New Building Land

For Suva

Suva, Feb. 6

A LARGE piece of land in the area be tween Suva Point and the town was recently sold to Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

The land formerly was part of the es tate of the late D. H. Smart—other parts of the estate were resumed by the Gov ernment for defence purposes during the war.

Morris Hedstrom’s new property con tains many excellent building sites, some with frontages to Military and Circular Roads and others with a wide view over Laucala Bay and open to the south easterlies.

It is reported that Morris Hedstrom intend subdividing the property for build ing purposes. This has caused a flutter in local breasts as building land in Suva township is now practically non-existent and many who would build, and thus solve their own housing problem, cannot do so for lack of land.

However, even if the purchasers intend to subdivide, it will probably be some time before the necessary surveying, road con struction etc., is complete. Even with this new development there seems no short-cut to the congestion that has Suva entangled at the present time.

Miss Betty Holland, only daughter of the late Mr. H. D. Holland and Mrs.

Holland of Melbourne (formerly of Rab aul) has announced her engagement to Mr A. H. Wood, of Ivanhoe, Victoria.