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sul 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, to- 

 gether with certain members of the Council of the Geo- 

 graphical Society, set on foot another private subscrip- 

 tion all over the country, while the same society at a 

 later period headed a national subscription. By these 

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

 to petition the Norwegian Storthing for an additional 

 sum of ^4500, when our national assembly again gave 

 proof of its sympathy with the undertaking by granting 

 the amount named (June 9, 1S90). 



Finally Consul Axel Heiberg and Mr. Dick subscribed 

 an additional £,12,1 lO-''- ti^ch, while I myself made up the 

 deficiency that still remained on the eve of our departure. 



Statement of Accounts of the Expedition on its Setting 



Out, 1893. 



Income. 



Kroner ore. 



State Grant 280,000 o 



H.M. The King, and original private subscribers . . 105,000 o 



Private subscription of the Geographical Society . . 12,781 23 



National subscription .... 2,287 23 



Interest accrued 9.729 78 



Guaranteed by private individuals 5400 o 



Deficit covered by A. Heiberg and A. Dick .... 12,000 o 



Ditto F. Nansen 5400 o 



Geographical Society, London (^300) 



H. Simon, Manchester (^100) 



A Norwegian in Riga (1000 roubles) and others . . 9.278 62 



Total 444.339 36* 



* Nearly ^25,000. 



