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fishery administration.
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the form of loans. The rate of interest is 3’o % and the amortizing-period is
10 years at most. The loans, which are granted for the purchase of fishing-boats,
motors, and other fishing-gear, or for the erection of small establishments for the
utilization in various ways of the products of the fisheries, are negotiated by the
Agricultural Societies or the County Councils, who undertake the risk of the
loan, which is granted by the Royal Board of Agriculture or, in the ease of
Göteborg och Bohus Liin, by the Governor of the län. The fund in question
has been made full use of, and has greatly contributed to the development of
fisheries of låte years, especially as regards the sea-fisheries.
In 1911, the Riksdag granted 2 788 000 kronor for the erection of
fishing-harbours and in the years 1912—14 a total sum of 210 000 kr. more for the
same purpose. Since the year 1 905 a State grant has enabled the Royal Board of
Agriculture and the Central Meteorological Office to issue storm-warnings to
the west and south coasts of the country, to the great benefit of the fisheries.
In 1914 the storm-warning-service was extended to the east cost. By a Royal
Ordinance, dated October 2, 190s, the State Insurance Office took measures
specially for the insurance of fishermen against accidents. From 1903
inclusive, partly by means of a State grant and partly by means of grants from the
Agricultural Society and the County Council of the Län, courses of instruction
in navigation have been arranged for the fishermen in Göteborg och Bohus Liin.
From and including 1901, a yearly sum of 7 000 kronor has been granted for
division between the Agricultural Societies and the County Councils, on
condition that these corporation contribute an equal amount, the money to be awarded
as bounties ■ for killing seals and thus, in some measure, to lessen the less
caused to the fisheries by the animals in question. Since the beginning of 1914
the State alone pays those bounties — 4 kr. for each seal killed. As the
number of seals killed yearly off the coasts of Sweden amounts to about 7 000—9 000
kr., the amount to be paid in these bounties will probably Vie about 28 000—30 000
kr. In the international measures which have been taken in common for the
investigation of the northern seas, for the benefit of the fisheries and for
scientific purposes, and the initiative to which was given by Sweden in ] 899, this
country has ever since taken an active part, and a special commission has been
appointed for the direction of the share of the investigations which has fallen to
the lot of Sweden. During the last few years this commission has received an
annual grant of 21 000 kronor, of which sum 5 100 kronor is to help to cover
the common international expenses. An annual grant of 34 000 kronor is made
for the investigating- and guard-vessel, specially built for the work, which has
been in use since 1905. For a great number of years back another Crown
vessel has also been stationed on the west coast for the protection and
necessary-assistance of the fisheries there.
In 1908, the Riksdag granted a sum of 29 000 kronor for a vessel to be
employed in fishery experiments and investigations in the Baltic and the
Swedish lakes entrance to which can be obtained from the sea in question. An
annual grant of about 8 500 kronor is now made for the up-keep of the vessel
— a large motor-boat.
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