Norfolk Island Notes
p. 136 · Read in the full issue
Sept. 28, 1956.
Rough seas hampered whaling last week, together with a ’flu epidemic among the workers, but whales are now coming south in good quantities —the Company was a bit late in starting operations and missed a lot of the north-bound movement, but with luck should fill their quota.
The operations are proving of great value to the economics of the
Island but it is a pity that the government didn’t realise this and build the plant so that the profits as well as wages would remain on the Island —it would have been better than doling out a few thousand pounds every year on doubtful agricultural and forestry schemes.
Mr. Carty Christian passed away
in his sleep this morning anr accorded a very well att funeral. Possessing a very lii nature and a beautiful voice “( will be much missed on the I The death has occurred c William Hyder, resident dent Norfolk Island for many yean also of late years dispenserf Public Hospital. —Nl Corresp ®