The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-03-16
From New Zealand and Australia.
ARRIVAL or THE NEVADA"

ARRIVAL OF Iht RtVAUA.
The Uni,el States. New Zealand aul Australian
steam ship .NsrIda, Capt nlrtheu. arrived At this
port yesterday morning, Is days from Auckland.
and Ia DAYS from Iutuila. Nayigatur's Islands We
are indebted 60 Mr.. Alley, the Purscr It The ship
for list u passengers and memoranda, which will he
found "a our commercial column.
The following is the report from the United states
steamer .NlrsrausfG, Commander r. W. Mead.
which sailed from Honolulu. January 18th, arriving
az Pouga Puugl, February l4ih, ia rs days under
canvass, oihccrs and crcw All we'll Ca the 18th, the
Maunga. 90 high chief. made a treaty With captain
Meade. granting o. the United states 81 America the
exclusive right 20 the harbor VI Ponga ponga CHE
finest la the south pachcl, AZ a coaiing ~ naval
station. On the lst u March, the samoan nag Was
hoistei on shore and sAlutei with % guns IRON the
-NdraEaEytff, Capt. Meade ordering Two companies
OF hrs men with their officers. % shore. drawn up IA
line in tr0nt Of the flag The .NdragaHssH visited
the Island Of Apia. on the 18th OF February, Ahh
detained the brig Le0R0ra, W. II. Hayes master, ON
suspicion OF cruising about In an unlAwiuly armed
vessel, lcvying contributions GA the native chiefs
among the islands, but there being no evidence To
sustain the charge, Hayes was released after - days
detention on board ct the -NaTGgaHscH. on The
2Sd OF February, the .NardgdHssit returned 20
Ponga Ponga 10 complete the survey of the bay.
She was to sail from Pouga Ponga on the l9th 81
March, for South American ports.
On the 9th of March, the high chief was 10 have
given a native dance aud had invited the officers OF
the -NarGgaHseh to witness il.
The N,rudd did not go further than New Zealand
on this trip, Mr.. Webb having concluded an en-
saErmcnt at sydney with the \. ;. y. Co. 10 The
effect that their boats shall connect with hs AZ
Auckland. and deliver the mails, passengers aud
freight at sydney. Melbourne and Brisbane, leaving
Auckland Immediately after the arrival OF the
steamers from san Francisco.
The prospects for obtaining a subsidy from The
Australian Government. were, under tbe existing
state of affairs, better than ever. and W. may re-
gard il as almost a certainty. New south Wales
was in the midst of an election TOT Parliament
The opposition TO the present Ministry was 80
strong and engrossing as 10 almost paralyze Tue
business Of Government. \ vote OF ccnsurc had
been passed upon the Government of Sir James
Martin, but instead oi r~csigning, they bad gone TO
the people. Sir James and two other Minister had
been defeated. aud Mr.. Parkcs aud Mr.. Samaels re-
turned both the latter being pledged 90 support
the mail line via san Francisco. Mr.. Neil. a di-
rector Of the \. ). y. Co. had also been returned
by a large majority. Mr.. Parkes Is spoken OF AS
likely TO be the Premier of the new government To
be formed.
A private letter dated Sydney, February 10th,
from the well-known house Of, Geo. A.. Lloyd 4 Co,
says:
"Our Parliament was dissolved Ia the first week
Of this month, as the Government were powerless
the elections for this city have just closed, and out Of
four Ministers, three are defeated, aud OF eight mem
bers elected, seven are opposition.
Mr.. Vogel aud Mr.. Webb are still here, but
have not done any good with the present Govern
ment they will be more successful with the next.
la the meantime, they have made n conditional ar
rangement with our local company 20 meet the
steamers at Auckland, and a measure will be pro-
posed in the new Parliament to subsidize n joint line
The feeling, not only in Sydney but In Victoria
and Queensland. as testified TO by parties In official
positions in those Colonies, was very strongly IN
favor of securing the permanence Of the San frhn-
cisco line by the granting Of subsidies. The won
derful impetus given TO the wool trade ana To COM
merce generally with America, had demonstrated the
great desirbleness Of keeping the service maintained.
For all these reasons, although the accomplishment
has been delayed from obvious causes, yet we may
look upon the subsidizing Of the line as n settled
thing. Thus this noble enterprise, innugurated by
MIR. Webb, has every prospect Of being fully and
materially endorsed by the two great branches Of
the Anglo-Saxon family-the Governments Of the
United States and Australia.
OF business generally in New South Wales, the
Sydney Morning Herald Of the 18th ult, thus
speaks:
The encouraging aspect OF almost everything
connected with the trade and commerce OF the col
ony. noticed in our Summary per last overland
mail. is not less satisfactory now than II was then.
The yield of our %goldGelds Is increasing, money Is
plentiful, commercial credit remarkably sound, and
the value OF colonial products well sustained.
Perhaps the only persons who have any reason To
complain are capitalists, who find a difficulty In
obtaining lucrative investments. As a result, we
find them devOting more interest TO the develop
ment Of our mining deposits, "A source OF wealth
which has not hitherto received that amount OF at
tention which its importance demanded.
BY way Of Sydney, we learn that II. Nj. >. R0sdTfo
has visited the scene Of the murder Of Bishop Pate
son and the Rev. }. Atkin, and has exacted retribu-
ton, by burning villages and blowing natives 20
pieces. The friends Of the mission ns well as Of hu-
manity and civilization, deeply regret this Ms not
only a useless but cruel step, and one unworthy Of
the British flag. 1t is well known that the massacre
was the result Of cruelties practiced by kidnapping
vessels, and the reprisals by the RosariO's crew will
merely ensure the slaughter Of the next boats crew
Of white men who may venture near the Swallow ISL
ands. DiBcredit is cast in some quarters upon the
account given Of the reprsals by the Sydney papers
but it is difficult TO believe that such circumstantial
narratives as we have received should be without
foundation. The Rev. Mr.. Codrington, head Of the
Melanesian Mission is at present in Australia.