KERMADEC ISLANDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2339, 6 July 1886, Page 2

KERMADEC ISLANDS.

. It is rumoured that Sir Julius VetSfls going Home directly 'after the; session"',, jje get no a Joint Stock Oprapany'tdfwijjjott' theKermadeo/Islandsi :The:ieilof ■! she group is stated to bo so rich that it is far above the standard of maiiy. oLtlpa. manures of commerce, and a yeryj profit)-''-able trade is expected' to .be'.donesy

exporting it as guano. ..The natural pasture of the Kermadecs is soand nufcricious that it will carry ten sheejp to the acre-all the year/round.-'WhUw innumerable herds of goats browse uriously on the balance.left,by,,tho>»h'MiM Immense crops bf'new.potit'oes are'|rV'' duced at all seasons, and bananas, orangeß, lemons, limes, msndarißsycitrons, pineapples, mangoes, grapes, pomegranates, cocoanuts; apples,- ;j>s»rs-. and' 'peanuts simply' erfourabev ski. ground. The ■•; is '"{hi common tree of the country,"and silkworms indigenious. The birds areiei-

fcremely numerous and of rare beanfcf. The fomfde itihabitantsi'dfiithefJUliiwi ordinarily wear.gros grain silk drama trimmed .with bird of paradise plain4|' : and it is estimated thattn* company, sill-" obtain a splendid.return,,by»i«|pplj!afe:these costumes in the piece or i made tip, to the fashionable noMts] of -Paria' 464, London.' Tho'fiiheri&sbf' the Kermadeoj. are of. immense value. Several of .the most admired sorts of whales gauiWj-ir vast primary schools round'the7«fo,' while the sheltered .reaches and: looked harbours swarm with' turbot'ahd-. soles and anchovies and shrimp aiueeV'"' The eaves are scarlet with lobsters,—tlM Cardinals of the Sea, as Victor'Biija called them. Pepper and salt are fennd among the crevices of the rocks. Knives and forks and most of the ordinary houset hold utensils are produced spontaneously from the detritus of anoient iron deposits, The. otherwise extinct volcanie supply the plains and valleys with unfail;'ing rills of the softest blend of Veil',. matured glenlivat, and the incessant 'pbj£' ping of cork trees allures the' traveller', to hidden founts of sparkling wine.' 'The climate is superb. It is always, fine,iei-.'-cept when it rains; and when.:the?.*, ft'ao,. wind, a delicious calm prevails.:. The sou is powerful,' but large white, umbrelias) grow in. graceful groves, mth'epoliM/, drinks arranged in crystal joljlet* rohjw, 1. their handles. There is'a jJwtibnal'.Sa.nkC of Issue; .with; a 'four-feeder .printing,,, machine in full working, and entire dom of appropriation is .the. Ms'' cherished institution of the. With suoh material to work upon, tlrfre'' oan be no. doubt of Sir Julius Yogel't(„ ability to'float the'Kermadee. jslandi Company; espeeially as we/und'erßlind the Government have consented to gj.ire. a Crown grant of the islands on the »oli jiV condition that the company take all the,H unemployed from New Zealand and pay 1 :™ them a pound, a day (paper currency);' 1 The working day in the' Kermadecs ep«^ ; aifita of two hours, but of which sixty minutes are allowed for smoke,, and an equal portion for reposo. The success of the project may be deemed to be assured beforehand.—Eveninp Press.