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boats are principally used for whaling in the deep seas. Whale 

 oil is prepared in the ship so that the ship is equiped with 

 implements for dissection, oil compressing and storing. 



C. The Rokko-maru Exhibited by the Oriental Whaling 



Co. Ltd., Osaka. 



Ijength perpendicular 96 feet. 



Extreme breadth 18 feet 3 inches. 



Depth moulded ii feet 6 inches. 



Total Tonnage 135 tons. 



Engine Triple Steam Engine. 



Horse Power .; 400 H. P. 



Spsed II knots. 



Material of the Hull Steel. 



Date of launching 1909. 



Whaling by steamer was for the first time started in Japan 

 in 1909 which was followed by the establishment of several 

 companies. 



There are as many as 30 ships for whaling, some of which 

 have been purchased from England, Norway and Russia while 

 others were at made at home. The Rokko-maru exhibited here 

 was made in Japan and attained the same degree of utility as 

 those bought from abroad. 



(4) The Cod Fish Angling Boats. 



A. Kawasaki-sen .......Exhibited by the I'ishery Bureau. 



This is a boat without a deck, made in Japan, and is chiefly 

 used in the Hakkaido and Akita prefecture, but its construction 

 is not adapted to rough seas so that there are many cases of 

 wrecks every year, but as there are no other fishing boats which 

 can take the place of these in Japan, a careful study of the 

 subject is being made. 



