Walpole Island
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Growth of Guano Industry
From Our Own Correspondent.
NOUMEA, December 7.
A NEW ZEALAND firm has entered into a contract with Austral Guano Co. Ltd., of Walpole Island, for 8500 tons of guano. The “Loyaute,” of Societe Tour de Cotes, made a special trip over with material and 40 additional men, bringing the personnel of this little island up to 80.
New Zealand seems to be the sole pur chaser of this splendid fertiliser, which can be placed on the market ready for use far cheaper than any other.
Walpole Island is a small limestone rock island about 150 miles south-east of New Caledonia. It is ¼ mile wide by 2¼ miles long and contains just over 300 acres of limestone covered with large deposits of sea-fowl manure.