Description: The registries of the landowners' associations were merged in 1898-1902. The overall registry took over numerous previous files from the regional administration, as a rule from 1878. This registry was also retained by the Association of Rural Owners in 1928; a separate registry for the new Rural Owners was added. In 1938 it was replaced by a different registry of the district administration. The extensive Best. is divided into 28 departments: Administrative organisation, personnel, cash and accounts, state and administration, finance, military, judiciary, land registers, guardianship, inheritance, prisons, fire cash registers, fire brigade, police, commercial police, health, veterinary services, poor affairs, trade and transport, construction and dike services, building supervision, hunting and fishing, agriculture and forestry, social security, other insurance, civil status, school and popular education, municipal administration and statistics. (LS)