44 G. Amduup. 



G. Amdrup as members experienced in Greenland exploration; the last 

 two naval officers were appointed by the Ministry of Marine. 



The Committee assumed the title "Komiteen for Danmark-Ex- 

 peditionen til Gronland's Nordøst-Kyst 1906 — 08" and elected Consul 

 Erik S. Henius as Treasurer. — 



On the return of the Expedition in the autumn of 1908 the Com- 

 mittee desired to have a scientist among them, out of consideration 

 for the large scientific material brought home. At the request of the 

 Committee the Ministry of Marine then asked Professor E. Warming 

 of the University, if he would be willing to accept the position of 

 Chairman of the Committee. Professor Warming expressed his willing- 

 ness and was duly appointed to the Committee. 



On becoming acquainted, however, with the great extent of the 

 scientific material brought home, Professor W^\rming expressed the 

 desirability of the Committee having a more representative scientific 

 composition. Professor Hector Jungersen and Professor N. V. Ussing ^ 

 of the Copenhagen University then expressed their willingness, on 

 being consulted, to take part in the work and were thereafter duly 

 appointed members of the Committee by the Ministry of Marine. 



Thus, on the return of the Exjiedition the Committee came to 

 consist of 7 members. — 



When the Committee had been appointed, all prejiarations were 

 at once begun. The departure of the Expedition was fixed for Set. 

 Hansdag (St. John's Day), June 24th, and barely 3 months thus re- 

 mained for fitting out and arranging the whole of the great Expedition. 

 The work was greatly facilitated by the fact, that Consul Henius at 

 once placed his office rooms at the disposal of the Expedition. So 

 long as this continued and during the later working up of the large 

 scientific collections brought home, all the meetings were held here, 

 the extensive correspondence carried on here, all the accounts kept 

 and all payments in and out were made here and so on, altogether 

 a work, whose magnitude can only be understood by those who have 

 had close acquaintance with such matters. Further, Consul Henius 

 paid out about 35,000 Kroner in advance, a sum that only fell due 

 in 1906 — 07. Further, in their capacity as merchants Consul Henius 

 and Consul Glückstadt were able to make many uf the purchases 

 at a considerably cheaper rate than could have been obtained without 

 their assistance. 



As vessel of the Expedition the Committee bought the Norwegian 

 Polar vessel Magdalene, w-hich was renamed "Danmark". The Dan- 

 mark Avas built at Peterhead in Scotland in 1855 for the seal and whale 

 fishing. Like all Arctic vessels it was strongly built of wood with a 

 special sheathing of timber against ice and in spite of its great age 

 its timbers were in unusually good condition. The vessel was barque- 



• Professor Ussing died in 1911, before the «orl\ was brought to an end. 



