administrative reform. The imperial rescript did not present reforms as a matter of urgency or outline an overall philosophy for them. The continuous progress of society, it said, had made increased demands on the administration, that is to say, it was assumed that reform was required because of the changing times, not underlying problems with the administrative structure. The reform commission first occupied itself with reforms about which there was no controversy. In 1912 it published "Proposals for the training of State officials". The commission produced several further reports before its work was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It was not until March 1918 that the Seidler Government decided upon a program of national autonomy as a basis for administrative reform, which was, however, never carried into effect. Government of Transleithania The Emperor of the dual monarchy in his right of Apostolic King of Hungary and King of Croatia and Slavonia, ruler of the Hungarian part of the realm, officially named The Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown (A Magyar Szent Korona országai) appointed the Government of Hungary. The Hungarian ministries carried the designation the Kingdom of Hungary's ... Ministry (sing. Magyar Királyi ...minisztérium), in which Royal stands for the Kaiser's title of Apostolic King of Hungary. Executive power in Transleithania was vested in a cabinet responsible to the National Assembly, consisting of ten ministers, including: the Prime Minister, the Minister for Croatia-Slavonia, a Minister besides the King, and the Ministers of the Interior, National Defence, Religion and Public Education, Finance, Agriculture, Industry, and Trade, Public Works and Transport, and Justice. The Minister besides the King was responsible for coordination with Austria and the Imperial and royal court in Vienna. In 1889, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Trade was split into separate ministries of Agriculture and Trade. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport was folded into the new Ministry of Trade. The Government included: the Kingdom of Hungary's Prime Minister (Magyar Királyság miniszterelnök) the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry of Agriculture (Magyar Királyság Földművelésügyi Minisztérium), at times united with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce; the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry of Finance (Magyar Királyság Pénzügyminiszterium); the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry of Commerce (Magyar Királyság kereskedelemügyi Miniszterium); the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry of Justice (Magyar Királyság Igazságügy Miniszterium); the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry of Territorial Defence (Magyar Királyság Honvédelmi Miniszterium); the Kingdom of Hungary's Ministry