484 MR THEODORE E. SALVESEN ON THE 



WHALING COMPANIES. 



Undernoted is a list of the Companies presently operating : 

 South Georgia. 



1. Compania Argentina de Pesca of Buenos Aires, started in 1904 ; shore station 



in King Edward's Cove, Cumberland Bay (PI. VIII. fig. 2); licensed for 4 

 steam whalers. With this concern is affiliated a floating factory sailing vessel 

 for the reduction of flenched carcases. 



2. Sandefjord Whaling Co. of Sandefjord, Norway, started in 1907 ; shore station 



in Stromness Bay ; also floating factory steamer and 3 steam whalers. This 

 Company was founded in 1906, but the floating factory steamer was totally 

 wrecked outside of Stromness Bay on an uncharted rock. 



3. Toensberg Whaling Co. of Toensberg, Norway, started in 1907 ; shore station in 



Husvik Harbour, Stromness Bay. Three steam whalers. 



4. Bryde & Dahl's Whaling Co. of Sandefjord, started in 1908 ; floating factory 



steamer in St George's Bay. Three steam whalers. 



5. The South Georgia Co. Ltd. of Leith, started in 1 909 ; shore station in Leith 



Harbour, Stromness Bay (Pis. V. fig. 2, VI. fig. 1, IX. fig. 1). Operates 4 

 steam whalers. 



6. The Ocean Whaling Co. of Larvik, Norway, started in 1909 ; shore station in 



New Fortune Bay (PI. IX. fig. 2). Two steam whalers. 



7. The Southern Whaling and Sealing Co., Ltd., of North Shields, started in 1911 ; 



floating factory steamer in Possession Bay (PI. VIII. fig. l). Two steam whalers. 

 South Shetlands and Graham Land. 



1. Oernen Whaling Co. of Sandefjord, Norway, started January 1 906. Two floating 

 factory steamers and 6 steam whalers. 



3. Sydhavet Whaling Co. of Sandefjord, started 1908. Floating factory steamer 



and 3 whalers. 



4. Sociedad Ballenera de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, started in 1908. Floating 



factory steamer and 3 whalers. 



5. Laboremus Whaling Co 



,, ,. All oi ISanderiord, Norway, and started in 1910. 



6. Hvalen Whaling Co. 



, , ,, T1 ,. .bloating factories and 3 whalers each. 



7. Odd Whaling Co. 



8. Hektor Whaling Co. of Toensberg, Norway, started in 1910. Operates 2 floating 



factories, a factory ashore on Deception Island, and 5 steam whalers. 



9. Norge Whaling Co. of Larvik, Norway, started in 1910. Floating factory 



steamer and 3 steam whalers. 

 10. Chr. Salvesen & Co. of Leith, started in 1911. Two floating factory steamers 



and 3 whalers. 

 Falkland Islands. 



1. New Whaling Co. of Leith, started in 1908 ; shore station on New Island 

 (PI. VI. fig. 2). Operates 3 whalers. 



