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Mr. G. P. Farran (Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruc- tion for Irelanti).

Foreign Office

1912.

Page,

Subject.

(Rec. July 24)| Report on the Blacksod Whaling Station,

Elly Point, County Mayo.

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British

Museum Confi- (Natural History). dential.

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1911.

October 27

Urges necessity for action being taken for the preservation of whales and sea elephants, and encloses list of species needing protection; offers co- operation in any steps taken with a view to a general international agree. ment dealing with the matter," and the holding of an International Con- ference.

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July 30

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To Foreign Office...

1912.

April 20

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British Museum (Natural History),

Angust 14

States extent of whaling carried on in British Dominions; criticises certain proposals for the protection of the industry; and suggests an interdepart- mental committee to formulate more definite proposals.

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Foreign Office

May 2

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Ditto

May 20

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To Foreign Office...

July 10

6 To Board of Trade

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Concurs generally in the suggestions in No. 2, but fuller information will have to be obtained before the pro- posed interdepartmental committee can formulate proposals; considers it essential that Board of Trade should be represented.

Transmits copy of a letter from the Board of Trade respecting a suggested international agreement for the pro- tection of whales, with draft of reply. Submita, in reply to Nos. 3 and 4, observations on the necessity for an international agreement; agrees that restriction of the issue of licences and the grant of leases would not give rise to valid claims for compensation, but thinks that it would be expedient to proceed gradually; encloses com- plete lists of holders of licences and leases in the dependencies of the Falkland Islands.

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To British Museum (Natural History).

August 22

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The Stipendiary Falkland

Magistrate, South Islands.

Georgia, to the

April 8 (Rec, in Colo- nial Office

Colonial Secretary,

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Ditto

Sept. 2.)

Falkland

May 20 Islands. (Rec. in Colo-

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nial Office Sept. 2.)

14 The Governor

New- found- land, Confi-

October 22 (Rec. Nov. 6.)

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Ditto

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July 10

Transmits copies of Nos. 2, 3, and 5, and aaks for observations on the points raised.

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Canada,

July 11

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To the Governors-

General and Gov-Australia,

ernors.

New Zealand, Union of: South |

Africa,

New-

found-

land,

Confi.

dential.

Transmits copies of Nos. 2, 3, and 5; states that, before committing them- selves in favour of restrictive measures on the destruction of whales, His Majesty's Government desire to know how far hia Government would be in favour of it; suggests that, even if any general measure of restriction is impossible, it would be desirable that future licences, &c., should be of limited duration; asks for informa- tion in regard to the whaling industry in the Dominion.

dential.

New! October 1 Zealand, (Rec. Nov. 9.)

Confi- ! dential.

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Board of Trade

December 21

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Mr. E. R. Darnley

(Colonial Office).

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December 28

Concurs in the terms of the proposed communication to the British Museum; Etates that His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokio is being instructed to report on steps.taken by the Japanese Gov-! erament for the limitation of whaling operations round Japan, and encloses copy of a circular to His Majesty's Representatives in other maritime countries asking for information Bpecified.

Points out that the Governor appears to overlook the question of migration, and that the question of the extent of the area from which the whales come can only be decided by scientific observation.

Transmits copy cf correspondence with the Foreign Office and asks for obser- vations.

Reports as to the destruction of female whales at South Georgia, and as to the possibility of distinguishing the female from the male before capture.

Report on the whaling operations at South Georgia during the whaling season, 1st October, 1911, to 31st March, 1912.

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Transmits copy of a letter from the

Colonial Secretary forwarding report by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries on the protection of whales, and stating that Ministers concur in the suggestions made in the report.

Reports information received from Ministers in reply to No. 7; the industry does not warrant the expense of sending a representative to the proposed conference, but the Dominion could be represented by the High Com- missioner or one of his officers.

States that no serious opposition is likely to be made from interested firms in this country to the measures suggested in No. 6; encloses copy of a memorandum showing the extent to which the whaling industry is developed in this country.

Memorandum on the operations of the floating whale factory " Benguela."

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