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 MONEY, ETC. — DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES 1111

There were, at the end of 1911, 108 private joint-stock banks reported, with a collective subscribed capital of 94,442,000 kroner and a paid-up capital of 50,483,000. The reserve funds amounted to 37,887,000. The deposits and withdrawals in the course of the year amounted to 1,207,323,000 kroner and 1,176,222,000 kroner respectively. Deposits at the end of the year 480,814,000 kroner, of which 21,584,000 kroner deposits on demand, and 459,230,000 kroner on other accounts.

All savings-banks must be chartered by royal permission. Their operations are regulated, to a considerable extent, by the law, and controlled by the Ministry of Finance. In 1911 their number was 496 ; depositors 1,030,820, with 539,322,381 kroner to their credit at the end of the year. In 1910 their number was 487 ; depositors 1,001,310, with 507,039,020 kroner to their credit at the end of the year.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

By a treaty signed October 16, 1875, Norway adopted the same monetary system as Sweden and Denmark. The Norwegian Krone, of 100 ore, is of the value of Is. l^d., or about 18 kroner to the pound sterling. The gold 20.kroner piece weighs 8-960572 grammes, '900 fine containing 8-0645 grammes of fine gold, and the silver krone weighs 7 5 grammes, '800 fine, containing 6 grammes of fine silver. The standard of value is gold. National Bank notes for 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 kroner are legal means of payment, and the Bank is bound to exchange them for gold on presentation.

The metric system of weights and measures is obligatory.

Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of Norway in Great Britain.

Envoy and 3Iinister in London. — Paul Benjamin Vogt.

Secretary of Legation. — 0. Skybak

Consul -General in London. — W. Eckell.

Vice-Consul. — H. L. Braekstad.

There are Consular rej)reseutatives at Amble, Barrow, Berwick Birming- ham, Blyth, Boston, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiflf, Dartmouth, Douglas. Dover, Falmouth, Fleetwood, Goole, Grimsby, Hartlepools, Harwich, HuJl, Ipswich, Jersey, King's Lynn, Leeds, Liverpool, Lowestoft, Manchester, Middlesbrough Newhaven, Newport, Nottingham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Shoreham, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea, VVpymouth, Great Yarmouth, Newcastle- on-Tyne, South Shields, Edinburgh — Leith, Aberdeen, Alloa, Ardrossan, Ayr, Bo'ness, Burntisland, Dundee, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Greenock, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Methil, Peterhead, Stornoway, Troon, Wick, Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Londonderry.

2. Of Great Britain in Norway.

Envoy and Mmisler. — Mansfeldt de Cardonnel Findlay, C.B., C.M.G.

Secretary. — Hon. F. 0. Lindley.

Naval Attache. — Captain Montague W. AV, P. Consett.

Military Attache. — Lieutenant-Colonel G. T. M. Bridges, D.S.O.

Commercial Attaxh6. — Sir Francis Oppenheimer.

Consul at Kristiania. — Edward F. Gray.

There are Consular representatives at Arendal, Bergen, Bodo, Kristiania Drammen, Flekkefjord, Fredrikshald, Fredrikstad, Hammerfest, Haugesund, Kragero, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Larvik, Mandal, Molde, Moss, Namsos Porsgrund, Risor, Skien, Stavanger, Svolvaer, Tromsb, Trondhjem, Tonsberg, Vadso, Vardci.