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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 4, 6 January 1941, Page 7

Travellers on the north road between Waitati and Evansdale (Otago) on Sunday morning saw a moving object in the water about 200 yards out in Blueskin Bay. Thinking at first that a man was iu difficulties in tho water they made further investigations and discovered a young whale. About 10ft. long aud weighing, it was estimated, at least 6001 b., tlii» unusual visitor to the shallow waters of the bay could have come iu only through the narrow channel w'hcn the tide was high. It was kept under observation from 10 a.m. until about mid-day, and was seen to spout several times. At length apparently exhausted by its efforts to move in tho shallow water, the whale expired and it was then dragged seme little distance to dry land in order that it might be more easily inspected.