NORFOLK ISLAND.
"It is a wondorfulty fcrtllo plnco, imd ivlicn its export trado in properly dovolopod Auckland nhould'get a biggor proportion of it,',' snld Mr. H. Turner, on hia return from Norfolk Islnnd ly tho Illuomoa on Saturday. Mr. Turner said tliat a- number of Now Zt>nlaiidcru had Bottled 'nt tlio island,' And intondod to go In extensively Hor g{^\ving produce for export. Thoro appparod to bo a splondld opportunity for citrus fruits nnd tomntoos. Tlio nliippiug connoction nt prcsont maintainod by tho Ilinomoa to Now Zealand v/nn to bo maintained in future by tlio now motorvosscl which tlio Now Zouland Qovornmont Imd procured at Homo, nnd would afford bolter facilities for tho carriago ot tho Island products. . Tlio islanders had also steamer connection with Bydnoy, anil thus had two markota in night. Mr. Turner considered it would bo somo yonrs boforo tlio lslancl would roach tho point of productivity that \ynn ftimed nt, but tho outlook wns vory brißht. With a sub-tropical climate, l'rults and produce grow in profusion, while a fnir amount of succosb was mot with in tho cultivation of tropical fruits. Tho Ilinomoa's cargo included now.potatooß, boang, and pas.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 75, 26 September 1927, Page 5
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193NORFOLK ISLAND. Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 75, 26 September 1927, Page 5
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