical scientific investigations. The long 
stretch of coast has been divided into four districts, for 
each of which an inspector of fisheries is appointed. A 
separate inspector, with two assistants, has, besides, been 
appointed for the fresh-water fisheries. 
A law of May 24, 1873, provides for the establishment of 
harbor works, beacons and moorings in the fishing dis- 
tricts, the expenditure for which is covered by the interest 
from a special fund, which on June 30, 1892, amounted to 
$155,000, and from a tax placed on the products of the 
fisheries. The income from these sources has in the last 
years amounted to about $100,000 annually. It is ex- 
pended, together with an appropriation from the public 
treasury, and is applied according to special instruction by 
the Storthing (Congress). The treasury appropriation is 
usually made in the proportion of one-third to two-thirds 
income from the special fund and taxes. 
Three separate funds, with an average annual income of 
$50,000, derived from a tax placed on the fish products, 
provides for medical relief during the great fisheries. This 
relief measure embraces-free medical care of all persons 
engaged in the fisheries, the establishment and mainte- 
nance of hospitals and, as far as the funds permit, other 
enterprises for the benefit and comfort of the fishing popu- 
lation. 
Selskabet for de Norske Fiskeriers Fremme (the society 
for the promotion of Norwegian fisheries) was established 
in Bergen in 1879. It has thirteen branches and subdi- 
visions spread over the country, and about 2,000 members. 
Its annual income now amounts to about $15,000. Of that 
amount 75 per cent. is Government grant, and 25 per cent. 
is derived from subscriptions and private contributions. 
