A SCHOOL OF WHALES
A school of fourteen whales entered the Ohiwa harbor recently, says the Bay of D lenty Times, and went up the river for some distance past the hotel. Mr Rushton, the ferryman, was the first person to see them, and being unable to get anyone to go with him to give chase, he put off by himself, and sailed after them in hot haste. The wind was blowing very hard at the time, and he could not tie the sail, but had to hold on to it with one hand while he fired the rifle with the other. He fired twice, at a distance of about 200 yards, and hit and wounded a whale with both the shots, but he w»a unsuccessful in capturing either. After disporting themselves about the harbor for some time, they all cleared out over the bar, and off to sea again. The natives assert that whales have never been seen inside the bar at Ohiwa since Captain Cook visited New Zealand.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1068, 8 February 1883, Page 3
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170A SCHOOL OF WHALES Temuka Leader, Issue 1068, 8 February 1883, Page 3
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