concerns the art and the educational departments of the
exposition, resolved to appoint a committee, who is hereby
empowered to take all measures necessary for the participation
of Sweden in these departments of the exposition and to transact
all business belonging to the same which is not of a nature to
be submitted to our gracious consideration; and we have
appointed you as president of the committee and as members of
the same selected the principal of the technical school of
Stockholm, Bror Viktor Adler; the inspector of the common
schools at Stockholm, Carl Gustaf Bergman; the vice-general
consul, Bror Axel Fredrik Georgii; the assistant professor at
Ostermalms public secondary school, Stockholm, Nols Gerhard,
Eilhelm Lagerstedt, and the superintendent of the art section of
the National Museum, Carl Ludvig Loostroem.

We, intending to appoint in the future, on the recommendation of
the committee, a commissioner for Sweden at the exposition,
herewith empower the committee to appoint a secretary and
necessary assistants and in as far as it is found necessary to
secure the cooperation of persons whose insight and ability can
secure for Sweden a successful and honorable representation at
the exposition.

Finally, we authorize the committee to collect after the
beginning of 1904, at our exchequer department, the
above-mentioned amount appropriated by the Riksdag to be used as
demands require for the purpose intended, with the obligation to
account for same and with the understanding that the committee
assumes the responsibility that this amount under no
circumstances is exceeded; and we have ordered the exchequer
department to pay from moneys on hand in advance, on requisition
and to be deducted from the mentioned appropriation, what is
necessary to carry on the work of the committee during the year
1903, not exceeding an amount of 20,000 kronor. Which we
herewith communicate for your knowledge and abeyance as far as
you are concerned, at the same time as a gracious letter is sent
to the exchequer department.

PERU.

For the representation of Peru at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the
Peruvian Government appropriated approximately $100,000. The President
of Peru appointed Mr. Alexander Garland, a distinguished Peruvian
and noted writer of international and economical matter