SUNDAY ISLAND.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20184, 12 March 1931, Page 5

SUNDAY ISLAND.

SETTLEMENT SCHEME. MINISTER'S WARNING. (TBBSS ASBOCIATIOH TBLEQiAJI) WELLINGTON, March 11. 'The Minister for Lands, in an intcv"view eaid hti 'had received quito a number of lettars asking for information in regard to the scheme of Dr. lloss, of Brisbane, for the settlement of or families 0n'275 Sunday Islarid-t %% r Jr i "The GoverniUrtnt,"' said Mr i'wisom, "has. nothing to do with the scheme, nor is it under the aegis of the Government. Dr. Ross has purchased the freehold of 275 acres out. ,? of a total are# of about 7220 j aorea,.. and is, of course, free to develop the property in his own way, but his operations must be confined to his own area K as* no other of the island is available for occupation." 4 i■ After• describing' the conditions on Sunday "Island; as revealed by Government reports, Mr Ransom concluded by saying that the history, ot former attempts to settle .the lalajid did not make good reading, and intending settlers should take into hmi- . sideration the fugged nature of the ' island, the' liability to cyclones, and earthquakes, and, -above all, the maans of transport. It must be distinctly " understood that the Government was not fostering the scheme, and couJa no be expected to provide or assist a steamer service.