The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-05-04
More About The AustraIian Line.

| Our kilograms, a few days since, announced that
Senator Cole had introduced bill for the purpose
of providing for subsidy TO steam line to Aus
tralia- This step has not been taken one moment
too soon private letter has been received in tits
city from a highly influential and thoroughly relia-
bic quarter, from which we are permitted to make
the following extract: M .sIufslsl
LOMBARD, STREET, LONDON, March 18th
az have to thank you for the papers relating to a
mail steam line from San Francisco calling at Fiji
and on 10 the colonies. Another project is Just ON
the eve Of being set going here to be called the At
lantic and Pacific Steam Navigation Company Cap
tain Vine Hall is connected with it, and their pros
pectus will be issued next week await Il with
some interest. The company propose 10 make their
headquarters at Milford thence to Portland, across
by rail to San Franciseo. and so on through the
Pacific to our glorious Australian colonies They
intend buying the old Panama and New Zealand
boats which they get at half price, and as they
well tried vessels have doubt they win sue
ceed"
1t will thus be seen that tangible project is on
foot elsewhere But this line is SO essentially cur
own that It will indeed be folly If We allow It TO
slip out Of our hands There is not the slightest
reason why we should lose II. If Congress takes
anything like immediate action on Senator Coles
bill, we can be some two or three months ahead Of
the proposed English Company. From the extract
above given, IT is apparent that the proposed con-
pany has yet TO be organized then the negotiations
for the purchase OF the steamers have to be com
pleted, and when all that Is accomplished, the Arst
vessel has to make the lengthy voyage round the
Horn in order to reach the scene of the future oper
ations. This will necessarily take three months
from this date at least. One month ought to SUI
fee to pass the matter through Congress- and Il Is
known that there are two steamers lying at Benica
the Nebraska and the Nevada-which are admira-
bly, adapted for the proposed trade. These vessels
belong to Mr.. W. Il. Webb Of New York, and might
be got ready to go to within fortnight after in
structions being telegraphed here Thus in SIX
weeks, If the greatest possible speed be used the
first steamer may be on her way. To accomplish
this no time must be lost. Everything has now
probably been done here that can be- to forward the
matter. The Chamber Of Commerce have unsni-
mousy passed resolutions 10 favor Of the line, and
they have been forwarded TO Senators and Repre-
sentatives at Washington. Both Houses ofourstate
Legislature on Saturday, passed unanimously urgent
resolutions pressing upon Congress the desired sub
sidy Every possible incentive to exertion is pre-
sented in this case; and 1t win be the height Of folly
ifany unnecessary delay occurs
The following are the resolutions which have al
ready been telegraphed by Governor Haight to
Washington: ~ srgif
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Relative to granting Subsidy 10 establish mail
route between San francisco and Melbourne. etc.
WHEREAS, Action Is about to be taken by the
British Government and the Australian Colonies,
to place upon the Pacific Ocean line ofsteamshps,
to ply monthly between Melbourne, Australia, and
San Francisco, California. The most superficial OBJ
server viii readily perceive that such line fsteam-
ers will go largely towards placing the Pacific Ocean
under the control Of the Government under whose
flag they sail 1t Is evident that such result, IN
time Of war, would prove most disastrous to the
United States The shipyards and machine shops
for the construction and repairs Of these vessels and
their machinery would be located, did the United
States centrol The line In San Franesco giving e-
ployment 10 hundreds Of mechanics and laborers,
adding largely TO the business and wealth cfhe city
and State; and as.rl.f,s s,ssfas4 81
WHEREAS In these times Of mechanical, agricuI-
tnral and commercial depression, u becomes ne
duty Of the Government 10 retain within lis Dor
ders, encourage and aid for the benefit o. ts eli
zens all OF the avenues Of trade over which y pos
sfble for II to obtain control: therefore be II
Resolved By the Senate Of California, the Assembly
concurring. That our Senator'S In Congress be m
stueted. and oar Representatives requested, % use
such influence as shall cause national aid TO be
granted in the shape OF 4 subsidy, commensnr1fe
with the importance Of the project, for . term Of
years, TO any responsible company who VIII con-
tract 70 perform monthly nail service, IN vessels
OF not less than two thousand tons burden, between
Resolved, That the Governor be requested 70 Ior-
ward copy Of this preamblc and these rcsoiutlops
to our Senators and Representatives at Washington
without delay -Aha APrH 6h M