Krađe, dugovi, pronevjere – izazovi upravljanja Brodskom imovnom općinom od 1873. do 1914. godine
Theft, Debts, Embezzlement – Challenges to the Management of the Brod Estate Community from 1873 until 1914

Author(s): Robert Skenderović
Subject(s): Public Administration, Environmental and Energy policy, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: forests; public good; Slavonia; Brod Estate Community; theft; debts; embezzlement;
Summary/Abstract: In the territory of the Military Frontier, the forests were the major natural resource. The Brod Estate Community (BIO) was in charge of the forests in the territory of the former Brod Regiment after it was abolished, to be exact, in 1873. The large land complexes of high quality forests provided great revenue. The management of the Brod Estate Community was regulated by the Law of Estate Communities in Croatia and the Slavonian Military Frontier from 1873. Representatives and the Economic Committee were the main governing bodies of the Brod Estate Community. Their working protocols provide the numerous challenges to sustainable management with which the bodies were confronted. In the forests of the Brod Estate Community timber thefts were frequent. Aside from that, many buyers of timber owed small or large amounts of money. It was also noticeable that some municipalities did not return borrowed money although the Brod Estate Community provided loans under very favourable conditions. Ultimately, the Brod Estate Community faced problems of fraud by the administrators using their official positions for illegal acts. This work endeavours to determine the extent of attempts to cause financial damage to the Brod Estate Community and how the members of the board tried to prevent these attempts.

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