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for Expéditionens Istandbringelse og tiltraadte i det Væ- 

 sentlige de a f Forslagsstillerne udtalte Anskuelser. 



Da Departementet for det Indre var enig i Marine-, 

 Departementets Udtalelse. at Expéditionens Bestyrelse even- 

 tuelt burde underlægges Directionen for den geografiske Op- 

 maaling, anmodedes denne under 15de October 1874 om at 

 indkomme med detaljeret Overslag over de Omkostninger, 

 som Expeditionen vikle udkræve. Dette Overslag indsendte 

 Direktionen under 8de Marts 1875. og under 23de samme 

 Maaned indgik Regjeringen med underdanigst Bistilling i 

 Sagens Anledning.- Da samtlige indhentede Betenkninger 

 gik' ud paa. at det vikle være hensigstmæssigst, at der blev 

 bygget et til Expeditionen særlig indrettet Fartøj, og da 

 Directionen i sit ovennævnte Overslag ogsaa satte dette 

 som første Alternativ, optoges det i Indstillingén, idet De- 

 partementet underdanigst androg om. at der for Stortbinget 

 maatte blive fremsat naadigst Proposition om Bevilgning åf 

 en Sum af 61,500 Spd. (246,000 Kroner) til Anskaffelse 

 af Skib med Rig, af Instrumenter og Inventarium samt til 

 forberedende Arbejder. Denne Indstilling blev bifaklt ved 

 kongelig Resolution af 30te Marts 1875.' 



Den 2yde og 21de Maj behandledes Sagen i Stor- 

 tbinget. hvis Beslutning gik ud'paa. at Expeditionen skulde 

 udfores med lejet Fartøj, idet følgende af Repræsentanten 

 Haugland fremsatte Forslag vandt de fleste Stemmer: 



"Til Anskaffelse af Apparater. Instrumenter m. V. 

 samt til første Aars Drift af en videnskabelig Expedition 

 til Undersøgelse af den Del af Atlanterhavet, der omsluttes 

 at' Norge. Færoerne. Island, .lan Mayen og Spidsbefgen, 

 bevilges for Budgetaaret fra Iste Juli 1875 til 30te Juni 

 1876 indtil .20,000 Spd." 



Da Expéditionens .Udførelse saaledes var besluttet. 

 blev Kaptein i Marinen C. Wille, der i en Række Aar 

 havde ledet Dyblodnirrgerne udenfor Norges Kyst som Chef 

 for Oplodningsdampskibet -'Hansteen", og som havde assi- 

 steret Opmaalingsdirectionen ved Udarbeidelsen af det oven- 

 nævnte ■ .Overslag over Expéditionens Kostende, af Departe- 

 mentet for det Indre overdraget Forberedelserné til dens 

 Udrustning, hvilke tog sin Begyndelse 10 Dage effcer at 

 Storthingets Beslutning var faldt, med at ('apt. Wille rejste 

 til England, dels for at konferere med Chefen for "Chal- 

 lenger." Capt. Nares, der om kort Tid skulde algaa med 

 den Britiske Polar-Expedition, dels for at gjøre de forbe- 

 redende Skridt til Anskaffelse af Apparater og Instru- 

 menter. 



Opmaalingsdirectionen foranstaltede defefter udstedt 

 Indbydelse i de offentlige Blade saavel ber i Riget som 

 i Sverige til Anbud paa Bortleje åf Fartøj; Der ind- 

 kom Tilbud fra Rederierne for 1 1 Dampskibe. blandt hvilke 



the same and superiiitend ber equipment. The aforesåid au- 

 thorities were unanimous in favour of the Expedition. and 

 shared in the main tbe views set fortb by tlje proposers 

 in their Memorial. 



Tbe Department for Home Affairs agreeing with tbe 

 Navy Department tbat tbe general management of the Ex- 

 pedition shoukl devolve on tbe Directors of the Geograph- 

 ical Survey, tbe latter were desired, in a communication 

 bearing date October the 15th, 1874. to prepare astatement 

 of tbe probable outlay which siich an Expedition would in- 

 volve. On March the 8tb. 1875, the Directors sent in their 

 estimate, and on the 23rd of the same month His Majesty's 

 Government brought the subject before the Privy Council 

 in a formal proposition. The several declaratbry statements 

 from the above-mentioned authorifies being to the effect, 

 tbat it would be best to have a vessel built specially 

 adapted for the Expedition. and the Directors of the Geo- 

 grapical Survey having in their estimate also pronounced 

 in favour of tbat alternative, it Was advocated in the Govern- 

 ment proposition. the Home Department most respectfully 

 submitting, tbat application shoukl be made to the Stor- 

 thing for a grant of Spd. 61,500 (Kr. 246,000), to defray 

 the cost of a fully equipped vessel. including instruments 

 and preliminary expenses. This proposition was approved 

 by an Order in Council, bearing date March the oOth, 1875. 



On the 20th and 21st of May. the subject was delib- 

 erated in the Storthing, the issue of the debate being tbat 

 a vessel should be chartered for the Expedition. the House 

 declaring in favour of the folio wing motion, brought forward 

 by the representative Haugland: — ■ 



"For the purchase of instruments, "apparatas, &c, 

 aud for defraying the current expenses of the first year's 

 cruise of a Scientific Expedition to the tract of ocean 

 stretching" between Norway, the Færoe Islands, Iceland. 

 Jan Mayen, and Spitzbergen, the Storthing doth hereby 

 grant for the tinancial year commencing July the Ist. 1875, 

 and terminating July the Ist. 1877. a sum not exceeding 

 Spd. 20,000 (4.444/.) 



The State having accordingly resolved to despatch 

 an Expedition. Captain C. Wille, R. N.. who. as comman- 

 der of the "Hansteen," a steamer built for the Norwegian 

 coast survey, bad been ehgaged in conducting deep-sea 

 soundings off the coast. and who bad assisted the Directors 

 of the Geographical Survey when preparing their estimate 

 of the cost of the Expedition. — was appointed by the Home 

 Department to take the preparatory steps for fitting her 

 out; and two days after the assent of the Storthing bad 

 been given, Capt. Wille leit for England, partly tbat he 

 might there oonfea with the captain of the "Challenger, 

 G. S. Nares. who ^jas shortly to set out on the British 

 Polar Expedition, partly to arrange for the purchase of 

 apparatus, instruments, &c. 



Soon after ('apt. Wille's departure. the Directors of 

 the Geographical Survey invited ship-owners-, both in this 

 country and in Sweden. by advertisements in the public jour- 

 nals, to make offer of a vessel for the Expedition. Tbe numbér 



