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Evening Star, Issue 17928, 25 March 1922, Page 7

An interesting and quite significant little story was related to an Auckland 1 Star reporter by an American visitor, who departed on the Makura. Some months ago lie was travelling to Japan, and when standing on deck by the Japanese captain commented on a small island they wore passing, which was cultivated right down to the water’s edge. “It was only the size of your Queen street in length,” he continued, “and I was amazed to think that they had even got corn there in the first place. It seemed so strange that what was formerly a barren island wan so transformed with cultivation, and I commented on the industry of the people to tho captain, who for some time made no reply, and when I persisted, thinking he ii'ul'not heard my remark, merely grunted, and, with a shrug of his shoulders, said: ‘No, not industry ; we want more land.” 1 The remark made a great impression on the hearer, and ho remarked to the reporter that as Australasia’s and America’s problems were identical they should combine to coetbat a common menace.