FROM QUEENSLAND,

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 4

FROM QUEENSLAND,

INTERVIEW WITH HON. P. MURPHY,

M.L.C. „

PROGRESS OF LAND SEITLEMENT.

vt^er— - feSKi Qi%nslajid, : ..lto]df;-a., ?i)OMiNip(f: reporter.: that. , K : with-tliia city' '"Gom- "J p;";VJ;ingherii' to-day ; ;for.t!io'first, time,! , .-he said; •*> p;:! l ''" , '- , ! ;fiid; thart>;We.llingtdnt:far jexoeeds my .ex- ; A ffiSKpecUtionr'm. every wayi-"V.The .View Vas we ;■" ; fibm;.tho|harbour;'waß-v,very, I' 1 KS-y-ibetnitiful,: and :tlie cjty :'itself' appears'rsub- ! 4 vl>t';\stantial : and -. "'. The people':.seem . *' &$? briskf); I should think 9' KaoEthcre' must; beVaji'gre'at : ;tioaUof''good -country. r '' vt.';:-:j.bebindvjt;-.and, , a|.well-ostablished,population !9 flifcyj'pn^the''land.; §■ E;:?'K;';your';tfams,: : andvl ; 'tlymk^tho: view '.from. >-?, ; th6;i'most-pharmihg }Viow of: a : Jte/j:;vcity;^thati : luhayj3;> ; ever^seeil^-iii;i'Australii, ! : J' SA^^^rbpe.'vfe^Amerioa.''^:;"?;,-:- , ';■ -.- : : .;';•.',.;'?' wi&y^Speaking of; Queensland,'■: Mr; ■ Murphy■ was ? v..;i;;v;eblo'to, tell;' tale'of- progress". and ™ ?=S;Sprpsperity;vs Larid settlement;;,had greatly ?> g'^i;A-iacreased : du>ing;ihe last twe or three years i; still •;: .j The Government " !v,;; : «'.had : ;found to'"employ• enough '!* survoybrs: to: keep:;ahead of the demand for ; S W : :;:0landi.; iliiv'order! to .meet:the'"diffioulty. iii- \-\ S&vr,some: degree,..,Msf,Murphy had. '.suggested in y S'-^iernment-.should -for ; sui-vey ( ,], Si'-V ; l;->ort instead ;^ 'of fiheetingitliefeharge 'entirely'!+] j' ;; the' idca]'a]id"the ( ;Minis- ; P^;Vter; :of -Eduoatioat(Hoh./.Mr. Barlow)' 'protp^recomm^nd;jit.:to.;the. ; Lj iijS'the among' d v-feSw Australian-'■■.Stotes';-. <of.'.-haying nineteen-twen- y its';land-' ;Much w W: t ' : '<}'..\o{ :'!;this: Was:: leased G aS^sbut;as , ihe:leaso3 l 'felVi^thg3and ; §wa's;.being « ■;/ ,-"■ \ a fi ; v^W'>Tfle'' 1 .. was / c , ;J":<iStb thp:;';>land ; ; ■■■m.v. : : . ; ; small: arras' i H f^fe-v'-'i and : V.oiT'S:;*casy:;;, pterins 'i::':''lSf. 7"'-pemiine"'(j r n Prc*hold^ i >b' .Jpr': asjlittlb. as';-2i;. : tl 10a.;/an.:aci l : w ■'■'.SJff'tionß'.ras ; ;to residence.;"and rimprdvements;; , fefev^. en !'n: S.s ; .,'isit'Pj*4:'fa.rms, : .th.e .ballot;;.Tr.is. : ;<Miiployed. : Even.; ;;„ r._ijl';;!i6n'.estat€s;purchase : d. byithe'.Govcr'ilmeiit'fpr '| frf-^ : s;V o lp.serfsettloment/;;thfc'SPl^|flre>;woro::allowf'd 4 , ,j. p?J;w>!to :purchase;.:th'Q,; i frpphbld2'pf ytlieirvfaims:'bv v .t ; s-:o;!;!.interest 'at;a; 'inodjsrateVr'ate./■■■Tliev.lftrgeTpasV :„,. : .'r;■;•• ; toral ; .■.rittnβ. " ',in^4^H(iuH;tral.' ; :farnis.';- : Jm-; : ; s ' ■vi'.'.i t<s any'extent -sinci tlio;depression;caus«cl-l)y; 'A B-:^; : ::Kthe)unprecedented.Ldrousht;of-1902Vaiid: ; lfl03,; -n y'i;.S:' but';:thef'Government;had V ; :;fofeshaclowedia- iiy J'.)'..v' ; 'C;-?more :actire. .policy.:in;,this■,'diTeetipnj;;<.'Mr.i. :i fe(K;K Murphyi'added; that';heV:cbns.idered;,t ; hat ;,t)ie ;i< '■f:>Jvs' prospects |f'land : ( s6fctleiheiit;arid.-thb cots'e- ,; J ii than any, : ;n part;.bfiAuirtraliaVlihbijgliy'Thuch'•■'.Jw.iM 'fl ;tl 5"? v; ■•v'co'me vto Queensland. f nd;' New. t> £:'K;v-iS6nth.''..Waies>and?;sofle? ; frorftvVN(>fr l ' ; 'ti ;fi |: ; v/^ i WKemed\to i ibe'\Eatis|ied''And::doing;,vrell.'.■:■ ' : ■'}": u 4;iiMr i ; 'Mu^uy < i*cnt.dri^"Ei^kSf' i tlieigreat' !' o te.-fS^ind; varie^ respurces;;'bf^;;C^jeQn^ljjnd^r,.its r , Kl<ft'rapidly .'iScreasingl sheep,:.liog, : and, g WoyV : '.timber:: industries ,)s l^: ::""?;'those.."ofvjhe, ■:* s':V'^':i : bahly the:Tichesi;.i)vttli.e'^ivprld.'^!rhe\.ijsugar-j£ fevSvi;Voutput '■•:had-'Apt'"decreased ?smcb-ithe ;depor- c , i^/J^'tatipnvof;^ho:kanakas. ; ;\The.:estaljHshm«n , t: r f^.wSofi^sugar.^millf'yby^ K|'S;-j facilities' ■ ■. .|;- ; ?f-y N an3;:xun:othem-'cbioperatiyelyi.-AvaBvworking. ;T----vliSfeSiWoH, :.and;.prbmisedj to 'be; of. great; beriefit;to; : \:i.:^i^ r - s W^'x'^^::'/Mr^Muirhy , s:optirnißTri:.is:iiot;bon'nned l tb p&fei-V*Qrieenslarid;'.; He lspesirib^: rajson^jrtiy;" %yjs* jj H,' ; Ll wiffi its : 'snlgndid;plinittte-^lid..its < flnc R?^'^; :, ' : lands .which fy P#;t' ;; Bhbuld'ttbt;absPrb;<!asily l 2op j ooP' people "every.; 'j. 1