THE WHALING INDUSTRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 8

THE WHALING INDUSTRY.

SUCCESSES IN THE NORTI., - ■ ■ ; :- ~//.".IjL-^HJ,.;.',.> .:.,' ■:':%:\\ [BY TEtEGaAJfH.-—OWN CORRESPC'MOKST.I ■ WnAKGABxr,- Wednesdity. / ■ The advent of the Norwegian, whalem ; : .has seen a marked revival of the whaling .in-' dustry along . the northern coast ai'd < : in . adjacent Waters.; : ] The steamers ;Eagl<. and: lately been cirasiiig betin-cua. the Threia/-Kin^JßJ and the Kermadecdtbup seeking new grounds,; but" the : excuiiidoh as not attended with .much success' ring to conUnnous bad weather prevaflaig..',' ' ',/ .Working on the theory that at /tids- : 4pi'e; of-.the year the/right whale travels j« 7> a,; northerly direction, horn* the ebuth; keeping close to the coastline, the.Norwegian; have been concentrating their attention c a the waters of Cape Bnstt ; apparently-.w|i\ excellent • resi'dts. : "..It'.'is :- reported'• ' during the first week 13 whales of t-W right r species. h»ve bß»u etcui-ed /in ■ '$falocality, and at the present /time the fa,W' tory ships Itakiara and Prince George ai'V .engaged in trying operations. It is stated that the Norwegians have now obtained •»: total of 53 whales, no fewer than six being captured on Friday last off; the /Bay/bf Isla-nds. • There is also considerable activity at Messrs. Cook \ Brothers' station \. „at Whangamumu, i!oaic little; distobe to the south of Cape Brett. Long observation 1 has proved the fact that the whale-track that.: is almost invariably followed by the mammals on their northern joiiirnay is. between a small island aid the coast.; Consequently, whaling operations, in which a. net stretched across the whale-path , plays a. most promineafc part,/have been vigorously pursued, Whangainuinu; catch to date is reported as 13 in number. ' Whales have also been sighted spouting at .other poiate along the coast, and the! indication is that the season is going to ;be a/very' profitable one for this particular marine industry. t