PREFACE 



OF those who have a claim on my thanks tliere is 

 one HERE ULRIK MORE, ' Cand. Mag.' Official 

 Shorthand Writer to the Storthing whom I 

 would especially name. I thank him. warmly 

 for his untiring care during the many weeks 

 of work. 



To those helpers also whom I do not mention 

 by name I beg to offer my liearty thanks. 



OTTO SVERDRUP. 



CHRISTIANIA, 



June 24, 1903. 



