stige eller 3 rimelige Somniere vil kunne have erhvervet 

 et antageligt Udbylte fra ilen hele Havstrækning, hvorom 

 her er Tale. 



Af de til Dybvandsundersøgelserne horende Apparater 

 er der tiere som maa foruyes hvert Aar. Etter Expedi- 

 tionens Slutning bliver der dernæst Spørgsmaal om Midler 

 til Resultaternes videnskabelige Bearbejdelse og deres Pu- 

 hlication. Thi forst naar denne foreligger, kan Foretagen- 

 det siges at være , af sluttet. De hertil udfqrdrende Summer 

 kunne vi ikke give noget Overslag over: de hero paa det 

 Udbytte, som Expeditionen i Havet kan yde. 



Vi have fremsat vore Anskuelser om Vigtigheden af 

 en Undersogelsesexpedition til Havet udenfor Norges Vest- 

 kyst og om Maaden. hvorpaa den kan udføres. i den Over- 

 bevisning, at denne Sags Fremme vil være et Foretagende, 

 som vil bidrage mere end noget andet til at hævde vort 

 Land den Plads i den videnskabelige Verden. ' som dets 

 Beliggenhed og Naturforhold har anvist det. og som vil 

 give de mest tilfredsstillende Oplysninger om Spørgsmaal. 

 der vedrøre vort Lands materielle Velvære i mange Ret- 

 ninger. At et saadant • Foretagende er forbundet med 

 større Omkostninger, der dog ikke kunne ansees betydelige 

 i Forhold til det forventede Udbytte. har ikke kunnet holde 

 os tilbage fra at foreslaa Udførelsen af et Verk. som vi 

 maa anse for at være i Fædrelandets kojeste Interesse. 



Vi tillade os derfor ærbødigst at henstille til det kon- 

 gelige Departement at soge bevirket de nødvendige Penge- 

 niidler bevilgede til Udførelsen af en naturvidenskabelig 

 Undersogelsesexpedition til Havet niellem Norge. Færøerne, 

 Island. Jan Mayen og Spidshergen. 



opinion that in 2 exceptionally favourable or in 3 average 



summer-séasons. the whole of the ocean-tract here referred 

 to might be satisfactorily exploredi 



Several of the instruments and appliances would have 

 to be renewed each cruise. At the close of the Expedi- 

 tion a further grant of nionev would he needed. for work- 

 ing up and publishing the results. The amount thus 

 required' to terminate the undertaking, we are not in a 

 position to name. since it must obviously be propor- 

 tioned to the general success of the Expedition. 



We have set forth. in this Memorial our views touch- 

 ing the great impoi-tance of an Expedition ha ving for its 

 object the exploration of the ocean-tract lying off the ."W est 

 Coast of Norway, and also as to the means for achieving 

 it. — in the firm conviction that such an undertaking 

 would contribute above any other to iusure our country 

 that rank among civilised nations which by reason of her 

 geogi'aphical position and physical conditions slie is entitled 

 to hold: and moreover. that it must help to throw light 

 on many intricate subjects closely connected with her ma- 

 terial prosperity. That the projected Expedition will in- 

 volve an outlay considerable indeed if not great compared 

 with its probable results. has therefore failed to deter 

 your memorialists from advocating the claims bf an under- 

 taking the speedy realisation of which they cannot hut 

 regard as a question profoundly affecting the interests of 

 our country. 



We venture therefore to hope. that the Home Depart- 

 ment of His Majestys Government will take the necessary 

 steps to ohtain a grant of money sufficient to defray the 

 cost of an Expedition having for its object the scientific 

 exploration of the ocean-tract stretching betweeu Norway, 

 the Færoe Islands. Iceland. Jan Mayen, aud Spitzbergvn. 



Christiania den 19de Marts 1874. 



Christiania, March 19th. 1874. 



H. Mohn. 



G. O. Sårs. 



H. Mohn. 



G. O. Sårs. 



Over dette Forslag afæskede Departementet Betamk- 

 ninger fra Directionen for den geografiske Opmaaling. det 

 mathematisk-naturvidenskabelige Facultet ved I"niversitetet 

 i Christiania. Borskomiteerne i Kristianssand. Bergen og 

 Throndhjem. Opsynscheferne ved Vaarsildfiskeriet og ved 

 Lofotfiskeriet. samt fra Directionen for Bergens Museum, 

 ligesom det ogsaa henstillede til Marine-Departementet at 

 udtale sig i Sagen, navnlig om Anskaffelse af Skib og om 

 hvilken Myndighed dettes Udrustning og Bestyrelse burde 

 bevirkes overdraget. Samtlige disse. Autoriteter udtalte sig 



Den' norske Nordhavsexpeditinn. C. Wille: Expeditiunens Historie. 



Touchiug this proposal. the Home Department advised 

 with the Directors of the Geograpical Survey, the Fac- 

 ulty of Sciences of the University of Christiania, the Ex- 

 chauge-Coinmittees in Christiansand. Bergen, and Thrond- 

 hjem. the Government Inspecttfrs of the Spring Herring 

 Fishery and of the Lofoten Cod Fishery. and with the 

 Directors of the Bergen Museum: moreover. the Xavy De- 

 partment was also desired to pass opinion on the subject. 

 more particularly as to ho w a suitable vessel might be 

 procured. and what bfficial body should have charge of the 



