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14 transport conditions, with details concerning Danish harbours, and also a list of shipowners and a list of the regular steamship and motorship lines between Danish ports and other countries. Trade Information Department of the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Postal address: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Chri­ stiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Telegrapliic address: Etrangéres, Copenhagen. The activities of the Department comprise the collection of information regarding economic and commercial con­ ditions abroad of interest to Danish trade, and parti- cularly with regard to marketing possibilities for Danish Products and sources of supply of foreign goods, espe- cially such as are not produced in Denmark. The Department also assists Danish and foreign firms to get into contact with each other. Foreign firms desirous of initiating business connection with Danish firms or obtaining information about Danish export articles etc. are invited to communicate direct with the Department or with the Danish Diplomatic and Consular Representations abroad (see the list of addresses p. 51). Danish Trade Organizations. Commerce. The principal organizations in Copenhagen are the “Grosserer-Societetet“ (The Merchants’ Guild) estab- lished 1742, address Borsen,Copenhagen K.,Chairman: Hol­ ger Laage-Petersen, Esq., K.*DM.— and for the provinces: “Provinshandelskammeret" (The Chamber of Commerce for the Provinces) address: Ved Stranden 2, Copenhagen K. Chairman: Axel B. Lange, Esq., ML., K.*DM.

Agriculture. The main organization is the “Laudbrugs- raadet" (The Agricultural Council) address: Vesterbrogade 4, Copenhagen V. Chairman: Henrik Hauch, Esq., ML., K.* DM. The inain object of the Agricultural Council is to represent Agriculture in its dealings with the Govern­ ment and Parliament, foreign countries and other trades. The joint organization of the agricultural co-operative societies is the “Andelsudvalget", in which are represented the co-operative organizations for dairies, slaughteries, egg exporters, cattle exporters, feed-stuffs purchascs, retail co- operative societies etc. Address: Njalsgade 15, Copen­ hagen S. Chairman: S. Overgaard, Esq., IL* DM. lndusiry. The main organization is the “Industriraadet" (Federation of Danish Industries) address: Vestre Boule­ vard 18, Copenhagen V., Chairman: Aug. Holm, Esq., K.* DM. The object of this institution is to deal with all technical and industrial matters referred to this body, to observe the industrial development at home and abroad and to collect information concerning economic, commercial, social and technical questions of interest to industry. Fisheries. The main organizations are the “DanskFiskeri- forening" (Danish Fisheries’ Association) address: Studie­ stræde 3, Copenhagen K., Chairman: M. C. Jensen, Esq., ML. DM. R.*, and the “Vestjysk Fiskeriforening" (West- Jutland Fisheries’ Association), Chairman: Claus Søren­ sen, Esq., Esbjerg. Shipping. For the protection of shipping interests the Danish shipping trade is organized in the .“Dansk Damp­ skibsrederiforening" (The Danish Steamship Owners’ As­ sociation) Amaliegade 33, Copenhagen K., the Chairman of which institution is H. A. Hansen Esq., R.* DM., and the Danish Sailing Vessel Owner’s Association, Marstal, Chairman: Erik B. Kromann, Esq.

Directions for using the “Exporters“ section see page 56.