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expedition. The three gentlemen who had taken the 

 lead in the first collection, Mr. Thomas Fearnley, 

 Consul Axel Heiberg, and Mr. Ellef Ringnes, undertook 

 at my request to constitute themselves the Committee of 

 the expedition and to take charge of its pecuniary affairs. 

 In order to cover a portion of the deficiency, they, 

 together with certain members of the Council of the 

 Geographical Society, set on foot another private sub- 

 scription all over the country ; while the same society at 

 a later period headed a national subscription. By these 

 means about ^956 55. was collected in all. I had further 

 to petition the Norwegian Storthing for an additional 

 sum of ,4,500, when our national assembly again gave 

 proof of its sympathy with the undertaking by granting 

 the amount named (June 9th, 1890). 



Finally Consul Axel Heiberg and Mr. Dick subscribed 

 an additional ^337 los. each, while I myself made up 

 the deficiency that still remained on the eve of our 

 departure. 



