WHALING FACTORIES
■&, TRANSFER FROM ENEMIES. (Roe. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20 The whaler section of the Chamber of Shipping's report to the Ministries of Food, Agriculture and War Transport emphasises the importance of an early resumption of whaling. Little whaling has been carried on during i the war and therefore the whales have 1 increased. ' Preparations are at present in progress for British and Norwegian expeditions to the Antarctic. The report suggests that about 20 whaling factories throughout _ tho world should in future be sufficient, of which nine should lie British. All pre-war British factories—since used for transporting oil—have been lost. Former enemy countries own nine floating factories of more than 10,000 gross tons. It is stated that if tho British fleet is to comprise nine vessels of the total of 20, there will have to be _ a considerable reduction in the factories owned by other countries. The report urges that this should not be at the expense of Norway, and must be at the expense of Germany and Japan. Accordingly, it recommends that all surviving floating factories owned by former enemies should be transferred to British or Norweg'an ownership.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 224, 21 August 1945, Page 5
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190WHALING FACTORIES Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 224, 21 August 1945, Page 5
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