FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE
RELATING TO
WHALING AND
AND THE
THE PROTECTION
OF WHALES.
No. 1.
REPORT OF WHALING STATIONS ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. (In continuation of Enclosure No. 3 to "Report of Proceedings of H.M.S. 'Dwarf,'" dated 1st December, 1912.)†
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
Subject.
Page.
1914.
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Commander and
Dec. 1, 1913
Senior Naval
(Rec. in Colonial
Report of whaling stations on the west
coast of Africa for 1919.
1
1180
Officer, West Coast
Office Jan. 10,
of Africa.
1914.)
2 Interdepartmental
January 23
Minutes of the third meeting.
3
Whaling Committee
3
Board of Trade
(Rec. Jan. 26.) Return showing the estimated world's
output of whale-oil, 1911-12.
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4
The Chief Inspector
Western
of Fisheries
Australia
Nov. 20, 1913 (Rec. Feb. 17.)
Extract from Report on Whale Fishing
5
in Western Australia for the year ending 31st December, 1912.
5
Interdepartmental
February 25
Whaling Committee
April 24
Minutes of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventh meetings.
8
April 80
May 7
6
Foreign Office
(Rec. May 21.) Decree regulating the whale fishery on the coasts and in the territorial waters of French Colonies.
9
7
The Treasurer and
Collector
Falkland Islands
(Rec. Jun. 3.)
Whaling Industry Return for the South Shetlands, Graham's Land, and the South Orkneys for the season ending 80th September, 1918.
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8
The Governor
Falkland Islands
May 8 (Rec. Jan. 8.)
Forwards a copy of notes on whaling by Mr. A. G. Bennett, Customs Officer, who was stationed at Decep- tion Island, South Shetland, during the 1913-14 season.
(Received in Colonial Office, 10th January, 1914.) DURING the year 1913, thirteen whaling companies have been working on the The following is a list of the companies, coast, in comparison with eight last year. showing the number of whales caught and the quantity of oil obtained by each :-
Libreville.
South Pacific Company :—
Floating factory
Steam whalers
Whales caught
Barrels of oil
Alpha Beta Company :-
Floating factory Steam whalers Whales caught Barrels of oil
13
Cape Lopez.
Forwards report on whaling operations: 14
in South Georgia by the Stipendiary Magistrate, for the period 1st Octo- ber, 1913, to 81st March, 1914.
9
Ditto
Falkland Lalande 102
July 24 (Rec. Aug. 24.)
10
Ditto
Falkland Islands 119
September 7 (Rec, Oct. 10.)
1915.
Transmits a list of the whaling licences issued for the South Shetlands and Graham's Land, and for the South Orkneys, for the 1914-15 season.
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11
Ditto
Falkland Islands Confidential
Nov. 23, 1914 (Bec. Jan. 14 1915.)
Sends amended statement of whaling operations in the dependencies other than South Georgia for the season
21
1918-14.
12
Ditto
Falkland Islands 14
January 21
(Rec. Mar. 10.)
Forwards report on the South Georgia 22
whaling industry for the period April
to September, 1914.
Dominion Whaling Company :-
Floating factory
Steam whalers Whales caught
Barrels of oil
New Zealand Company :
Floating factory Steam whalers Whales caught Barrels of oil
West Australia Company
Floating factory Steam whalers Whales caught Barrels of oil
Ekoator Company :— Floating factory Steam whalers Whales caught
8.8.
Imo.*
ן
4 in number.
about 500*
13,500 approximately.
Sailing ship "Animore."
2 in number.
about 256*
7,000 approximately.
8.8. "Pythia."
4 in number.
470* 13,000.
6.8.
"Rokiwra."
4 in number. 417* 12,000.
8.8.
"Perth."
3 in number.
477*
14,000.
Sailing ship "Vite."
2 in number.
306*
Barrels of oil
9,000.
Elephant Bay.
South Atlantic Company (Norwegian):
Floating factory
Steam whalers
Whales caught
Barrels of oil
s.s. "Esperansa."
4 in number.
827
19,000.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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