OUTFITS FOR WHALE-KILLING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1380, 5 March 1912, Page 4

OUTFITS FOR WHALE-KILLING.

\ WHAT PLACE FOR NORWEGIANS? \ (By Tclcrrooti.—Preiß Asioclo.tloa.l 5 Invcrcarglll, March i. » The "Southland Times* learns tha« \ there is a possibility of the Norwegian • whaling companies' fleets not operating in \ southern waters during the coming sea- \ son owing, it is said, to the probability ' of their not being r«adv 111 timo. Coptain Hasle, the Sew, Zealand Whaling Company's representative (it the limit, will go north this week to make inquiries regarding tho possibilities at the Bay of Islands and northern waters, and it will be known in a few weeks what course it is intended to follow. Tho southern season commences in April, and tho first of the Norwegian vessel's • will not nrrivo until towards tha end of Mav, and there has then to bo done a great deal of work in the direction of fitting out the vessels and establishing depots. Reports received from the vessels operating in Tasmanian waters are to tho effect that results so far have been remarkably good. There is a great movement in tha whaling industry at present, and Mr. F. J. Sullivan, who returned from the Old Country to-day, states that lie intends to inslal whale-killing outfits on the vessels of his fishing ileef.