AN ISLAND FOR SALE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 197, 22 June 1903, Page 4

AN ISLAND FOR SALE.

The Island of Kawau so well-known from its long occupation by Sir George Grey, who introduced many plants and birds, is to be sold next month at Auckland by order of the Supreme Court, As many persons from all the colonies have visited this historic and lovely island, the sale will, no doubt, create wide interest. From native ownership the island passed to a Scotch Company, who worked the copper mine for some years, but ceased on the breaking out of the Australian gold diggings, and possibly the Company, having worked out, as they thought, the richer ore usually found above, were not prepared, with more co9tly and scarce labour, to operate on the lower grade, but much more lasting ores below. The attempt to unwater the mine by pumping, made three years ago, was only to rllow of expert examination, and was only partially successful, on account of the breaking down of the boiler. Kawau is stated to contain manganese, sulphur, iron ore, limestone, cement stone, and the ficest terra cotta ohy for tiling, pottery, etc. Coal has also been seen in more than one spot, bub to tffort has been made to work it. The island has on it a considerable number of deer. I Tbe area of the island is between five and six thousand acres, distance from Auckland 28 miles, and one and a half from the mainland.