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 "638 HUNGARY

The executive power of the kingdom is in a responsible ministry, con- sisting of a presidency and nine departments, namely : —

The Presidency of the Council. — Dr. Ladislas Lukacs, Privy Councillor, born October 24, 1850 ; appointed April 22, 1912.

1. The Ministry of Finance. — John Teleszky, Privy Councillor, born September 15, 1868 ; appointed April 22, 1912.

2. The Ministry of National Defence (Honvedelem), — Samuel Ilazal, Privy Councillor, born 1851 ; appointed January 17, 1910.

3. The Ministry near the King's person {ad lahis). — The Premier.

4. The Ministry of the Interior. — Dr. Ladislas Lukacs, Privy Councillor, appointed April 22, 1912.

5. The Ministry of Education and of Public Worship. — Count John Zichy, Privy Councillor, born May 30, 1868 ; appointed March 1, 1910.

6. The Ministry of Justice. — Dr. de Balugh, Privy Oo'iincillor ; appointed January 4, 1913.

7. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce. — Ladislas Beothy, born June 4, 1860 ; appointed October 18, 1911.

8. The Ministry of Agriculture. — Count Adalbert Serenyi, Privy Councillor, born June 16, 1866 ; appointed January 17, 1910.

9. The Minister for Croatia and Slavonia. — Gera Josipo'cicJi, Privy Councillor ; appointed April 22, 1912.

The provinces of Croatia and Slavonia have autonomy for home affairs, public instruction, and justice.

The Croatian-Slavonian Provincial Diet meeting annually at Zagrab (Agram), consists of 90 members, elected for five years, representing 21 town districts and 69 rural districts, and of personal voters (not more than half). The electors must have a low property qualification, be of certain professions, or pay a small tax. Personal voters are certain eccle- siastical and political dignitaries, and the members of certain noble families (Magnates) possessing the right by inheritance or by royal nomination. They must pay at least 2,000 crowns of land tax.

At the head of the autonomous provincial government, which has three d3[)artments (Interior, Public Instruction and Worship, and Justice), is the Ban, who is responsible to the Provincial Diet and to the Hungarian Prime Minister.

Ban. — Edward CiLvaJ, Privy Councillor, appointed January 19, 1912.

II. Local Government.

In Hungary a distinction is observed between communes which are large 'or small, or may be townships with regular magistrates, and municipalities, which are regarded as cothmnnes of a higher order. The communal 'electoral right is possessed by every male inhabitant over twenty years of age who for two years has paid the State tax. The representative body is composed half of members elected for six years, and half of persons who pay the highest taxes. The committee consists of members appointed, in the towns for six years, in the rural communes for three years, with officials appointed for life. The counties and cities invested with similar rights are independent municipalities. Each has its council constituted similarly to the representative body of the communes ; and the members are elected also for six years. A.11 electors for the Parliament are qualified to vote. In Budapest