NORFOLK ISLAND
RESIDENTS' DIFFICULTY
MARKET IN NEW ZEALAND ?
(Special to the "Eveninn Post."i FALMERSTON N, This Day. Splendid oranges are '.at. present rotting beneath the frees in Norfolk Island, all because there is no shipping service to bring them to the Dominion, where they would be readily consumed. That is the unfortunate position \ explained by Mr. L. Ireton, who is back in Palmerston North after four' years spent in plantation work on the island.
Mr. Ireton said the lack of steamer ■service is keenly felt in the island, where there is a strong- feeling that the best solution of the problem would be to have the administration taken over by New Zealand. The Norfolk Island Association is making representations to that end. The only shipping service" is to Sydney, where the competition of Queensland fruits makes a profitable return to the islanders difficult. Norfolk Island is only two or three days away from Auckland, and is in a position to supply that city with beans, peas, etc., in July. Oranges could be shipped from July to Christmas time.
The island is a delightful place to live in, and should appeal to retired couples who, with an income, of £2 a week, could live in comfort. Many New Zealanders are included in the population.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 18, 19 October 1936, Page 11
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