Land for Soldier Settlement in New Britain

Some of the land n the Gazelle Peninsula area of Vew Britain upon vhich returned servicemen and jthers have fixed ;heir eyes—and have jeen told that it is lative - owned and mavailable for Euro »ean settlement. The op photograph .hows part of the •iver flats bordering he Wanangoi River, vhich have now been deared of timber by I. L. Chipper and :©. This is only a iny fraction of the and in the valley vhich is estimated to »e 20 miles long by [0 miles wide.

At right, Mr. Frank Holland (in hat) vho has been re ■ ponsible for the

■oads put in to the Vanangol for J. L. Chipper and Co He s standing on the bank of a tributary of he Wanangoi, over which the Company vill build a bridge to open up more imber. They Intend to erect their brid-e ,n hollow logs, one of which can be een in the centre of the stream. The heory is that hollow logs will offer ess resistance to flood waters.

BHow— a portion of the country viewed

from the Catholic Mission near Vanadidir.

Mt. Varzen is on the left and behind it a range of mountains beyond which is the headwaters of the Wanangoi. The country in the immediate foreground is native settled but beyond Varzen there Is no sign of settlement.

The whole area is ideal for cocoa growing.