MY warmest thanks are due to my owners, Consul Axel 

 Heiberg and Messrs. Amund and Ellef Eingnes, who by their 

 generosity sent out the Expedition. I thank them for the con- 

 fidence which they showed in us all. 



My thanks to the Norwegian Government, which lent us the 

 ' Fram,' and the Norwegian Storthing, which repaired and altered 

 the vessel. 



My hearty thanks to my comrades for their geniality and 

 good fellowship, for their great interest and their faithful work 

 during the long years we lived together. 



And again my thanks to all those who in different ways have 

 supported us from the time the scheme began to take shape, until 



we again set foot on Norwegian soil. 



OTTO SVERDRUP. 



