The Swedish African Company, which was paying a dividend of about 28%, tended to divert stockholders and capital from the New Sweden Company, where profits had proved uncertain; but the activity of the commercial college in behalf of the smaller organization was not in vain. Eric Oxenstierna and his co-heirs as well as the heirs of Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna increased their subscription by one-half and paid or promised definitely to pay their shares. A subscription list was drafted for new members, and Henrick Huygen and the city of Viborg in Finland joined by subscribing 3,000 D. each, while Olof Anderson Strömsköld subscribed 1,200 D. Strömsköld was appointed director with a salary of 600 D. per year (partly because Eric Oxenstierna, who had been the soul and spirit of the company, was about to go to Prussia), and Hans Kramer, who retained his position as bookkeeper and treasurer, was to act as co-director. A new budget for the company at Stockholm was estimated as follows: One director, 600 D. One bookkeeper, 450 D. One office boy, 100 D. Office rent per year, 60 D. Eight cords of wood, 12 D. Two lispund (36 lbs.) of candles, 6 D. Three reams of paper, 18 D. Ink and sealing wax, 6 D. -------- 1,252 D. A new budget was also made for the colony, estimated at 6,606 D. The reports and letters of Johan Rising seem to have pleased the government, for he was appointed _Commandant of New Sweden_. About this time or a little later a new charter was drafted, in several respects resembling the one given to the Old South Company.[41] The charter (or copy of the same, dated May, 1655) as we have it is not signed by the King, nor entered in the _Royal Copy Book_, but this is no certain proof that it was not issued by His Majesty, for royal documents and letters were not always copied into the copy book. II. Strömsköld and Kramer were directed to draw up proposals and make estimates and inventories of the available means of the company, which could be presented to the members of the college for their consideration. It was also decided to appoint a special factor at Gothenburg to look after the interests of the company there. Ulrick Stenkamp was selected for this position. No salary was attached to his office, but he was to have “a reasonable commission.”