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Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1928, Page 2

“Laddafre'' Hose high pannel strengthened art silk buiies hose, good looking, fine wearing line in sixteen new shades, regular prices la Hd. McKay’s Special Price 2s fid [mil-. —Ad vt. A large and varied assortment of aprons and overalls in all the latest .-Ivies and newest colourings now showing at “I’aler ni’s”—Advfc. Before spring cleaning call at Addisons. We can show you the very latest in curtain nets, floral easements, suitable- for bedspreads, shadow tissue, cretonnes, carpels, reversible rugs (all si K osl, carpet runners, slip mats ami linoleum in all the newest designs. Inspeelion invited. —Advt.

It is apparent that any “factory” is at liberty to go down to the Ross Sea ami indulge in .what is termed “pelagic whaling,” tuul the report of tire New Zealand -Marine Departure] t draws attention to the fact that activities thus carried on, being , free from any supervision of the kind ex-

ercised over licensed "factories,” are likely to he of a peculiarly wasteful and dCistmet.ivt' kind. The [Deportment is naturally exercised over the fact mat it can afford its licensees no protection whatever from competition of this kind, and it foresees the possibility of their operations .becoming unprofitable, at the cost of the drying rip of n modest source of revenue to itself. The position is no doubt as thoroughly unsatisfactory as it could be, and it cannot be separated moreover, from the wider question of the effect -of the increasing wholesale slaughter of whales in those, southern waters. The circumstances all point to the emphatic necessity of securing :i proper regulation of whaling oyeraii,.u.» by iat ■i ■: i; >t i ns a ! agreement, bit. al Ihe mu' a! whi.-b pi\,gr-‘~>, i> byi-'g M-,:,,!.. :..w:-i-:!s that ..b'cc! Ive li -mu, s’ i,\ ill, ; r 11'!"!.« i 111 !> ’-'i b!v f '.la t gr-'C 1 harm may bo dalle re anything approaching, a solution of the problem cm these lines is reached. —“Otago Daily Times.” •