HAURAKI WHALE CATCHES
WEATHER AFFECTS OPERATIONS "The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, July 8. Poor weather and uncertain migratory habits of whales for this time of the year have resulted in the Hauraki Whaling Company making fewer catchesthan it expected. Mr W. W. Gunson, a company director, said that the situation was disappointing, but there was no concern over the fact that only five whales had been caught. Men on the station at Whangaparapara were settling down nicely, and since the first catch on June 15 had been fully employed. The five whales had yielded about 91 tons of oil each, a quite satisfactory position. **R appears that the weather has held things up,” said Mr Gunson. ‘‘No whales have been sighted in the last lew days, and our experience since we started operating is that they are coming in groups. However. Marine statistics show that our whaling grounds are prolific in spite of the present irregularity. It is only a matter of time before the station, just only settling down * is up to its eyes in
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28016, 10 July 1956, Page 16
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