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D. Summary 
THE GERMAN HYDROGRAPHIC INSTITUTE WITHIN THE YEAR 1962 
In 1962 changes in the organisation of the' G.H.I. took place. The last 
15 years had led in some departments and sections of the G.H.I. to the sub 
division of several branches into smaller units, and the question could be- 
raised whether all existing departments actually deserved that name. 
During a discussion in October 1961 representatives of the Bundesminister 
der Finanzen (Federal Ministry of Finance), of the Bundesrechnungshof (Federal 
Audite Office), and the Bundesminister für Verkehr (Federal Ministry of Trans 
port) suggested to revise and alter the organisation to the effect of concentrat 
ing, a number of branches into greater units thus forming full-fledged sections. 
Correspondingly, a reduction of the number of departments was proposed. 
Following these suggestions, numerous branches were rationalised or unified. 
The former departments Seevermessung (surveying) and Seekartenwerk (chart estab 
lishment) were united into one department, and so were the former departments 
Verwaltung und Bibliothek (administration and library), Archiv (archive), Doku 
mentation (documentation). 
A further concentration through a reduction of the number of either the sections 
in the departments or of the departments would with the extraordinarily different 
tasks lead to very unfavourable consequences and hardly show any positive results. 
In detail: the 6 sections of the former department I (now N) were reduced to 
3 sections; in the chart establishment the former sections Seekartenberichtigung 
(correction of the chart) and Seekartenlager (stock of charts) were annexed to 
Kartographie (cartography) or Technischer Betrieb (technical workshop) respective 
ly. 
For scientific reasons the section Erdmagnetismus (geomagnetism) was included 
in the former department V (now G). 
In the department T it proved necessary to divide the complex of technical 
disciplines, as there are: 
Magnetic Compasses and Ship's Magnetism 
Gyros and Logs 
Optical and Astronomical Instruments 
Temperature Measuring Instruments and Manometers 
Echo Sounders and Navigational Sonar Devices,