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No. 9. — Comparative Table, showing the Mean and Greatest 

 Force of the Winds observed within the Arctic and 

 Antarctic Circles respectively for the corresponding 

 three months in each of the years undernoted : — 



June . 

 July . 

 August 



Circle in the 

 and 1873. 



Mean Greatest 

 Force. Force. 



3-4 6 

 3-2 9 

 3-1 6 



Within the 

 the years 1 



December 



January 



February 



Mean 



Antarctic Circle in 

 341,1842 and 1843. 



Mean Greatest 

 Force. Force. 



... 2-86 7 

 ... 3-12 7-6 

 ... 361 7 



3-2 7 



... 319 7-2 



Mean 



No. 10. — Extract from the '' Otago Times" of 2nd October, 



1873. 



*'The pioneer whaler of Otago, the ' Sarah Pile,' returned to the 

 Bluff on the 30th ultimo, after a four months' cruise.* She 

 reports having experienced very heavy weather, owing to which she 

 lost two whales she had killed. Nevertheless, she killed four others, 

 and reports that plenty of them are to be met with. She leaves 

 again immediately to continue her cruise. The '■ Sarah Pile' is 

 owned by a Southland resident, Mr. Printz, whose enterprise is 

 deserving of reward. The Provincial Council of Otago has offered 

 a bonus of £500 to the first whaler fitted out in Otago." 



No. 11. — Estimate of the Cost of Two Vessels for Prose- 

 cuting the Whale Fishery in the Antarctic Regions, 

 AND OF the Expenses of, and the Return which would 



BE yielded by, a SUCCESSFUL VOYAGE : 



Cost of two vessels, each of 800 tons gross 



register, with auxiliary engines of 120 h.p. 



nominal, with full equipment ... ... £54,400 



Wages to crews for 9 months £3000 

 Provisions for 9 months 2160 



Insurance for 9 months at 5 % 2720 

 Coals ... ... ... 1600 



Incidental expenses ... 1000 



10,480 



Total .^ ... ... ... £64,880 



* The cruise of this vessel occupied the winter months of June, July 

 August, and September, when inclement weather was to be looked for. 



