ROMANTIC NORFOLK

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 247, 9 January 1928, Page 14

ROMANTIC NORFOLK

NEW SETTLERS FROM NEW ZEALAND “NO PLACE LIKE IT” Norfolk Island and its romantic atmosphere have captured the imagination of Mr. and Mrs F. J. Fattle, of Christchurch. So delighted were they with the island and its climate that Mr. Tattle decided to buy a property on the spot. TI/TR. TATTLE was for eight years XT -» general manager of Dominion Motors in Christchurch, but he broke down in health and went for a trip to Norfolk Island. Now both he and his wife are convinced that Norfolk is the most wonderful island in the world., There is no other place like it, they ’both said when returned on aSturday afternoon. Mr. Tattle has acquired a property of 10 acres on which there are 1,300 banana palms, half of them bearing fruit. Part of the property is in different varieties of oranges and passion fruit. He also proposes to grow large quantities of early beans, peas and tomatoes for the Sydney and Auckland markets. “The soil is so rich that three acres will return a good living,” said Mr. Tattle. Mrs. Tattle, who has been singing the praises of the island ever since she first went there, said that this year there have been extraordinarily large numbers of tourists from Australia. Every accommodation house is full and many of the residents have taken m boarders for the holiday season. Mr. Tattle is building his own house, which is being taken to the island in sections. He will return to Norfolk by the next trip of the Hinemoa.