exports in this list we may mention transformers, motors, meters, cables, and high and low voltage material. The leading manufacturers in this branch, in addition to A/S Elektrisk Bureau, are A/S Per Kure, Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri, National Industri, and N. Jacobsons Elektriske Verksted A/S. The foremost manufacturer and exporter of ironmongery is Christiania Spikerverk, whose production includes such articles as nails, spades, forks, horse-shoes, scythe blades, axes; fencing, telegraph, and chain wire. Fish hooks manufac- tured by O. Mustad & Son have a world-wide market. The Stavanger Electro-Staalverk A/S of Stavanger is perhaps best known for its high-speed steel, the “Nansen” steel. The company enjoys so high a reputation for the excellent quality of its products that it has been able to maintain practically unchanged the volume of its exports to European and over-seas markets, despite high customs barriers and trade restrictions. The organisation of the Norwegian engineering industry is De Mekaniske Verksteders Landsforening, Oslo. This national association comprises six branch groups: Iron & Metal Ware Manufacturers, the Electro-Technical Industry, Engineering & Constructional Works, Stove Founders, Ship- builders, and Founders. 89