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Administration.—The harbor of Gothenburg, including the free
port, is owned by the city of Gothenburg and is administered by the
Gothenburg Harbor Board. The members of this board are nominated
 by the Crown, the city council, the magistracy of Gothenburg,
and the Gothenburgs Handelskammare (chamber of commerce). This
constitution of the board gives sufficient guaranty that all lawful
rights and interests will be fully respected and prevents any competition
 with the customs harbor which might easily result if the free port
Were rented out to a private company. Thus all the by-laws govern-Ing
 the port of Gothenburg also apply to the free port, with such
alterations and additions as the business of the free port necessitates.
However, the administration of the warehouses and all activities connected
 with the storing, transportation, etc., of goods within the free
zone have been delegated to a corporation, Gothenburgs Frihamns
Aktiebolag (Gothenburg Free Port Co. (Ltd.)), created with the sole
object of dealing in a careful and businesslike way with all goods
entering the warehouses, etc., at the lowest possible cost. According
to the terms of its contract with the city of Gothenburg, this com-Pany
 is responsible for carrying out this function “in the most advantageous
 manner possible for trade and commerce.” The share capital
of this company is kr. 300,000 ($80,000), and the shareholders are
entitled to receive dividends up to 5 per cent. As, however, all the
capital of the company is invested in 5 per cent Government stock,
the company need only, in order to assure this dividend, fix its dues
and charges at a figure sufficient to cover costs actually incurred for
labor and material. This company also has under its administration
and supervision the free warehouse building situated in the customs
harbor in the center of the city.
Number of guards.—There is a special customs department in the
free port, consisting of 41 men in all. This department is under
Supervision of a survevor, and additional men are—

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These men attend and manage the clearing of goods imported from
the free zone into the customs zone and collect dues.
Annual cost of administration.—No statistics are available covering
the yearly expenditures of the customs department in the free port.
All payments of salaries are made from the customs head office in
Gothenburg, and no special statistics for the free port department
Are kept. With regard to the costs for offices and other expenditures,
these are paid by the city of Gothenburg in the customs harbor as well
431n the free port. According to an old agreement Gothenburg has the