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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1294, 21 September 1872, Page 2

Tho Westport Rtcamcr, tho Result, has m;ido a trip to what is known on the Coast as tho Nile >ivcr. Sho made fast to the bridqo which crosses tho Westport and Charleston road, and there discharged her cargo. It is proposed by the Charleston paper that some effort should bo made by the Provincial Government to keep this river epeu fur traffic. The scboouers Wild Wave, Kaiama, and Elizabeth Curie, all from Lyttelton, woro towed into the Hokitika rivor by tho p.s. Lioness on Thursday morning. (v moving the oecond reading of the Protection of Animals Bill in the Legislative Council, tho lion Mr Farmer is reported to havo said : — " Clause sof the Bill {provided that 'no peraon shall hunt, tako, or kill any fur seal, except daring tho months of Juno, July, August, and September in each year, under a penalty of twenty pounds for each seal so hunted, taken, or killed."' That provision was prepared on the recommendation of Mr Surman, of Riverton, who fitted out a sealing expedition every year, and who gave tbc number of seals obtained for the year 1870 as 450; in 1871, 900; and to March, 1872, 1300. That gentleman recommended that the season for killing seals should be restricted from June 1 to September 30. . • The following are additional particular regarding the capture of the last two whales on the Otago const. The whales, a bull pnd a cow, were observed from Waikouaiti on Tuesday morning, and were given chase to by Bradshaw's two boats, and one of Epson's. One of Bradshaw'a boats succeeded in fastening to the bull twenty minutes before tho other boats came up. The whale soanded, and on his coming ap, the boat was hauled tip to the flukes, ana the headsmrn hove in the first lance ; whercsn the ar ;> nal struck the bow of the boat, racing it Ji the air, and knocking four men overboard Tabuka, the headsman, come dovui on the whale's back. He called out to his comrades to cut the line, which was done. The whale again sounded, leaving Tabuka after his ride to swim for it By this time the other three were picked up, as well as tho four oars. Tabuka was then rescued. In the meantime B-adahaw'a second boat manajjfed to fasten to , the bull, and Ellison's to the cow. The first boat again pulled ap, and also fastened to fhe bull, which took a northerly direction, and being very w lid, it was not until off Shag Reef that the second lance was got into him. The cow was quieter, and was ki'!ed off Coal Point. She sank, but the boat lay by the spot ; next morning the carcase rose, and with that of tho bull was towed to Waikouaiti at midnight on Thursday. The bnll is expected to turn out nine tuns of oil, and the cow six and a-lialf.— Daily Times.