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to master the amount of work. Captain Koldewej is con- 

 vinced that we might have advanced two degrees further 

 north had he had sufficient men. It is, therefore, unjust 

 to draw the conclusion (as has been done in many parts 

 by inland people) from the events which have taken place, 

 that taking the Hansa as a sister ship was a mistake. 

 To maintain that, because the Hansa was lost in the 

 ice, she was therefore superfluous, is scarcely a logical 

 conclusion. 



