The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-01 00:00:00

SOUTHERN WHALE FISFIERY COMPANY.

A special general meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
communicating to the shareholders further information
respecting the progress of the company's affairs, Mr. J.
D. Yowler, in the absence of Lord Hardwicke, in the chair.
The report was read. It stated that the commis-
sioner on his return to the settlement from New
Zealand found all the affairs of the company in a very
satisfactory state, and all their servants in the enjoy-
ment of good health and spirits. It appeared by letters
from Mr. Towns, the company's agent at Sydney, that
the Earl of Hardwicke had been reported off Ilowe's
Island with eighty barrels of sperm oil on board; and on
the 18th of August last the brig Governor arrived from
Sydney with the stores which the commissioner had or-
dered in April. The bay whaling season at the islands
had by no means realised the expectations entertained
by the commissioner shortly before his departure
for New Zealand, no oil having been taken up
to the time of his return, and there was but little
chance of anything being done that season, as the
New Zealanders had all proceeded to cultivate the lands
for potatoes, and they would not continue their duty on
board ship until after they had finished their work. Se-
veral vessels had arrived with a supply of stores. The
Samuel Enderby had returned with 191 barrels of
sperm oil, the produce of an eight months' voyage.
On] the 7th of January last a large shoal of black
fish entered the bay, and being driven up Laurie
Harbour, 54 of them were captured, and yielded 51
barrels of oil. A large quantity of sperm oil was
shortly expected in England, having been shipped at
Sydney in March. The Sir James Ross, Sir Ed-
ward Parry, and the Lord Nelson arrived at the
islands the latter end of January, all in good order,
and their crews in good health. The Sir James
Ross took in 226 barrels of sperm oil and 81 barrels of
common oil, which was a very fair quantity. The whole
of the company's ships, now increased to nine by the
addition of the Black Dog, would be fairly engaged in
fishing during the present year; and it was thought
that they might anticipate the arrival of a satisfactory
amount of produce within twelve months of the pre-
sent period. The statistical details with reference to
the settlement in January, showed that there
wore 94 white persons, exclusive of the seamen,
3 horses, 45 horned cattle, 258 sheep, 51 lambs.
The buildings erected had been a storehouse, a cooper-
age, a blacksmith's shop, a powder magazine, and
eighteen dwellings, and it was also intended to erect a
building to serve for a sailors' home whilst in port.
The land cleared and under cultivation was
about four acres, and about half a mile of road
made. The only information as to surveys of land was
that Enderby Island had been surveyed, and its length
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A long discussion ensued on the motion for the adop-
tion of the report, and in answer to questions it trans-
pired that Mr. George Dundas, 11LP., one of the direc-
tors, intended going out to inspect the settlement, free
of expense to the company. It was stated that the value
of the oil taken for the six months was about 5,2004 It
It appeared that Mr. Enderby was still a defaulter in