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loans and grants for cultivation.
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5 053 973 kronor was granted to 1 226 such undertakings, of which about 80 %
was for the benefit of the three most northerly läns.
From and including 1907, this grant was divided into two; the Norrland
draining grant and the General grant for the diminution of frost. From the
former grant, help is given to reclaiming enterprises in Norrland and Dalarne,
whether their aim be to gain land for arable or grazing purposes, or merely to
to diminish the liability to frost. During the last few years, the grants have
amounted to 700 000 kronor annually, but for 1912 they were increased to
800 000 kronor and for 1913 and 1914 to 1 100 000 kronor annually. For 1915
a grant of 1 900 000 kronor has been placed at the disposal of the authorities
who have this matter in hand, to be employed for the same purposes. During
the period 1907—12, the total of the first grant amounted to 4 110 830 kronor,
for the draining of 84 611 hectares, representing 832 undertakings.
From the general grant for the diminution of frost, grants have been made
for such enterprises in the other parts of the country the object of which is
to diminish the danger of frost for the neighbouring cultivated tracts. During
the years 1907—12, there have been granted 764 130 kronor for the draining
of 12 887 hectares, representing 162 enterprises. These grants came to an end
with the year 1912.
For the year 1912, the Riksdag made a further grant, the General draining
grant of 300 000 kronor, an amount which, for the year 1913, was increased
to 450 000 kronor. This grant is to be used for the benefit of other parts of
the kingdom than Norrland and Dalarne, in accordance with the regulations
and conditions laid down for the Norrland draining grants. Not more than
150 000 kronor of the amount, however, may be employed for the draining of
such land, when the operation in question is only for the purpose of diminishing
the tendency to frost. State contributions are made from the above-mentioned
grants, the amount of each of which may amount to not more than one-half of
the estimated cost of draining. In order to obtain a subvention from the general
draining grant for 1913 the condition is also attached that, when the grant is
to be employed for the draining of land suitable for arable- and meadow-land,
the said grant may not be more than one-third of the estimated total cost.
From this grant, during 1912, there has been advanced a total sum of 143 980
kronor for the draining of 1 537 hectares, representing 23 undertakings.
From the year 1907 inclusive, there has, in addition, been made available
the Norrland land-reclaiming fund for the promotion of the reclamation of
waste lands in Norrland and Dalarne. From this fund grants are made, as
far as circumstances permit, to County Councils and Agricultural Societies
there that have expressed their willingness to grant loans to small farmers who
intend to bring suitable waste land under cultivation. The loan is free from
interest the first year, after which interest at the rate of 3 % per annum is
added to the capital advanced. Such loans made by the County Councils or
Agricultural Societies may not exceed 500 kronor in each case, and on no
account may they exceed one-half of the estimated expense of reclaiming the
land. During the years 1911—15 the sum advanced from the fund amounted
to 1 021 705 kronor, distributed over 2 894 loans. The area of the land
reclaimed was 13 607 hectares, and the estimated total expense of the work
2 955 941 kronor.
In addition, the Riksdag has made a grant of 100 000 kronor, to begin with
the year 1915 inclusive and to be known as the General land-reclaiming fund,
which is to be employed for parts of the country other than Norrland and
Dalarne. The conditions on which the loans are granted are the same as those
for the fund just mentioned, though interest on the unpaid capital-amount is
reckoned at 4 %.
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