FERTILE NORFOLK ISLAND
NEED FOR CULTIVATION After a trip to Norfolk Island, Mr. W. H. Edgar, chairman of committees in the Legislative Council of the Federal Parliament of Australia, is convinced that several matters connected with the island need attending to. Mr. Edgar, who returned to Sydney recently, said that new settlers from Australia and New Zealand were being attracted to Norfolk Island by the fertility of the rich, deep red loamy soil. The last census showed that of a total area of 8,600 acres only 300 acres were under cultivation. While Mr. Edgar was on the island 5£ inches of rain fell in one day, but was absorbed. The nature of the soil is such that there are only a few running streams. Dews are heavy. The island is being overrun by the lantana bush, with the result that cattle are poor, and butter and other produce have to be imported. “New settlers are busy planting rich valleys and hills with bananas and other tropical fruits, and are adopting a policy to assist the island to become self-supporting, but as there is no revenue, the Federal Government should consider giving the necessary financial aid,” said Mr. Edgar.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 31, 29 April 1927, Page 7
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