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Visit to Iceland

CHAPTER XI
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A document which I procured in Reikjavik, giving the salaries of the royal Danish officials, and the sources from whence they are paid.
2.

A list of Icelandic insects, butterflies, flowers, and plants, which I collected and brought home with me.
APPENDIX A Salaries of the Royal Danish Officials in Iceland, which they receive from the Icelandic land-revenues.
Florins {58} The Governor of Iceland 2000 Office expenses 600 The deputy for the western 1586 district Office expenses 400 Rent 200 The deputy for the northern and 1286 eastern districts Office expenses 400 The bishop of Iceland, who draws 800 his salary from the school-revenues, has paid him from this treasury The members of the Supreme Court: One judge 1184 First assessor 890 Second assessor 740 The land-bailiff of Iceland 600 Office expenses 200 Rent 150 The town-bailiff of Reikjavik 300 The first police-officer of 200 Reikjavik, who is at the same time gaoler, and therefore has 50 _fl._ more than the second officer The second police-officer 150 The mayor of Reikjavik only draws 150 from this treasury his house-rent, which is The sysselman of the Westmanns 296 Islands The other sysselmen, each 230 Medical department and midwifery: The physician 900 House-rent 150 Apothecary of Reikjavik 185 House-rent 150 The second apothecary at 90 Sikkisholm Six surgeons in the country, 300 each House-rent for some 30 For others 25 A medical practitioner on the 110 Northland Reikjavik has two midwives, 50 each receives The other midwives in Iceland, 100 amounting to thirty, each receives These midwives are instructed and examined by the land physician, who has the charge of paying them annually.
Organist of Reikjavik 100 From the school-revenues The bishop receives 1200 The teachers at the high school: The teacher of theology 800 The head assistant, besides 500 free lodging The second assistant 500 House-rent 50 The third assistant 500 House-rent 50 The resident at the school 170 LIST OF INVERTEBRATED ANIMALS collected in Iceland 1.

CRUSTACEA.
Pagarus Bernhardus, _Linnaeus_.
2.

INSECTA.
a.

_Coleoptera_.


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