Territories Plantations
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For Sale
AMONG the estates of deceased per sons, being advertised for sale by tender, are the following plantation properties in Papua and New Guinea: A freehold on Sudest Island, carrying 50 acres of coconuts, and an agricultural lease with 37 acres of coconuts.
An agricultural lease on Rossel Island, with 30 acres under coconuts and an agri cultural lease on Moturina Island with 50 acres under coconuts.
The above were part of the estate of the late Mrs. E. Mahony, and have not been worked since 1939.
Tomalabatt Plantation. 434 acres on Tabar Island, carrying some 16,000 mature coconut palms, but under heavy secondary growth. The building was de stroyed by the Japs. Formerly owned by the late Mr. J. S. Talmage.
Sumuna Plantation, 625 acres on Djaul Island, of which 350 acres were planted before the war in coconuts and cocoa.
Panapau Plantation, 1,000 acres near Sumuna Plantation, only 120 acres planted.
Both of the above, now heavily over grown, were owned by the late Mr. L.
Hamilton.