SUNDAY ISLAND

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1931, Page 3

SUNDAY ISLAND

.8 ETTL KM ENT SCHEM E. (By Telcyraph.—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 11. The Minister of Lands, in nn interview to-day, stated that lie has received quite a. number of letters asking for information in regard to the scheme ol Dr. Ross of Brisbane, for the settlement ol twelve or fourteen families on 275 acres of Sunday Island “The Government,” said Mr Ransom, “lias nothing to do with the scheme; nor is it under aegis of the Government. T)r. Ross lias purchased the freehold of 275 acres out of a total area of about 7,200 acres, and he is, oj i ourse, fro.) to develop the property in his own way; hut his operations must be confined to his own area, ns no other part of the island is available for occupation. Alter describing the conditions on Sunday Island, as revealed by Government reports, Mr Ransom concluded by saving that tiro history of the former attempts to settle the island did not make good reading, and. intending settlers should take into consideration its nigged nature, its liability to cyclones and earthquakes, and above all. the means of transport, ft. must be distinctly understood that the Government was not fostering the scheme, and could not be expected to provide or assist with a steam service.”