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cordingly being rather independent and highly responsible. However, all joint concerns and more important decisions of interest to the individual hospital as well as of fundamental importance to all hospitals are treated and, in the majority of cases, finally settled by the Directorate of Hospitals. In addition, the following specified duties rest with the Directorate: After a preliminary discussion regarding the budget of the individual hospitals with the inspector in question, the budget is worked out at each hospital and thereafter handed in to the Directorate, where it is critically examined and worked up with the budgets of the other hospitals to be submitted to the municipal authorities. Amendments to the budget are worked out in the Directorate, which submits them to the municipal authorities. Application for grants (and special grants) of importance are worked out for the muni* cipal authorities by the Directorate, which, in the case of minor grants, sanctions the defrayal of the expenses under review. The accounts of each hospital are handed in to the Directorate, which forwards them' to the municipal authorities. When commodities are put up for public tender, they come under the province of the Directorate, to which tenders must be sent, and the former submits the tenders to the municipal authorities for approval. The Directorate takes the final decision as re# gards the majority of commodities. Appointments (excepting servants who are en# gaged by each hospital) are controlled by the Direc#