LORD HOWE ISLAND.
This is situated in latitude 31 S., longitude 159 E., and is about 450 miles from Sydney, It is inhabited by about 35 persons, including children. There are, however, only about eight or ten able bodied men. The islar. ders live very peacefully together, although without laws or lawyers, teachers or clergy. They live in a state of blissful ignorance as to what takes place in other parts of the world. There seems to be a tacit understanding amongst them to respect each others' property. No register of births and deaths is kept, and marriages, in a legal sense, cannot be performed. One remarkable fact which struck one of the recent visitors was the indifference on the part of the islanders with regard to what is going on in the colonies or elsewhere, and their disinclination to ask questions concerning other countries. Except in one or two instances, they manifested no desire whatever to leave their island home. Most of the people are English, or natives of one or other of the Australian Colonies. They were strongly advised to keep a register of births and deaths, and tbey adopted the advice; the people will be also induced to educate their children.
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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 932, 27 February 1872, Page 3
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204LORD HOWE ISLAND. Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 932, 27 February 1872, Page 3
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