Preparations and Equipment. 



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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF THE EXPEDITION ON ITS SETTING 



OUT, 1893, 



Income. 



State Grant 



H.M. The King, and original private subscribers 

 Private subscription of the Geographical Society 

 National subscription ... 

 Interest accrued ...... 



Guaranteed by private individuals . 



Deficit covered by A. Heiberg and A. Dick . 



Ditto F. Nansen 



Geographical Society, London (,300) . 

 H. Simon, Manchester (^100) 

 A Norwegian in Riga (1,000 roubles) and others 



Total . 

 * Nearly ^25,000. 



Expenditure. 



Wages account ..... 



Life insurance premiums of married participators 



Instruments account 



Ship account .... 



Provisions account 



Expenses account .... 



Equipment account .... 



Total 



Kroner ore. 



280,000 o 



105,000 o 



12,781 23 



2,287 23 



9,729 78 



5,400 



9,278 62 



444,339 ' 3 6 * 



Kroner ore. 



46,440 o 



5>3 61 9 



12,978 68 



271,927 8 



39,172 98 



10,612 38 



57,846 34 



444,339 3 6 



It will be evident from the plan above expounded, that 

 the most important point in the equipment of our 

 expedition was the building of the ship that was to carry 



