THE FANNING ISLANDS
A FUTURE COALING STATION
(Pea: Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, Jan, tl. , Mr. O. D. Henry, a British oil expert, Bays that JFaniagi island' was sold by the. Rev. Fatlher Fugjeu: to a well-known British naval shipbuilding ifirm, with the aproval of the Government. The lagoon w.as to ibe convertied into a dsep water harbour, with , a good anchorage and would be used as a naval coalings station;Rev. Father Rugier is now bound for England tb complete negotiations.
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Grey River Argus, 18 January 1912, Page 6
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79THE FANNING ISLANDS Grey River Argus, 18 January 1912, Page 6
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