WHALING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 5 March 1912, Page 2

WHALING IN NEW ZEALAND.

THE NORWEGIAN VENTURE. (United Press Association.) TNVERCARCJILL,' Monday. The "Southland Times";, learns that, ,„'ve is t possibility «'" the Norwegian, Whalia'Company's fleet not operating i„soSfcern waters, the connng season, owing, it Is said, to the pioba hility of, then- not being rea fly '"s««■ Captain Hasle, the New Zealand \\ hal- - Company's representative at Bin t, will mi north this, week to make nquiries regarding the possibilities at the Bav of Islands and in the northern waters, and it will be- known in a fewweeks what course it is intended to follow The southern season commences (ut April; but the first of the Norwegian vessels will not arrive .until towards the end of May, and there has then to be a great deal of work done in the direction of fitting out the vessels and establishing depots. Reports received from the vessels operating in Tasmanian»waters state that the results so far have been remarkably good. There is a great movement in the whaling industry at present', and Mr F. J. Sullivan, who returned from the Old "Country to-night, states (hat he intends to ins'tal whale killing outfits on the vessels of his fishing fleet.