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The Southern Districts of New Zealand
VI.—Statistics Of Whaling Stations South Of Banks's Peninsula
VI.—Statistics Of Whaling Stations South Of Banks's Peninsula.
| Names of Places. | Owners or Superintendents. | Year. | Boats employed | Fish caught. | Oil in Tons. | Bone. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakituma or Preservation | —Williams | 1829 | 3 | ? | 120 | 5 or 5½ per cent. on the quantity of oil. |
| — | 1830 | 4 | ? | 143 | ||
| — | 1831 | 4 | ? | 152 | ||
| — | 1832 | 4 | ? | 115 | ||
| — | 1833 | 4 | ? | 156 | ||
| J. Jones & W. Palmer | 1834 | 3 | ? | 114 | ||
| — | 1835 | 4 | 46 | 176 | ||
| — | 1836 | 5 | 45 | 170 | ||
| Aparima or Jacob's River | J. Jones | 1839 | ? | ? | 80 | |
| — | 1840 | ? | ? | 101 | ||
| — | 1841 | ? | ? | 60* | ||
| — | 1842 | ? | ? | 40 | ||
| — | 1843 | ? | ? | 50 | ||
| Omaui or New River | Joss and Williams | 1838† | ? | ? | 120 | |
| 2nd Fishery, Browne and Carter | ||||||
| Awarua or Bluff Harbour | J. Jones | 1838 | 2 | ? | 53‡ | |
| — | 1839 | 2 | ? | 80 | ||
| — | 1840 | 2 | ? | 65 | ||
| — | 1841 | 2 | ? | 60 | ||
| — | 1842 | 3 | ? | 67 | ||
| — | 1843 | 5 | ? | 60 | ||
| Mataura or Totoi's | Chaseland & James Brown | 1835 | ? | 11 | ?§ | |
| — | 1836 | ? | ? | 30 | ||
| Waikawa | —Groce (Sydney) | 1838 | ? | ? | 50 | |
| J. Jones | 1839 | ? | ? | 40 | ||
| — | 1840 | ? | ? | 3½ |
* Two sperm whales also were caught this year.
† These two fisheries were abandoned after this season; the Lynx, a vessel of 500 tons, with a full cargo of oil, having been wrecked in going out of the harbour.
‡ Ten tons may be added to each year's produce for tonguers' oil.
§ The eleven whales were caught in seventeen days. The oil was lost, there being no casks at the station.
| Names of Places. | Owners or Superintendents. | Year. | Boats employed | Fish caught. | Oils in Tons. | Bone. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tautuku | Wm. Palmer | 1839 | ? | 11 | 74 | 5 or 5½ per cent. of the quantity of oil. |
| — | 1840 | ? | 11 | 72 | ||
| — | 1841 | ? | 11 | 53 | ||
| — | 1842 | ? | 9 | 36 | ||
| — | 1843 | ? | 2 | 10 | ||
| Matau or Molyneux | Wm. Palmer | 1838 | ? | 5 | 25 | |
| Taiari | —Weller | 1839 | ? | ? | 70 | |
| — | 1840 | ? | 3 | 15 | ||
| — | 1841 | ? | 2 | 8 | ||
| Otakou | G. and E. Weller | 1833* | 4 | Calculated from the average, 5½ tones of oil to a whale. | 128 | |
| — | 1834 | 8 | 310† | |||
| — | 1835‡ | 12 | 260 | |||
| — | 1836 | 12 | 210 | |||
| Otakou and Purakaunui | — | 1837 | 12 | 272 | ||
| Otakou and Purakaunui | — | 1838 | 2 | 213 | ||
| Otakou alone | — | 1839 | 12 | 65§ | ||
| J. Hoare | 1840 | 2 | 14§ | |||
| — | 1841 | 2 | 10§ | |||
| Waikouaiti | Wright and Long | 1837 | ? | ? | ? | |
| J. Jones | 1838 | ? | 41 | 145 | ||
| — | 1839 | ? | ? | 125 | ||
| — | 1840 | ? | ? | 104 | ||
| — | 1841 | ? | 9 | 40 | ||
| — | 1842 | ? | 4 | 11 | ||
| J. Jones and others | 1843 | ? | 5 | 23 | ||
| Onekakara near Moeraki | J. Hughes | 1837 | ? | 23 | 88 | |
| — | 1838 | ? | 27 | 119 | ||
| — | 1839 | ? | 25 | 108 | ||
| — | 1840 | ? | 19 | 55 | ||
| — | 1841 | ? | 9 | 54 | ||
| — | 1842 | ? | 2 | 9 | ||
| — | 1843 | ? | 1 | 8½ |
* An equal number of natives and Europeans were employed for the first four years. Latterly only half as many of the former.
† The American ship Columbus also caught 200 tons oil in the harbour this year.
‡ To this quantity must be added the oil procured by the vessels—four or five in number—who fished in the harbour this year.
§ During these three years nearly an equal quantity of oil was taken by the shipping which entered the harbour, as by the shore parties. The number of Europeans employed on the establishment from 1838 to 1840 inclusive, averaged 75 to 80 men. During the years 1841, 1842, and 1843, nineteen sail of vessels entered the harbour, principally French.
§ During these three years nearly an equal quantity of oil was taken by the shipping which entered the harbour, as by the shore parties. The number of Europeans employed on the establishment from 1838 to 1840 inclusive, averaged 75 to 80 men. During the years 1841, 1842, and 1843, nineteen sail of vessels entered the harbour, principally French.
§ During these three years nearly an equal quantity of oil was taken by the shipping which entered the harbour, as by the shore parties. The number of Europeans employed on the establishment from 1838 to 1840 inclusive, averaged 75 to 80 men. During the years 1841, 1842, and 1843, nineteen sail of vessels entered the harbour, principally French.