FOREIGN TRADE ZONES 
hands of the government. The Hamburg Senate is the highest author- 
ity having control over the harbor, and for the purpose of dealing with 
the many matters concerning the port, it appointed the committee for 
trade, shipping, and industries (Deputation fur Handel, Schiffahrt, 
und Gewerbe). This body has a senator for its chairman and is com- 
posed of members representing the Senate, the House of Burgesses, 
finance committee, chamber of commerce, chamber of industries, 
chamber of retailers, chamber of consumers, and the workmen’s 
council. Subordinate to the authority of this committee is the quay 
administration and the port captain’s office. In addition to the quay 
administration and port captain’s office there are other public bodies 
subordinated to the committee in respect to matters pertaining to the 
harbor, viz: The board for trade statistics, which compiles statistics; 
the free port office, which deals with customs matters in so far as they 
relate to the management of the harbor; ship’s measurement author- 
ity; ship’s registry office; nautical college; shipping office, and the 
board of fisheries., Of the bodies just enumerated the quay adminis- 
tration is by far the largest. It manages the State-operated quays, 
administers its own budget, keeps the physical equipment of the 
harbor up to date, prepares plans for additional harbor facilities, 
collects quay rentals, and manages the port of Hamburg Railway. 
The quay administration’s staff consists of about 800 clerical and 
other employees, while the number of workmen employed by it 
varies between 4,000 and 6,000 according to requirements. 
Bremen and Bremerhaven.—The free harbors of Bremen and Bremer- 
haven are administered by various agencies acting independently of 
each other. Among these is the harbor master, who, assisted by his 
subordinate officials, the harbor inspectors, superintends the carrying 
out of the port regulations, such as the protection of the harbor from 
dangerous or inadvisable uses by vessels. There is also a dock 
administration, independent of harbor construction, which is only 
for the administration of the general traffic. This agency limits 
itself to one part of the port traffic, i. e., the shore work of trans- 
shipment which consists mainly in shifting goods in quay sheds and 
in operating lifting gear. The ships work of loading and discharging 
does not come directly under the dock administration; but the dock 
administration, by engaging dock laborers for the work of transship- 
ment, associates itself with the other harbor management in labor 
questions. The various authorities having to do with the adminis- 
tration of the port and harbor facilities of Bremen are the “Deputa- 
tion fur Hafen und Eisenbahnon” (State commission for port and 
railroad), the manager of the harbor and docks of the city of Bremen, 
the harbor master for the ports of the city of Bremen and Vegesack, 
the registry and clearance office for vessels, the chief inspector of