New Australia.

Manawatu Herald, 16 January 1894, Page 3

New Australia.

A letter from New Australia, dated 9th October, appears in the journal of the new settlement pub lished in Sydney. Mr Walker, the writer, says "the pilgrims are located in the E^tancia land, 15 miles from the river Tibicuary, and not, as the first site was, on the river bank. House building was going on rapidly, and some crops were to be planted the following week. Horse?, bul locks, and bullock waggons had been purchased, and the drovers were about to start for Argentina to buy one or two thousand head of cattle. "The township site," Ml 1 Walker says, " is on a nice ridge overlooking a wide expanse of grass land dotted with patches ot forest, something like an English park. We have oranges growing within a .short distance — such oranges, too. I took a bullock waggon for a couple of hours, and brought into camp several sacksful. Lane has been made magis crate by the Government, and is head of the police for the whole district. He is also empowered to marry and generally conduct the entire business of the immense terri tovy under our control." A cablegram from Mr Lane dated Deceml e 18, announces that the title to 60 leagues (225,000 acres) of land has been signed The Paraguay Go vernmenfc aro very friendly.