Discovery Committee, 



Colonial Office, 



London, England. 



; DISCOVERY" INVESTIGATIONS. 



WHALE-MARKING. 



The Discovery Committee is making renewed experiments in whale-marking in 

 the Antarctic. 



The mark used, consists of a metal tube approximately 10 inches in length 

 and 5/8 of an inch in diameter, with a leaden head. It is designed to penetrate the 

 blubber and enter the muscle for a few inches and should be found with little 

 difficulty when the blubber is stripped. The tube has an inscription and a serial 

 number at each end. A reward of £1 will be paid by the Discovery Committee, 

 Colonial Office, London, England, for the return of each mark accompanied by 

 the following particulars : — 



Number of Mark (oJUQ 



Date of capture /I ^ '&Z« Ml *H/ < 7 $ ^ 



Position of capture J. WlP' Z SfflLJfa > ' 



Species of whale 



Sex <?5^^^^ / 



Length from tip of upper jaw to notch in the middle of tail (measured 

 in a straight line) lo t. '.' 



' ^ccsC 



Was the wound completely healed and without suppuration? 



Was the whale in godi general condition ? Zr^^ ' 



Name of finder (ZT/^XtlSWstlstSl/ 



Address .... 



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If the finder wishes to retain the whale mark as a memento it will be returned 

 to him after examination. 



Please use a separate form for eachinark. . 



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Fig. i. Facsimile of completed whale-mark form. (About f actual size.) 



