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For Isolated Sunday Island

From Our N.Z. Correspondent

Auckland, Aug. 15.

TT is likely that Sunday Island, in the Kermadec Group, may become a regular settlement in the not distant future.

It will be recalled that two Auck landers, Messrs. Bacon and Robertson, went to settle there last year and accord ing to reports they are enjoying the isolated life. Advice now has been re ceived in New Zealand from Mr. V. Ven ables, owner of the ketch Yvonne which sailed from Sydney on July 30, that his son and two of the crew of the vessel will be left at the island on her way to Auck land. If there is any prospect of making the settlement venture a success, the ketch will run regularly to the island from Auckland with supplies and will bring back Sunday Is. fruit for the New Zealand market.

It was Mr. Venables’ intention to secure a boat for this purpose when he left Auckland for Australia nearly two years ago. A number of Aucklanders have in terests in the estate originally settled in the 19th century, and several of them still cherish the idea of founding a per manent settlement on Sunday Island. The remainder of the land is owned by the Crown. Two years ago when there was a move to settle the island the N.Z. Gov ernment stated that it did not favour the project.