A SUCCESSFUL WHALER.
♦ (UNIT«D PRESS ISSOCIiTtON.)" S P ™ CHnisTCHTOoii.'Dec. 18. l ' Mr William fclder, of Port Chalmers, manager,pf a OQmpanjr which fitted out.the whaling J)arque~Splendid, now lying" at Lyttelfon, visited ' that vessel on" Friday, when he received from Captain Eorle 884' lbs. of ambergris, extracted from one' whale. Mr Elder estimates the value of theambergris.atLdp.C^.andit is stated that the commodity sells at JA 10s an ounce. His estimate does not appear to be excessive. The Splendid is said to be a " full ship," so that her owners must have done well with her this voyage.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XVII, Issue 295, 18 December 1882, Page 2
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95A SUCCESSFUL WHALER. Marlborough Express, Volume XVII, Issue 295, 18 December 1882, Page 2
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