January 20th.—(1) A Decree. In a former Decree on the subject of the grand observances in connection with the marriage of His Majesty, We commanded that the Princes and high Ministers of the department specially ¢ with the conduct of the ceremony should be furnished beforehand, for presentation to the Throne, with a list of the prices of the. various articles required, and that their sanction. should be obtained before entering into any arrangement in the matter. Our object was, while giving due importance to the ceremony in question, to exercise prosupervision over the expenditure. Today the Board of Works states, on the authority of the Imperial Equipage Department, that with the exception of embroil dory, the various stuffs, such as sati wze, and damask, required for flags and riners, are still unprovided and asks that sanction may be given for taking steps to procure them. We repeat Our command that the supply of the foregoing articles be postponed for a time, and We remind the various departments concerned of the neces sity of adhering strictly to Our previous orders, and obtaining sanction beforehand for the purchase of all the articles that may be required.
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