Prior to 1900 the Director of Agriculture had his office apart from 

 the Department of the Interior, like most of the other State 

 Directors. When the Department of Agriculture was established 

 in the said year the Director of Agriculture, as well as the 

 Forestry and Veterinary Director, became more closely attached to that 

 department by means of the arrangement mentioned above, whereby the 

 directors are at the same time chiefs of the services in question and of 

 the departmental offices. 



The Directors' sphere of authority is defined partly by parliamentary 

 rules and regulations and partly by the practice that has developed since 

 1900. They decide independently in most matters concerning the staffs 

 of officials and the various state institutions and to a great extent cor- 

 respond direct with them. Only specially important matters - — especially 

 such as involve the disposal of money — are submitted to the Depart- 

 ment for decision. 



This arrangement has the important advantage that it leads to a more 

 intimate collaboration between the Department and the director and in a 

 high degree simplifies the manner of dealing with the various matters. 

 The greatest disadvantage in the arrangement is that there may easily 

 arise friction and disputes regarding authority between the directors and 

 the executive chiefs of the divisions. 



The Agriculture Office and Production Office are each divided into 

 two sections, namely : a technical section conducted by a sub-director 

 with agricultural training, and legal section conducted by a chief clerk 

 with legal qualifications. 



The Concession Office is conducted by a chief clerk with legal train- 

 ing, and the Information Office by a chief clerk with agricultural 

 training. 



The Forestry and Veterinary Division has the fol- 

 lowing offices: 



1. The Forestry Office, to which pertains all public admi- 

 nistration concerning forests and forestry. The Director of Forestry 

 conducts the office and stands in the same position towards the Depart- 

 ment as the Director of Agriculture. In addition to the administration of 

 woods and forests in general the Director of Forestry conducts the busi- 

 ness management of the forests belonging to the State, which comprise a 

 comparatively large area (See hereinafter). The office is divided into a 

 technical and a^Iegal section, as in the case of the Agriculture and Pro- 

 duction Offices. 



2. The Office for Reindeer and Freshwater 

 Fi s h e r i e s. The office is conducted by a chief clerk with legal quali- 

 fications. An expert adviser is appointed as consultant in matters con- 

 cerning reindeer, and measures for the promotion of freshwater fisheries 

 are under the control of the Fishery Inspector. 



3. T h e R e-d istribution Office, which conducts the work 

 of re-distributing land where the situation of the holdings is disadvanta- 



