NORFOLK ISLAND.
BOASTS OWE MOTOR CAR. TOP PRICES FOR BANANAS. "Norfolk Island was never more promising than at the present time, and the natives are receiving the best prices for their bananas ever known' to them," said Mr. G. W. Allsop, an Auckland architect, who returned this morning by the Hinemoa, after a five weeks' holiday at the Island. Mr. Allsop said that the soil of the Island was very fertile, and there was luxuriant growth everywhere. The bananas grown in Queensland were being attacked by "bushy top," a disease not present at Norfolk Island, and this meant that Australia was accepting big shipments of bananas, for which they were paying from 35/ to 40/ a case. Building timber was very scarce, and the 'three mills were practically kept going by cutting timber for manana cases. The Island was being split up into small sections of about 10 acres, and selling at about £15 an acre. The Island itself had a total acreage of 8500. Mr. Allsop remarked that the motors had not become very popular there, and the only car on the Island was a Ford.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 109, 11 May 1927, Page 9
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