WHY NOT A WHALING INDUSTRY?
WELBLNGTON, Bepl. 3. "WiJl'the Minister of Finance iu vestigate the possibilities oi cstablisliing a whaliug iiulustry in New Zealand i ' ' asked Mr. W. M. 0. Denliam, of Invercargill, in Parliament todav. lle arbled that if, because of tlie large amount of capital required for sucli a proje.et. the Minister would not recomineiid tlie venture, would he t'avourably consider the p'Vup isal being cntered iuto jointlv by the United Kingdom aud New Zealand Governnients? ' ' Whales liave become increasinglr valuable and it' New Zealand docs not
take tliem, olher eountries will," said Mr. Denham. Tlie total Anlaretic catch in 1937-38, made by Britain, Norway, Germany and ■Tapan, was -1(1,000 whales. Norwegian and British whaiere going to the Anti arctic. spent about two vears away from home jtorts which mitigated against their eifectiveness. A similar ship operating fi'om Bluff or Stcwart Island, would be away ouly a few months. This factor, said Mr. Denham, placed New Zealand in an advantageous po'sition.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 September 1946, Page 3
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163WHY NOT A WHALING INDUSTRY? Chronicle (Levin), 4 September 1946, Page 3
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