§ 45. Sir W. Smithersasked the Prime Minister which Ministries were concerned in the organisation of the whaling expedition in the early part of this year; and are further expeditions being arranged.
§ The Prime MinisterThe British expeditions which operated during the 1945-46 Antarctic whaling season were organised, by the whaling companies which owned or managed the vessels with the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries assisting in their respective spheres. Further expeditions are being arranged for the 1946-47 season in the Antarctic by the British and South African Whaling Companies.