PLATE XI 



Chasing Humpback whales off the coast of New Zealand. 



Fig. I. The whale "sounding" after being struck, throwing the tail 



flukes clear of the water. 



Fig. 2. The whale has "sounded" and the slack line is being hauled in. 



The photograph illustrates clearly the type of motor launch used at the 



New Zealand stations. 



Fig. 3. The whale has returned to the surface after the "sound", his 



nose protruding above the surface in his struggles. The gunner is 



preparing to fire a second shot. 



Fig. 4. The whale has been stunned, but not killed, by the explosion 



of the harpoon grenade inside its body. The body is now being inflated 



with air. 



Reproduced by permission of the High Commissioner for New Zealand. 



