Plantation For Sale.
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Fiji Government Crown
LEASE, 99 years; 958 acres, ex road; 80 years to run, with a further renewal for 99 years. Normal ground rent, £49/5/- per annum, re duced to £15 per annum, for a period of two years, on account of hurricane damage, and low price for produce — Copra; 60/80 acres of young nuts bearing and commencing to bear; 28/30 tons copra per an num. increasing to 40 or 50 tons.
New homestead bungalow, concrete founda tions, with all woodwork securely bolted down to concrete with 12in. bolts, ½-in. thick. All plates tarred, and joints painted to prevent insect attacks, etc. Has withstood three hurricanes.
Nicely laid-out grounds, garden, lawn, fruit trees, kitchen and food garden. Fine panor amic view of the sea, river and mountains.
Homestead near Government road. Very acces sible, also by river and sea.
Copra equipment and shed, small punt, saddle horse milking cows, 100 wild and semi-wild cattle, poultry, etc.; 28/30 tons copra per annum.
Fruit consists of 80/100 Tahitian seedling orange trees, several lemons, dwarf and semi dwarf mangoes, three kinds very large fruiting varieties Tamarind trees shaddocks. 800/1000 cayenne pineapples (Queen variety). 100/200 Kipleys and others. 200 bananas, four kinds breadfruit trees, and various other native fruits.
Tapioca, taro, kawais, sweet potatoes, etc.
Any amount of root foods in the bush: yams, etc., unlimited supply. Very well supplied with fruit —in fact, self-supporting.
Furniture, working tools, implements, etc., etc.; carpentering tools, guns, etc., etc. Excel lent shooting and fishing.
Permanent water supply from various creeks, springs and river. Fertile river flats, alluvial loamy soil, running almost whole length of pro perty. Undulating, hilly land, suitable for pineapples and sweet potatoes.
Shipping facilities: Various local cutters run ning at irregular intervals.
A going concern which will be hard to equal and which will stand strictest investigation.
Special reasons for selling.
Price: £2,000. Terms.
For further information, write to Plantation No. 4, Pacific Islands Monthly, Union House, 247 George Street, Sydney.
Coconut Plantation For Sale In
Group contiguous to Australia. Rain fall, over 100 inches annually.
Over 2,000 acres, mostly first-class land, 365 acres under coconuts in full bearing. Estimated yield is from 80 to 95 tons of copra annually.
Some trade in native-grown copra.
Buildings; Small house, suitable for bachelor.
Livestock: 300 head of cattle.
Labour: There is a good recruiting-ground near. Local natives live near the property, and there are bush natives inland.
Markets: Produce may be sold for cash aboard B.P. inter-island steamer; or shipped direct to Sydney; or direct to European or American port per Messageries steamer (freight to Marseilles is 420 francs) ; or sold to local trading firms.
There is a small store trade, which might be increased.
The B.P. steamer calls every six weeks, and carries a large stock of general stores. Gen eral stores situated at centre, 24 miles away.
Price, walk in, walk out, £2,500, Terms may be arranged.
For further details, refer to Plantation No. 3, c/o. “Pacific Islands Monthly.”