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STATE ADMINISTRATION.
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The Official Residence of the High Governor of Stockholm.
From the Gardens.
In our own days, their importance is somewhat less than, for instance,
during the seventeenth century, though it still remains very appreciable. The
greater part of the general administrative business goes through their
hands; and their comparative independence both of the Departments and
of the Cabinet still constitutes a characteristic feature of administrative
government in Sweden. These Central Boards deal, on their own
responsibility, with the affairs that properly come under their notice and have
a right to come to an independent decision: they send in to the
Government expressions of opinion on matters submitted to them, and also make
such proposals as they see fit. Several of them have an extensive local
administration under their supervision. Complaints as to their decisions
may be lodged with the Government.
In former times, these administrative bodies were all arranged as boards
proper (kollegier): that is to say, the right of decision was not confined to
the head of the board, but was shared by all the members. At the
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