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x. manufacturing industries of 8wedbn.
wearisome and continual litigation. Frequently, the very utilization of the water
has been rendered impossible by the vague stipulations regarding it. Far-reaching
claims have been advanced by the State for the rights of ownership of a large
number of falls.
Concerning the utilization of the water falls — with regard to
transformation in electric power and transmission — a legislation of modern type is verr
recently gained by the law of June 27, 1902. For further details see under the
heading of Electric Industry in the following.
Huskvarna Falls, near Jönköping.
For the administrative business connected with the mining and
manufacturing industries, commerce and navigation in Sweden, there
exists a central department, the Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium).
with three subdivisions, one of which is concerned with the mining and
manufacturing interests. The State contributes, furthermore, towards
promoting the advance of industry by supporting fully modern schools.
— not only general technical schools (an account of which will be found
above, on page 342), but also, in certain cases, special professional
institutions — the latter being, however, for the most part of a private
character —, accounts of which are given in their respective places below.
The State also makes grants in support of exhibitions, and provides
stipends for both foremen and workmen to travel for the purpose of
improvement in their several branches. An account of existing
enactments to protect workmen from dangers concomitant with their
employments, will be found at the close of the present work.
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