WHALING CONTROL.
BRITISH WITHDRAWAL.
British Official Wireless. (Received 2 p.m.) RUGBY, September 1. It was announced this evening that the British Government had decided, with great reluctance, to withdraw the regulation imposing on whaling ships registered in the"- United Kingdom a ' close season for whaling in Antarctic waters, and to impose on such ships such regulations only as are required by the 1931 international convention for the protection of whales. The decision to withdraw the regulation, it is stated, has been forced upon the Government by circumstances which they are powerless to control. Suggestions which appeared to the effect that Norway is champion of the protection of whales, while Britain stands in the way, are regarded as a complete misrepresentation of the position. So far as the British Government is concerned the question is one of securing a reasonable limitation of the number of whales killed without unduly enhancing the price of whale oil, and of protecting British companies from sabotage inspired by their foreign competitors. The British Government is still prepared, if the Norwagian blockade is unconditionally withdrawn, to discuss any reasonable proposal for limitation of the catch during the forthcoming season.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 207, 2 September 1936, Page 7
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