P-NG Land Available
p. 59 · Read in the full issue
For Settlers
THE P-NG Department of Lands has made 99 blocks of land available to farmers in the New Britain and Central Districts. Seven teen blocks are in the Kerevat area of New Britain and 82 are at Cocolands in the Abau sub-district of the Cen tral District.
The Kerevat blocks have an average of 29 acres and are suitable for cocoa, coffee, rubber, coconuts, fruit and vegetables. The average ren tal per block is about £7 a year.
The average size of the Cocolands blocks is about 27 acres. The land is suitable for rubber, coconuts, fruit and vegetables.
The average annual rental is about £l/10/-.