Food Supplies For Sunday

Island

mHE auxiliary ketch, “Miena”, which left X Auckland early in January to take provisions to a survey party on Sun day Island, duly arrived after encount ering heavy north-east winds for two days. Supplies were landed immediately and the “Miena” returned to Auckland.

The “Miena” was chartered by the Gov ernment in response to urgent messages received from the survey party that they were short of food. Previous attempts had been made by H.M.S. “Achilles ” and H.M.S. “Leander” to land supplies, but they were prevented from approach ing the shore through bad weather.

Several attempts have been made to establish a settlement on fertile Sunday Island (principal island of the Ker madecs, between Auckland and Tonga), but all have failed.

The group is assuming new import ance, because it is on the direct route between Auckland, Tonga and Samoa.