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rwyoillg na u dicnsbriet no . A.483/l van die 19dc JWlie 1935 insuke bogenoemdc ondcrwcrp oet ek u dool. dnt stappe nou neem word om prok.lrnmloie !n l ut.nl en die l\aepprovinsio uit. t.c vnardig ten eindo ui tvoering to gee nan die vereocl; van die Brit

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ger1ug oc die t1£1 lvia- isocu to be rk tot die periode vw1 die late Doseci>er 1935 tot di l5de ort 1936.

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u ten

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van diEJ t .. unda tgebied dcrgelike atuppc 1n oorw .ing wil ncom.

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I>n: SE!GU.'T/ RIS VAN suin

ilINDHOEK.

p.11.107/6

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t.tet verwysing na u d ienabriet no.A.483/1 van di•

19c1e Junie 1935 inaake bogenoecde onde"1 rp oet. ek u eedeel dat at.appe nou @!neeo word om rokl.ntaDsiea 1n l uta1 en die Kaapprovinaie uit to vaardig ten e1nde o1t.voer1ng te gee aan die veraoek van die Britae

Regering om die ilelvie-eeisoen ^t.e bcprk tot. die pcriode vru Cl ie late Desecber 1936 t.ot. die l6de urt 1936.

Dit anl op prya geatel word ea u ten eaneien von dhl llllnclaat.gebiad dergelike at.appe :In oorweging wil neem.

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W1u1.t~r. lltllo&TnT (R11r.111 ~nos) Aor, 1{!34.

I.1ccnc;i o( tho Hoard oI Tr11.Jo for ahip eugnsed in treatilli Whlll"3 1 ued o'! kl!ntr of tho Uo:ird of Trado by the Mln.,tl') of .Agriculluro an<t F1'111:1r1r.s or the l~1sh11ry Jl<:lllrd for :'cotland.

Pursuant to tho 11ro• itious or the Wlu1hug Iudustr,- (Hegulalton) .Ad,

1934, authority 1a l:eroby granted to Messrs. &

Ownc111/Ghartoren or thn 5b1p

to use tho 11111J alnp for tn-:it111g wholt'll out hie the coastal wnun or tbti l'mlt>tl KmgJom, nub)oc-t to the pro..Wons af the l!:lid \ t and to tlu He.:ulnllon& mnd11 tharauml. r 11nd to tho following <'llndttlon• -

1. Tl.o mn~ter or pcrion rn C'hDl'!t" of the ~hip $hall k<'ep tho rccorda pm ~rlOOd in rulM 5 nnd 0 of tho \\haling Industry (ship~ Hogalotiort•, 19'J:>.

:Z. 'I ho m1111ter or ponon in charge uf the &hip ahall transmit tho an1d r~orcls 1n 11c:cord11111:11 with rule i of the ..aid Rcgnlat1ons.

:'I. rho plunt iu tlu Ehl1• for Ute •·xlrnction of oil from tho lolubbc1,

flesh n11d ho11011 of 11!1nh•s, tl10 type or which is hereby uppr'>vo<I, Rhall loo kt.pt iu good cmlur ancl opero.lo<l "lliciently.

I. l•:xc.,pt ltt th" Cll" of tthnlc'S or pnrts of whnl•·~ ¹lll lo1r hu11111n loocl, tho <iii 6hall be1 oxtractod b,Y boilinp: or otlwr'I>. J(...,m 1111 hlubbcr moat and hoP<'ll other thon the internal orgnM, whnlobono l\llU

fli11111•n1 of nil wh11fo~ delivt-red lo the abip, provided thnt clurinic tbo

p<•riod lro111 to 111clu•ivo, tho

treating of tho mc11t of ^t h11 back from tl1e hend to a point on tho back 0111>o•ile to the outer onfiNi of tho rectum mny be omitted.

5. Thero &l1all not at auy time ho delh·ere<l to tho &hip a aro11ter number 0£ whnl than c:in be trented by the plant th<'roin within n 1mrio<l of lhirty-11.x hours ••.lli<'itmtly irnd in accordanl'<l with roailitiou 4

~1creor.

6. 'l'boro ghall not he d<'lin>red to or treate<l iu tho hip an> .,,)talc>

that hns been taken in an) WRtent ao11tb of the 40th <l._.gren of "ontl1 J.atltndt• 11t nor. ti11111 othC'r than during tho p<'riod from tho ht llt>Cl'rul>t r

lo

th• ir.th }fnreh t1cxt following, both d::itos indusivf'.

ThiA liet"nco ahnll take cfl't!Ct from the day of

and 11nlea preYio11..JJr rno~ollf>d ahall contmuc iu foNl& 11ntil tho day of

LO~I>OS

l'lll:'i'rl:'.ll j\!'\U l'UBI

,,,m;o

lff HIS MAJ£:;,TY'$ tiTATIOSf:R\ OF.Flt'l;

To 11<1 vurtha••d ttirodly f1om II M 1-!'l'ATIO!H!RYOFFIOF.at the fullow111• a•lutt'll ,.., .\olu•tral llou1C, 1{1u1n"•Dl. l.on•ton, W.0.2; U.O C:eorce "tr.el.. 1:1Hnbnr1h 2.

\ork i.ti..,1 1 !buoh• 101· 1; I >'I.. Andrew"• Crftl'«'nt, C'ard1ft1 to I ldoh...,ter l't:re<!t. Belfa•t:

or thrc1111rh any 1-lookt••ller

1935 1u1r.-11 w1.2-1 7llO ~

r. sa.

^o.s:r.

6

ber 1935·

11 van d ie

ooe t ek u aies 1n

ritse

t. dio

~riode

r t 1936.

!Uloi en

!1"1eg1ng

U DSE SAKE.

7. 'l'he mil tcr or person in charge of every ship used for trcnting

\\hales

shnl~

ut the c rlicst possible opportumty after the conclus1011

or tho whnhng oper

tion11

of mch season send the F.nicl rccorcls either Clircctly or through the owners or chnrtercrs of the ship to the

!hm l•) of Agnculturn aud F1silcncs, 43, Parliamcn\ Street,

l~oudou,

S. W .1, or to tho l•'1shory Bo:ird for Scotland, 101, Georgo Street, l•:dmburgh, for trnusmission tu the Board of Tmdc.

8. 'l'he sum to be paul pursuant to Section 8, subsection 2 of the said .t\ct hy n \Vhnlo

l~ishery

lnspcctor to the master of n ship in respect o( each

dn~·

on which he is provi<lecl "ith subs1stcne:c and 11ccommo1latio11

011

ho:ml the said slnp, shall be five shillings.

9. 'l'hcso Hcgnlntions may be cited as the Whaling lndustry (:-lhip)

Ht•gulations,

1n:i;;.

10.

'l'hc

\\'hnl111g l111hu;try (t\hip) lkgulalions,

J\J:J-1.(& ) uni ht ri:hy revol,r1l.

~•1is 2~l!h

tiny

of .\11gmt, J~:i5.

TO:. .! . F<iley.

\ 11

U ntler 8ecrelnry t-0 the Bonni of 'l'nule.

..;c111muL1::.

\\'llALll(G l.:\11UHTnY (!lF.GUle\TIO") .\CT1 19~1.

l.iC<'nC'o of tho llo:ird of Trndo for !!hip u"1<1 for tnking \\hales 1mi~l on bohalf of tho Bonni of l'rade by tbo .Ministry 0£ .\griculluro and FiaheTi•~ or the l'iabcry lloard for ~tlnnd.

Punu:rnt to the pro•·1sion~ of the \\baling Industry (Re;;ulation) .\ct, 1034, authorit) " lmr<'by granted to \lossrs.

thrn1•rs/Cl1arterors of tho ~hip

lor tho u~o of tho &aid liip for the 1111rposo of taking whales outside tho ronstal 11·nt<'l'li of the l'ml<'d h.10gdom, subject to tho prO\'tsioos of tho an11l .Act and t<> tho lfogul:.Uons maclo thereunder and to tho followrni condition, viz.:-

i ho rcmnnernt.100 of tho gunners nod crew of tho &hip rnu•t, so far ll8 c:;.lculntcd hy r..Furc11e<' to tho ro•..sults of their \VOrk, b.i t'akulat..•<I by rdoronco to tho siz .. , 1;pecil's, oil·ytcld 1111d value of the whales tnk<•n, nn•l in Eta·h 111n1111~r ns to cxthulo t•tmun•'•••tiou in l't'spect. of 1111y whale llm tak111g of which is prohib1wtl by th11 i;;1id .\ci.

'fhis licouco 1h11ll tnko olft•·t. from the ilny of

ornl unlei;s 11rn,·io115ly can<l'lll'd fhnll C'C•utiuuu 111 foreo until tloe Jay ol

(a) !".It. & 0, 1~13~ (:\o. lllll) 1, p. 5110.

1

1

Y&Jl

die

ooe t ek u

~a1ea

1D

l

e1nc1e

• itae

die periode 't 1936.

naien

iDSE SAKE.

2

2.

\11)

npph !Ion fot a ltcuu:o hall be mndo

111 \\llllng

hy the ov. ucm or cltnrlerers of slups, nnd hnll bo sent with the nmount of the licence fee to the 'Muustry of Agriculture nnd Fisheries, 43, Pnrluuncnl Street, J..ondon, S.W.1, or to the 1"1shetj Uoard for Scot! mll, l•,tlmburgh.

3. •rhe fee to he paid in respect of the granting of hccm:cs for the use of slnps shnll be-- (o) lu the

^cMC

of a liccuce authorising the use of a elnp for

treating \\ hnles the sum of £100

[lllll

(l.i) 111

the

l'llSC of a

licence authorising the

use

of

a

ship

for

taking whnloe the sum

of

£50.

P1ovide1\ th11L where in 111ldilion

to

the licence grantee\ under the .\ct n ltcenc<I

hns

hccu grunted in re~pect ^of nn) ship for l,1k111g

"hales

iu

thu

l·oasta\ \\lllmsof

~1'\\foumll11ml

^01·

an~

^C'ololl),

^thr1c

1>hull he t\i>1h1d1•1I (ro111

th1 .:;11111

i;pcnftcil

i11

1>n.1Hg1.1ph on~h.ilf

4. !•:,·cry licence shnll be in such one of the form 'onl in

tl1c1·1•0£.

lhe St•hed11\o lo these Hcgulntions us is approprinte lo the case.

5. Fol'

1ln1

L'"l'l~'sl.l

^of

fkdion G,

s11bscc·llo11

~. ^{of the Act the}

master or person in charge of every !lh.ip used [or lrenting whales shall keep n r£>ronl, on forms

to

be provuled by the Board of 'l'rutle, of the follow111g ptirliculnrs rcgardmg each whale lroted in the ship, \'iz.:- 'l'he d11te when and the position where the whale was takeu.

'l'he species nud eex of the whale.

'l'ho length measured in ncconlnnce with rule 1 hereof.

\Vhetlulr the v:hnle contained a foetus or foetuses.

'l'he kugth of

foelu6

or foctw;es (if any) fouull in the whale.

Whether the wl1nle

\HlS

producing milk.

Such 1cc~ll'<l9 shall he arranged eo for as pos~1ble

¹⁰

^{the chrono-}

logical order of the talon~ of the whale~.

6. 'l'hc uu1stcr or person in c\1ari;!e of every ship m;ed for treating wl1ales shnll n\eo keep a record on forms lo be provided by the Hoare\

of 'l'rnde containin~ the following particular,; of operotwns <.,urrietl on in nr in con11ectic•n with the ship, viz.;-

For _'l'hc 1•11ch number of whales day- or each species delivered to the ship.

'!'he n11111uer of wlmleR treated.

'l'ho yi<!ld of oil of each grnde produced, und For cnt'h week-

'l'hc q111111t

1l)

prn(\uoocl. ii

nil), of

1m~al.

^{guano or}

olhl'l" products spel'ifted ecpnrntely.

F/6

11 van die

ooet ek u oice Jn

J

cinde 1tGe

die periode t 1936.

!101

n gUig

DSE S IKE.

.''J'ATI TOHY l n'LE~ \:.:~[) ommns

193 5 No. 885

FISHERIES

Whaling Industry

'l'.ae

W11At.1so lNIJl r;1•(1\' (81111') l!EGVJ

\'rto~s. 1\13..,,

D\ll.11

At

OUST 2\l,

l\l85,

MAl>E

m

'J'.HE BOAIU> Or' 'l'llADI:, I SDJ:It 'JllE

Wu.u.r:>o 1.rmosmv

(1Wt11Ju.\1ws)

Ao·r, 1034 (24 ,t :lS

<IEu

ti.

o. 49).

Who· a iR providecl hy tho Whahn~ I 11cl11shy ( Hcgulatiun)

;\<'L JO' rciuaftor

rnft>rrPcl

Lo

us "

tbt1 Act ") thnt

lht•

Honrd of 1'n11lu n1Cor consultation with !he Minister of Agric:ultnro nnd Vi!lhcrillS

111111

thu Sccrctur,\ of Rtato for Scotland

!ll:t)

in relation

1-0

ship!I runko Hcgulntions pr\JSl'ribing-

(«)

'l'lio ei4CB or whales \\ hid1 lllll) UC killed or tnkl'n:

(b) tho 111n11ncr in wJ1ich npplications for licences arc to be mnile;

(cl

the forms of hce11ccs:

(dJ

the fees to be paid for licences; and

lr)

the rcmrcls to uc kept in iiliips used for treating \\J 111lcs, the person U)

\\JIOUI

the) nro

tv

ue kept und the times um! m111111cr of

th~r

trunernission to the hccnsmg authority .

• \nil further thnt the Bonnl or 'l'rnde nfter consultntion ns afore- said and with tho lll>provol of tho 1'reasury may make Hegulations prese11bing the smue to bo pain by \Vltalo Fishery Inspectors for suhi:istcnce and nccommodntion vrovirled for them in i;hips used for trnnti11g whales.

.Now tlicreforo tho Hoar.I of '.l'rode in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by the Act nnd after

~uch

co11sultntiou u111l with such approval

¹¹⁶

aforcaaid hereby make in relation to 11l11pE1 lhe follm\ing Heg11lulio11e : -

1. For tlm purposes of 8t•ctio11 a of the Act a Blue \Vhale shall he dccmc1l lo ho i11111111taro if it is of less length than GO fret aud a Fm \\'huh• Mh111l ho deemed lo be immature if iL is of lcr-111 lc11gtl1 thnn 50 feet, ench l1•11gt.h iu mwh cui;c being

th~

distim\;11 men9urc<I on the

^(Pvcl

in n Rlrnight

¹¹¹¹⁰

hetwee11 the extrcmo point of the finout arul the 11<>td1 of !11" L•1il.

[Prirc Id. Net]

' ~ &r.11/10

r 1935.

/ l van die ooe t ek u wsies 111 eu cindc r1tce

t d1o periode l"t 1936 •

nnoien om ging

ANDSE BAKE.

/II I

7

..

uNION OF sou:.m AFitICA Downinb Street,

Cir cul or de natch A. Ho .

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G _{: l} Sopte bor

1

l.935 .

---

Sir ,

With reference to my Circular despatch A. No . 34 of the 20th September , 1934 , and to my Circular telegram B. Ho . 91 of' the 18th September, I huve the honour to transmit the accompanying copies of the "lhaling Inaustry

(Ship) Regulations, 1935, dated the 29th Au~ust , made by the Boe.rd of Trade under the Whaling Industry (Regulation . A<:t , 1934 .

2 . These Regulations replace those enclosed in my

despatch under reference .

I have the honour to be , Sir ,

Your most obedient , hurrble servant ,

~~lg

rHE MINISTER OF EXTl!:h:NAL AFFAIRS , UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA .

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tL , 1031

ACCE::.) 101. OF LATV

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Genova. ,

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r t_di it rvant ,

Fer t .c s r tury - G nera.l :

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A t h

~ccreta.riat.

SOCIETE DES NATIONS

11'Afi& TOUT< COMMUNICATIOflll PORTANT SUll Cl IVJlT Pllll!H Ol AA"'Pll[A l r

t-1

r: ... " earq 1 UON•ll " Lr: a1cJ11i1'AtfU

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J "EAGUE OF NATIONS

' " A"Y '"''-THllt OOM ... • t ATION OM TH 9 I BJlCT PLl&tl QUOTE

N'!

C.L. 1.43 . 1-936. II.:B.

AMO ADD"fll 1'0 - THI eir.CRl'tAAV ()(N(QAL.ll:ACUI. or NATIONI, c1a,1YA

CONVEUTIOU FOR THE REGULATIOU OF W Geneva , September 24th , 1931

ACCESSlON OF LATVIA

Geneva , uotober lst . l.35 .

Sir,

I have the honour to in:fonn you that the Secretnry-Gcneral of the llinintry of Foreign Affairs of

L~tvia,

Delegate of Latvia to the Assembly of the League of Nations , deposited with the Secretariat of the League of

^Nat:..on~.

on September 17th , 1935, the instrument of accession by His Excellency the Presi- dent of the Rtipublic of Lc.tvia to the Convention :for

the Regulation of Whaling , signed at Geneva on Sep- tcmber 24th , 1931 , in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Convention .

I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient Servant ,

For the Secretary-General :

Acting Legal Adviser of the

~~~~etariat.

The 1nister of

^~xternal

for the vnion of douth

P R .E T v R I A .

ff airs frica ,

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v . ~'8{10

Gest

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D t.!t/te ..

sor

Art. 1 . ---

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4' Art. v .---

.-1.r t . L: . 'l'he JUng may :

a) Proh.1. bit \,nu:ill,. wi t.1in cert in , o tc.z .,,

h) Li mi t t:1e ti11.e of ci..tc ilr.g

•·:i.C..L£;S

to C'Cl't in

pr~riods

of' the year. '1.1ese

~,e1,iou..;

, u..;

~'t

uiffn·c t for t.11=;

various

fi~

lea 'nl'.:rc whales are

CEiu

.t .

c) Limit the prodltcticn , as a \'ho· e or e..e ar(1teJy for each company or for each fuct:Jry .

d) 3tipulate liri..:i ta.tion of ·ate1·ial for h· 11.&V anc..

^{1• ...}

,cuc tion .

e) I<'orbic.. i:or .e ian ci tizcr.s or

resiw~nts

in the cow1t1·y, or

!forwt:giun com.:;>oni _s , to contrib

¹

lte to er to ta ' pert in such whal i ll,'., \,hich is r.ot ::rnbject ,a to

01·

unuer obligation

to follow equ"lly str i ct stipulationc of protection anu regulat i ng rules as those \lhich

01e

at any time 111 force;;

accor'ding to this Law.

Al't . 5. The King r.10.y i ssue C.et&ileu re ulo ticns for ony wholiflt{ .nen t1on8d in this L&\. , ano. fo1• the rcptlra tion of the catch, oe \.ell

&..J

for cent! oll.Lno pur,£;o..,c. ll".ese rcgula tions may oracr a full utilization of the vhale .

I t

i~

ir.cumbcnt

u~or. ~v~rybcay

re

pon~ible

for the

opura t i one - also the

n:ann~er

- to nc.eavour to osto.t.lish the

:ru llea t pos ... i blt;; u tiliza tio: .. of all whales nich nave bf.ien

k i lled.

•0~11u ~fltcr

SOCT'

....

••

~

_ _L

" t i

from Nor\lc:.gian.

Art. 1. whaling ::;outh of 40 ⁰ latitude .outh can only ce

..,_ .. co.r·r•ied on C.Ul'i llt; the pn•ioa. begi nnln 1st Ducc.mb1...r sna. en ... ing

15th Ma r·ch, hotlt d·.iys i nclur. ... ca..

A1•t .

^,j.

ir i th th~ exception ot intc..utinco , 1,;ntrailc (bowels) on<l ,..;vei Vt;r·" (,iorwt.gian exprC:.bLion , t1·oush1. tio11 unknown) every part of t.1e \',halt,; caU&,ht Bh 11 be. utili ... eu. ln a r,ropt;r

\la~.

HOWt;Ver, fr·o:- tl.e do tG \ n1,.;n th<.. c:atching co:wnences und up to lbt .:a1mo.ry i t \1ill bf:.

pc:.r~1tte1.o.

not to utilize the mEat of tne ^back of the whale.,

fr~u th~ he~a.

to

^{th~ t~il.}

wnere tle outer o er.ing of' tne l:..!'lU.J 1 ... i...ituatca..

/u•t .

~.

It io tne.: a.uty nf th' m':l.no er· to sec. to 1 t tl.at no more \1ha lcs arc caught than the fac tCll'Y can

^\Jor!~

in a pr·ope:::-

~m:y

within :3.:i hours fron the time tnc anitn"ll hos bct.n l<illed.

'Ihe ma.m er .nus t there.fore a1·ron_,c thu t the \,holin

₀

bee.ts , ii' neceoo13.1·y, i:.l toge.; th er or· in port , ceuse to con tinuc their fishing 1;4ctivity. Also, the manage1· must at an.1 tiir.e 1 .. e0p hi1:iself inf0r;nca

a~

to the nunber of \1hc.d1;,;s \1hich the

1>oats have c;.t nn:1 tine c .ught. _.nd r..ro cnn.olng.

• D • l l l l 1ft fOt>

SOCT

the ti, e limit refe1·re.o to ant... al o to tA.l.~,\ utilize the \lnalcs which

mu~

bt.: cuught .

Tne Nor· .... giar. .1ini3tcr .int. the hunour to 1..iUl::'mi t th1s tor to the ~inu ccnoia~ratiun of His ~xculltncy the .ilnistcr f or Foreign /.f'fuin:;, wi tn the hope tn1:1 t tl11·ough ui.o Excellency's 4

intervention un a.rPant:.ement

ma~

oc r·eachcd wnich in i t o re ... ul ts unr,oubteaJ y will be benefici al to ttll concerned.

l'lorwe ,ian Legation , :?. nc 101.;ures.

To~o,

14tn

Scrtemb~r,

1935.

SOCIP

JAN•

•ur

ine Ho1'\1t ian .1inibter

JilC.. •11 ... ,:;

hib

co~:;?lim£.nts

tu J1 s .I:.xc~llency the iiinistt.r of' l vl' i~,1, hf:tt:.ir .... , 'i'Ot:.yo, ana,

..1.

l'.l.C ting nno.er lnstruction:::i fl'Olll tue Nor,,e.:iian rlov1 rnncnt has the nonour

Lo

submit for !Us ... .xcel.!ency'::; cone..iderat.Lon the following mutter:

In Nor\1a;y was on the ltith ...

lL.,~, l~v

, c.opted

D.

nei.

Alo

0 ,

b,'f a .to Jal .uecrcc

01~

21st June ,

Corres.t'onuin

5

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\,holin~

auring tne cora1:11<_,

&ea~on,

Louth of t11e hOt. la ti t'.lc...e

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outh, Jl&s beer.

limited to the J.erioa. beginning 1st Leco.Jbe;;r 1935 arw ending 15th fu.r·c

ⁱ 1~3.5,

both days incluueo.. Al..,o ht..3 oeen &a.opted

the princiJ..lc of full utilization 01' tne wt.ale, in the Game

wny

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otlpu1utea 'by the Ncr· cgiC;tn l:'q;ulutions. _'l'hcne British etipulu ti one are not v&.lid as far as concurns tnc Domi.11ons, but all the foreign floatir.g factories which a1·e not incluaec1 by law have bound themselves to obs(;;rve both tite time limit above nentioned ana the stipulation ....

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a :full

utilization

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tnc whale.

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.T~pancse

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Horv.e~ion

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mi nt 1 c inc..ucco to obS<:;rV1;; tm.i s me re._•ulc. tlom:.

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to ... or\,ura to you hcrc\'/1 tn cot'y cf tnls

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k1bnt

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etc . , etc. , utc.

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Downi~

Str eet , UNION OF SUU:t:H AFRICA

Cir cular aeapa!£_h B No . •) ' ) October , 1935.

'W f)

Sir ,

With reference to my Circular despatch B No . 110 of the 19th August , I have tho honour to transmit the

20 . g. 55ftccompany1ng copy of a aespatch from His Majesty ' s Ambassador

L~i<>~ ·:.!:4!l'=6!.!:s~ . _:::..~--

at Tokyo , forwarding a copy of a note from tne Norwegian 14· 9 . 55~

Minister to the Japanese Minister for Foreign A:ffairs, urging that the Japanese whaling factorj1' , "Antarctic J.:aru",

should conform to the same regulations aa non- Japanese whaling vessels.

I have the honour to be , Sir ,

Your most obedient , humble servant ,

THE MINISTNR OF KX'J..' RNAI. APFAIRO ,

UNION 0.1'' o,)OU1'H AFRICA. /ft,

:i lift Paraaf .... ~Lft. • '

tumn•"*y· .. ··•·

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PROKl .. nli\Slt;

DEUR DIE EDELACBAHF: JOHANNFS HENDRIK CONRAOIE, AClmlnlstrutc11r van die Pr0\1nsJ1• Ka:ip <il~ Goele Hoop.

l\

"RAOTENS en 111gcvl1lgt• dte bevocgdl1ede my verleen b~·

artllwls rµ/ en 1e1 van die .,Vl&l'f1Jen Ordonnantte". No.

30 \'Bn 1 n proklnmerr, wrkl11ar en maak .. k hit'rb~ bekend dnt die R." ' lt•a op die vnng vnll Wulvl>.$t· afgl'kondlg mge- ,·olgc Ptci\ ,, ~1e No.

qo

11edntPer 5 '.\1nnn 1929 en gev.ys1g by Provlnst1le kennl~gc\\mg No 315 lll'dulen 6 Septl'mber 1923. en Proklun~lc No. 107 111'<.lnkl'r 37 Mel 1929, h1erby deur dle

to~\·01.•gl!Jj! \"all dll' rr11ulns11• 1utcengeslt ln dle bylae hiervnn ge11· )'!lg 11 ord.

GOO BEHOFD DIE KO.NINGI

Geclnt.-er lt! Knnpstlld op lwdc dlt' 22'.Lc• dll;r; van Oktober 1935.

J H CO!'IRADJE.

Adinlnlstroteur :\o 156, 1935

BYLi\E

2'i' Die uttrl'lklng \'all LI •.mslcs Bln Ekepe v. nt In nrband met dt• bcv.crldng vnn of ja11 op l\Rlvissc gebn1ik v.ord. i~ onder- worpe ann d.e voornaarcle d"lt gcen v.ah1s w1\t In enlge l'.'llters Suld \'Bil Suldcrbrcedte ~O op enlgt! ander o·d ns g!'durende die tydperk 1 D~mbcr lot en 111et 31 Maart daaropvobi:ende l!:C\·an!!:

Is. aan skepe gclev.cr or daarop be11erk mag word n.le.

l'ftO(:l, \:\1,\'HO:"I

BY THI:: HONOUHABLE JOHANNES HENDRIK CONR.'1.DIE.

Administrator or the Province or th•• c.ipc or Good Hope.

U

NDER and b)' \lrtur or the powers n-sted It\ me by Sect:on_.

/lr•e nnd BIZ of the Pl~hcrlcs Ordlrumce. No. 30 of 1920. I do ht•rcby prochL!m. dl'c!Rr" 11nd mnkr knov.n that the Whallng Regulations promulg111A'd undrr Proclnmatlon No. 49 dl\tcd the 5th :\1.lrch. 1929. and nnwndrd bv Provincial Notice No 315 dated the 6th S.·ptcmbrr, 1923, and Proclnmilllon No. 107 dated thr 27th M.w. 1929, Me llt'rcby nrncndcd b~· lhl' addition of lh<' rl'gulntlon ~t;t forth In lhr. ~chl"<lllle lwreto.

GOD SAVE THE KING I

Dated llt Cape Tm• n. this 22nd dlly of October, 1935 J. H CO~RADIE.

Administrator.

No. 1.)6 1935

SCHEDULE.

27. It shnll be n rondalon

or

tht Licence to be issued to ships cn1aged In treating or huntln!: whnl<'s that there shall not be deltvered to or treated In ships any 111·hnlc that has been Lakeon In an\' l'.1ltcrs South of I.Altllllde ~o⁰ South at any time

oth~r lhnn during the perlOd lrom Drt•cmtxr 1st to March 31st next follo1'lnJ!. both d1ttes lnclushe.

, PTlnlt'd rn tl1e Umon Of South Africa bl/ :Vaslnnalr Ptrs B~perk, Cav Town

UNION

o~ ~ouTH

AFRICA.

pt-/

C.J. 1.

.I., T rle1r11111dra

Ttteiriplllc Addrm "NYWEACOM.''

AdrAHff ub. •"• brltwt "" die Srltr.urll.

All cornmunk1rloll1 IO bt addr..ud IO !he Sccnury.

,#

v-rs

In anrwoord asb. na In rtpfy plruf quote No. H.N.

Na. CJ,

400/8 .

UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA.-UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

OEl'ARTEMEHT VAN HANDEL EN NVWERHEIO, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ANO INDUSTRIES,

MIJTUALGEBOU, KERKPLEIN MUTUAL 8VILDING, CHURCH SQUARE

PRETORIA -··- •••••

!~ .h Ngy ,~per ' ·- .. _ t 93 ~ .

THE SECRETARY FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ^{PRETORIA .}

Whaling Legislation .

With reference to the Department's everummbered minute of the 23rd September l ast, on the above subject , attached for your in.formation is a copy of Proclamation No . 156 of the 1st Novem=>er , 1935 , issued by the Ca;>e Provincial Administration to limit the capture of whales

in the Antarctic during the coming season to the period December 1st to March the 31st next .

The Department is advised by the Natal Provincial Administration that the question of talcing

similar action in that Province will be considered by

the Executive Committee on the 21st instant .

You will be advised in due course of the a ction taken.

Your file P .M. 107/5 refers .

r, 1935 .

,

Sir,

1th reference to your telegr , C1rcu1ar D. o.57 of the 23rd y, 1935, egordir.g the opo d curtcl. nt of the ext Whnlinfl oe eon to the riod let Dece er l.935, to 15th Morch , 1936, I have the honour to inforra you t in the

ion ot gouth frica this t r ct pr sent f llo within the juricdiction of t.he Marit

Province and uUJ..

Provinces, 1. c. tl e CD.

The dmil istrc.tor of the forcer Pl ovince i o d Pro cl ti on on the 22nd ul tim , nkinU th o co1 dition ot licenc as thct of the D.11ng Industry (thi ) gula-

tions, 1935

₁

cpot d in your tel gr , Circular :a.91 ot ~e 18th te b r, io35 1 ^-~ µ'°'''"'~~Ak ,fl.J'4

!he in ii:ltr ticn of tb l tV.:r Provinco is ction 1n

neer fut e.

I y d that the So th st frican iniotr - tion ho e stated that, al.tho t er

r 1 tcred in South est tric , they

no o - oing whalei ... ,., ... d t.o tell into line i th th ^{nsar a} n in the union.

I ha Yo

th honour to be,

o;;ir,

o dient

~:

.... '-"""t,

I. B. M. HERTZOG

ll I T::

,

SOC IETE DES NATIONS LEAGUE O F NATIONS

A"a OUT( CO•,.•U"ICATIO~ PO•l'AN,.

au• c IUJ[T PAltlll Dr -APPILI-Lt

lff AN'Y fURTf1t" 00.,Ml.l"IC&'TIOM OH

" " ' • •UIJfC" Pl.lAIT QUDTt

N9

N ~ C . L. 165 . 1935 . II.B.

IT D'.&D8UUll A MOMlltV• t HC:RhA18l CUHllAL Ol LA IDC•hf Dll NUIDNl,C•dvr

APfD ADO~Cel TO - 'T~( ICC•ITAA'V•

Crttrlt.t.l.,LlACUC or N.ATIO"' · cr .. cv•

.

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CONVENTIOU FOR THE REGULATIO N OF WHALING (Geneva , September 24th , 1931 )

RATIFICATIOlT BY NEW ZEALAND

G eneva , O c t ober 30 t h , 1935 .

Bir,

I have the honour to inform you that the Prime Minister and. Minister i'or For e i ga Affairs of Hew Zealand has forward e d t o me the instroment of' ratifico.tion b y

the Government of 1Jew Zealan d of t he C onvention for the Regulation of Wha ling , signe d at Geneva on September 24th, 1931.

T he said instrument of ratification was

depositei with the Secre taria t of th e League of Uations on Oct obe r 16th, 1935 .

I have the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient Servant ,

For the Secretary-General:

Acting Legal

//,~) cro ~ C - -

Advi s er of the Secretariat . ~ ^,

The l'inis t er o:t External Affairs for the U nion o:t South A frica ,

P R E T 0 R I A.

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t..Jm .. t .~(t<. .. ^{Para.at ..} a.. .... " ~

AO

p.1&.107/5

PR roRIA

1

l::R TARIS VAN SUlD S-.IFRIKA, WD OEK.

7nlv1s•industrie .

26 1 OV cbcr 1935•

llet vorwysing na u diensbricf Ilo .A.483/l van die 19de JunSe 193S, co t ek u meedeel d t hierdic onderw rp in die

UJ 1e nog ond r die jurisdi.ksie van die Kaapprovinoic en l otal vtl.

In ecrs~ nocmde Provinsie is op die Z2ste lov.sl de

•n rokl. sie uitgcvaordig kragtens rtil ls 5 en 6 van die

"Vis ry n rdonnvntien, no .30 van 1920 w ^t die vo nde bepaling b va t:

"'Z'i· Die uitreiking van Lisensics ann s cpe w t in

• v rb;:.nd t. die be c1•kill8 vru. of jeg o walvisse gebruik word, is onder\Jorpe oan die voorw orde

dat gccn walvis wet in cnil;e waters Suid vnn Suider- br edtc 400 op enige and.er tyd

OD

gc<lurendc die

ty~p rk l De sember tot en met 31 urt arop- volg •ndo ecvnng is, oen Gkepe c le er of dnorop

'be erk ctlfl word nie.«

In J ntul hct <lie A~ir.ictrooie reeds in be insel.

iI cste o in 'bo~r.o Clde rigting sa to rk.

Beil

b~·

s ns u 1ngevolei • u dienabricf soor elyke etnppo tor. e.nneicn vnn cie und otr:cbied wil oorn eg.

BUITEU.:UDSE SA KE•

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cours .ci. th Bri t.ish Government, 1 t ia t.hought t.bat th proG (ll1l"C outlin d abov ouldt in the circ tanc a,

ao-:3 vail.able me o f f U1nB into l i .

As the proposed curt Ument (lat Dec mber, 1935, to th 15th ?Jareb, 1935) of wha1illg oper tions refers to th next season, such provincial Proclamations could be made to opera.t pending t.he coming into 'force of any Union l giala- tion with regard to deep- sea fishing Y.d11ch =Y be contem-

plated at a later da'te, it being assumed that such legiela - ti on ill deal w1 th whaling.

I would be glad it' you would advise oon ao po eibl o'f the views of your Department concerning the

propos ls of the Brit.ish Government, end al.so - i f those

proposalB are regarcied favourably - on the question of whet.Ml' solution of the difficulty of machinery can found on the Unes indicat.ed above . You will appreciate t.hat 1 t is &lair- ed 'to rot.urn an answer to the British Governoont ' s cablegrams of 23rd l!.ey at. an early date .

In the meantime a re ply has been addressed t o

the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom on the queet i cm

of Regul.at.1ons, end a copy of it is enclosed tor your intor-

c.ation.

"

• -107/6.

P. TOOIA,

9th August, 1935.

l

S CRET 'l c RCE Alm nrou.mues·

UhalY>s Lesi lntign.

11t.h reference to your liinute No. 40tVS ot the 24th ultimo regardin,g t.he subject noted ove, I beg to recall that t.hc Convention for the Regulation ot

nl (G neva, 24th Septcraber, 1931) s1gned, rat.1£1ed (in 1933), on the rcco ndution of the then

par nt o:f' ll1n s and Industries.

It is thought thflt you will, th r tore, be in touch w1 th the i time Provine'" rcgardiDB t.be adninistra- t.ion o f th Convention,,. I should be glad to be info d :-

1) ether th Provinceo of lat.al of the Cape have o.f'ficial kn.owl CJge of the Convont1on, end

2) whethor the Ord.inanceo and Procl :tiona

in existenc at the time of th ratifica- tion of the Convontion ere takon into consideration and :found to provide ade - quate enablh\g legi lat.ion for the exe - cution of' the obllgations undertaken by th union in tores of th Convention.

It the reply t.o (2) abov is in the e.tf tive, and your minute no. 114 Vol. 2 of' t.hc 23rd October, 1934, as written th that knowli dgc, 1\lrther considera- tion arises , v:i.Z : - tber th xisting Ordinance ould allo t.he llarit .P.rovincee, in consultation (it sired) ~

th your Depv.rtccnt.

1 to issue Procl.amntio with vie to ting the British

Go~

I"!Cent' a uggc

1n th 1r cablegrams o'f th 23rd

^r

y loot..

If your Dcpar nt dec1d to dopt o

cour e/ •••

"

-2-

Au the proposed curtni.l.roont (l t Dccc bcr, 19 5,

t.o 'tll )6th rch, 1936) • ot hnling opcr t1ono f, ro to

the J1£ll't. ason , uch provincinl Procl!. oot1 nc co ld

6' to o rote pcndizl8 t.he cooing into for of any

\

.. nion legislation with regard to deep-a a fi iilg 1ch

mey be conUimplv. ted at later dGte, 1 t be 1I ed th t ouch legislation will deal 1th h 11.hg.

I ould be glad 1! you ould udvio

~o

as soon u possible of tho viewo of your Department concerning the

propooa.la of tho B itioh Governoent, ur ol

~

- 1f thooe proposnlo are regarded favourably ... on the ueEtion ot

he th r colution of the dif£1cul ty of C!lachil ery can

be found on the lines indic tcd bove . You ill np~c! te

the t 1 t is desired t.o return n un ,er to ^the British Gov rn nt' c'-lblegraos ot 23rd I e.y t an cnrl~ do tc •

In the oeantime a reply huo bec.r o.dd.resood to tho High Cornniesioro r tor 'the United Kingdom on tho

qu otion of Regulations , liDd n copy of it ie encloacd for

your 1nforrnotion.

P.R. Bot.hn (ugd . )

~CRETARY FOR XT. IU.Jtu AFFJ.lFS•

p • • lfJ7 / COPY

PRE'ro II

t

9th ugu t., l.035.

CE AlJ> n;nu mrr,s:

"

1t.b reference t.o your Minute l o . 400/8 of th 4th ultimo reE rdiug the eubJcct noted above, I b t recnll that the Cor venti n for the Rcgulntion of lhnling (G

¹

evo, 24th Sc t.cnber, 1. 31) was Diened, und ratificcl (ti 1933),

on the reco nd.ati n of the th.en Departaent of 1n o and

Induotr1e •

It io thought thnt. you will, t.herefcre s be in touch 1th the Unrit:lne Provinc~o re ::'.J"ding the cdoinistr tion of the Convention, wid I sht>uld be l&d to be 1.nforoedi-

1) cth r t.he Provinceo of l an of the Cn h :ve of'fici 1 kno\1lc<}ge o~ t..~e C nv ntion, nd

2) whet.her the ordin .nc s w1d 1r c ti ns ill 1st.enc

~ at t! c tir.le of th r ti ic ti n of the C nvcntion l~' re tt ken int coneidcr ti n nd foWld to provide

~ de u to enablil g leeiol ti n for th exec t i n of

~ the o ications uncerU..ken by the union in terms of

• }\ / ~\ ^{4. "' the C nvention .}

I~ I ^{J t' It'} the reply t.o (2) above ie 1n th fi'il'l!lLtiVe , ond

~' y ur inute ro . 114 vo1. 2 of tlxl 23rd oc ober, 1934, wao

b/ ^{itten it.! that kno ledge, e.} furth r cone er tion oris o, vi :- ^h t.b r the cx1s'ti.ng ordi:ru:.nc o oul.d llo

rit.100 frovincea, 1n conouit t.1on (1f' o d) with your tr nt, to is ue Pr cl.Ll:: t.1ons 1th vi to ~ctine th rit.io Gov n ent 's suaI tio cont inad in their

of th 23rd

I f your Depnrt.i:.ent. decid to s the Bri ticl G vcrrnoont, 1t ie

ouUincd Love would, in the circu atunc

Gt

be av ll ble enn of falling into line.

A s.• ••

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