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(9) Will furnish to the Governor of the Colony of the Falkland Islands for the time being an annual report respecting their operations in South Georgia.

Annexure 3 to No. 43.

FALKLAND ISLANDS.

WHALING LICENCE UNDER THE WHALE FISHERY ORDINANCE, 1908.

Colonial Secretary of the Colony of the Falkland Islands, do hereby, in pursuance of the Whale Fishery Ordinance, 1908, license

to take whales in Colonial waters from the

to the

19

day of

day of

19 inclusive, on the following terms and conditions, approved by His Excellency the Governor :-

1. The Licensee shall pay into the Colonial Treasury, Stanley, Falkland Islands, or, with the approval of His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, White- hall Gardens, London, S.W., the sum of one hundred pounds, in con- sideration of this Licence, and this Licence shall have no effect until such sum of one hundred pounds has been paid as aforesaid.

2. The vessels

may be employed in taking whales under this Licence.

3. The limits within which whales may be taken under this Licence are the

territorial waters of

4. The Licensee shall have for the purpose of this Licence the use of the

following harbours :—

5. The Licensee shall render, as soon as may be practicable, to the Colonial Treasurer, an accurate account of the number and description of whales taken by him under this Licence, and of the quantity of whale- oil and whale-bone obtained from such whales.

Dated at Stanley, this

day of

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APPENDIX.

WHALING LEGISLATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

United Kingdom:

LIST OF ENACTMENTS.

Whale Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1907, and By-law of 2nd January, 1908. Whale Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1908, and By-law of 27th July, 1910.

Canada:

Fisheries Act, 1906 (Section 9, as amended by C. 20 of 1910). Newfoundland:

Act C. XXIV of 1907.

Union of South Africa:

Cape:

Fisheries Ordinance, 1911 (extract from Section 8). Regulations are in contemplation.

Natal:

Ordinance No. 12, of 1912 (Section 2).

Regulations contained in Government Notice No. 233, of 1912.

Australia:

South Australia Ordinance No. 7, of 1844 (applies Master and Servants

Act).* Western Australia Ordinance No. 12, of 1880 (prohibits foreigners from

whaling),*

New Zealand:

Act No. 49, of 1912. Falkland Islands:

Whale Fishery Ordinance, 1908, and Whale Fishery Amendment Ordi-

nance, 1912.

Whaling Regulations of 28th July, 1913 (applying to the Falkland Islands

and all the Dependencies except South Georgia). Whaling Regulations of 28th July, 1913 (applying to South Georgia only). St. Helena:

Whale Fishery Ordinance, 1912.

St. Vincent:

Whalers' Ordinance, 1905.

Seychelles :

Legislation in contemplation.

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Colonial Secretary.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

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UNITED KINGDOM.

WHALE FISHERies (Scotland) Act, 1907.

7 Edw. 7. Ch. 41.]

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Prohibition of exercise of whaling industry without licence.

Licences may be granted by Fishery Board for Scotland on certain

conditions.

Section.

1.

2.

3.

Offences by holder of licence and others.

4.

Inspection of whaling factories, &c.

5.

Saving for certain whales and whaling industries.

8.

Penalties.

7.

Local inquiry.

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8.

0.

Definition.

Application, commencement, and short title.

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