The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-10-08

vauced hundred per cent. 1t is thought the
tariff viii increase therevenue e950 600 per anuum.
Respecting the mail lines all is sill in doubt,
/ asrecards New Zealand. We end the following
reference to the discussion an the Wellington
Assembly, Aug. 5sh. The House went into COM
mitlee to consider the Suez mail proposals. Mr.
l Vogel skeiched the history Of the sctiou Of the
] House and Government re Suez and San Frau
cisco services since 1869, ending in the discOu,iu-
uance of the subsidy to the Suez line. and the
establishment Of webh's line, and the failure Of
the latter. The total payment for two years was
eT2. 500 received for hostages, Ella 800; leaving
annually $4,000. The service had been great
benefit indirectly to the colony. Had Great
Britain afforded the assistance now promised it
! would still have been in existence. He referred
to the late Conference, and the action be and his
colleagues had taken. Since then the Sydney
Government had taken proposals which he could
not accept. Mr. Russell had offered his services
free, and the Government gladly accepted them.
BE had received confidential letters from him that
could not be read in the House at present. but
be said that Mr. RasseIl found at San Francisco
that Mr. Webb could only run his boats TO Hon
olulu Mr. Russell had received an offer at New
York to establish sforked" service for s7S,0O0
the boats alternately to run to Port Chalmers and
Sydney. Correspondents had passed with Vic
toria on the subject, and ii was no longer secret
that it offered to carry on the service VIA Suez
for $4,000, the colonies each contributing to
the Government. he had written TO Victoria
Offering to contribute $4,000 FOR q branch service
TO Melbourne, and q contribution by wny Of pos
tare, of not less than $1,000 from Victoria for
the San francisco line" Reference is made in
the debate to establishing branch line from New
Zealand to Kandavu in FIJI, the cost Of which
would be s15OOO. 1t was proposed to send a
telegram to London. which we insert, as it shows
the various proposals before the government:
Victoria offers only $4,000 by way of assistance
10 California service with which il is satisfied. New
South Wales offers the Of steamers to Kanda-
w. for the hostages which estimate to be worth |
sl2 900. We also to pay for branch service. 1
We are arranging with Victoria for the use Of the /
Sue1 service. Under these circumstances with bet
ter information at your com mand rs to the reality Of
the prospects of New South Wales line than We have.
and TO the means Of getting such Californian |
line will suit the requirements and the claims Of
New Zealand you are requested to Immediately cable
the full recommendation Of what you advise. in order
that Parliament may be consulted and its sanction
asked This telegram has been read to parliament.
Signed J. VoeEL-
From all this it appears that MIR. Rossel has full
authority to close any contract which be may
think best for the colony.
A telegram from Wellington states that an in
qniry had been made into the causes Of the mu-
tiny ON board the guano ship Vim. 1apscott.
I" The evidence generally is only recapitulation
of that already published. The most essential
difference is that the captain distinctly denies
ever having fred shot on board, while the car
penter and third mate state that the captain,
when be rushed on deck, after be was confined
for the first time fred at the second mate, and
after the shot the mate fell groaning down the
poop ladder. Witnesses state the cause Of the
mems mutiuous conduct sas that they thought
heir lives we're endangered by the heavy leakage
in the ship and that they considered it was not
safe 10 proceed round the Horn in her. The sail.
ors stated that they had, for three days previous
10 the day Of the occurrence of the alleged mutt
by, been at work at the pumps, without intermis-
sion.r