[?]haling

[?]derson's Sell [?]haling [?]erests To New Co.

'Jderson Meat Industries

LTD., Sydney, have completely out their interests in the Byron Whaling Co. Pty. Ltd., and

folk Whaling Co. Ltd.

new holding company, Norfolk id and Byron Bay Whaling Co. , has been formed to purchase fixed assets of the Byron Bay Norfolk Is. whaling cos. le Norfolk Island whaling in ry, now established on a solid 5, promises to be a profitable ,r earner. It is expected that all protein meal over and above oik Island farmers’ requirements season will be sold in the United 3S, and in ensuing years it is cted that whale products ex [ will increase. e general manager of the com , Mr. T. Hamilton, told PIM whaling started on August 18. he end of August, 16 whales been taken. e would have taken more but he cyclonic weather which pre -1 there at the end of the h,” Mr. Hamilton said. “We 3d whaling in August so that new plant would be working sntly, and the personnel itomed to their duties before udden whale migration in Sep er. e are happy to report that the plant is working to our corn satisfaction, and that we are pleased with the manner in i the Norfolk Islanders have ;ed themselves to the various tional jobs on the station.”

Hamilton said that the com s whale quota for the season L5O hump-backed whales. The season lasted from May to »er, inclusive. expected that the company i be able to take its quota be the end of October. The •y can handle three whales per 1 company has bulk storage for tons of whale oil, and 500 )f fuel oil.

Hamilton said that a new og company, Norfolk Island Byron Bay Whaling Co. Ltd., ormed to purchase the fixed of Byron Bay Whaling Co. -«td.. and Norfolk Whaling Co.

These two companies were iiaries of Anderson Meat In es Ltd., Sydney. lersons have completely sold leir interests in the two com 5.

registered in Sydney, a nominal capital of £1,000,000, of wh i ch £420,000 (which has been underwritten), will be issued Residents of Norfolk Island were invited to take up 10 per cent, preference shares in Norfolk Whaling 0 ‘ and a number of these f S „ h r areS haVe bee "

Mr. Hamilton was previously manager of the meat division of Andersons. He moved from that post to

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that to Norfolk Whaling Co Ltd Whlle employed by Arsons he

Island 116 whaling Nation at Norfolk „ . now general manager of the holding company, and of the other tw ° u con JP anies - A T S® dlr i ct °? . are Messrs. Patrick fl„^ rad (chairman and manag orew°TxA-^ £* e Hopkin- SSnStoS; PhU,ip and === * A af .

Stephen Mark, was bom if i he nr ? l grandson of Mr. A. J. & Cha ‘ rman ° f L “ Adyi^