The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-03-14
THE PACIFIC
Commercial A0Oertlsrr
SATURDAY,, MARCH II.
FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW YEA
LAND AND FIJI.

last OF the \ a. y steamship -uthIuy' tdp'Hi"
Moore. and the favor Of Mr.. Peirce. the puFser, We
have dates from sydney 20 February 81, and from
Auckland 10 the 10Th
The Geographic news from sydney Is u%nimport-
ant. In Parliament the opposition were plying
Mr.. Parkes with questions about the san Francisco
mail service. in a spirit which indicated dissatis-
faction.
The New Zealand He-ald, Of The 10th Feb says
The san Francisco mail service has not, we
fear, been established On so satisfactory a basis as
could be desired. There Is much TO be made
known which remains unrevealed, and why this
should be the case we are quite unable to say.
Surely the people Of the colony have a full right
70 be acquainted with all that has transpired
respecting the negotiations Of this important serv-
ice for it is they who are the most Interested, aud
il is from out the revenue they help TO raise the
service will have to be paid for. There may be
state matters which prudence suggests should not
be diyulged but this assu!edly Is not one Of them
The Herald then quotes from the London cores
pendent Of the New York Tribune. who speaks of
the Steamship Companys agent, a. one who signs
himself II. IL. Hall, United states Consul at sgd
ney.' II the gentleman really holds that office.
which so strongly entails upon him the duty of
extending the influence of the United States flag.
il is extraordinary that be should be so far away
from the scene of his official duties. engaged as
the principal instrument in subordinating his
cOnntry's flag to that Of the British; The Herald
adds. We are further told that in reference to
Mr.. Purkes' negotiations with this English COM
pany. a very bitter correspondence has been the
result, in which Mr.. Thomas Russell in one of his
letters ventures to intimate plainly the existence
Of a corrupt bargain on the part of Mr.. Parkes. -
And, demanding the speedy publication Of all the
correspondence which has passed in reference 10
the mail service, concludes. a very grave accu-
sation has been leyelled against Mr.. Parkes, and
this should be substantiated, or the cause for max
ing it explained, and the charges withdrawn"
We compile from the Herald Of the 10Th
As respects the news of the month that which is
perhaps deserving Of FIRST notice with reference to
the colony Of New Zealand is the condition of her
import and export trade and of her revenue. For
the year 1873, the revenue of the colony from
Customs and miscellaneous sources was, in round
numbers 81, PSI 900. being an increase on the
revenue Of the previous year Of eI35, 700, and on
that Of 1872 of e2O3, 900 showing a steady rise
during the period of three years. Including the
land revenue, and the revenue from gold6elds. the
gross income OF New Zealand in 1873 was about
CO. 500. 900.
\ severe storm has visited these seas. and has
been felt in the north part of this island, and also,
II is believed. in Queensland. On the west coast
Of this province a small cutter called the Flora
Macdonald was wrecked off tue Manukau on the
I'd inst, having been caught in the storm and dis
abled. She attempted to take the bar, regardless
of the signal to wait for high water. it being sup
posed that her steering gear was carried away,
and that she could not retire. The signalman at
Manukeu Heads saw one enormous wave engulf
her as she preached to, and the vessel was never
seen again. There were eight or nine persons on
board the master (Mr. Kenny, and two men,
besides Eve, if not six passengers: be names OF
i've OF them are known, and are j. Graham, l..
Johnson "a MaOri), Mr.. Robertson. Z. Galvan, and
a young girl, Miss Phillips. On Saturday night,
7th instant, a heavy gale visited the port of Auck-
land, and caused great damage to n number OF
vessels in the haTbor, chiefly small craft, many of
which were sunk at their moorings. and at least
seven. If not eight lives were lost. The loss and
damage TO vessels, which is believed to be due
chiefly TO the fact of their not being properly
moored. and to the wharf, which was run into by
a large vessel which broke from her mornings. has
been estimated at el2, 900. and it is believed to be
not far from the mark. We believe arrangements
are being made by the Harbor authorities to
render a proper and safe method of mOUring COM
pulsory on the part of all shipmasters.
For somO time Mr.. Moriarty, the Government
Engineer OF New South Wales, has been in Auck-
land for the purpose of reporting on the best site
for a Dry Dock for this harbor, and also on a water
for the dock on the east Side 81 S0S ae e Street FEET
Wharf, and as a source for the water supply the
springs called the Western Springs, belonging to
Messrs. Low and Motion. There is, however,
strong opposition both to the site of the dock and
the selection of the water source, which requires
a pumping system, and, according to the engineers
own showing, would cost, for working expenses,
over { $500 per annum, or more than the annual
interest Of the entire plant, as estimated by the
engineer.
In consequence of the unfavorable reply from
the Government to the application of the Yelling
ton Sugar Refining Company for a bonus or a
drawback. the directors have resolved not to pro-
coed further in the matter until it is ascertained
next session what encouragement the Assembly is
prepared to offer to this new industry.
The dinner given to the Hon. J. Vogel at Nelson
was.a great success. There was a very large at
tendance. His Honor the Superintendent occu-
pied the chair. The Hon. DR.. Renwick and Mr..
BarnicOtt, Speaker of the Provincial Council, were
Merchantmen. In proposing the health of Mr..
Nogel, the superintendent said no eulogium was
needed beyond that found in the distinguishing
position he had attained by his great talent and
indomitable force of character.
y large meeting of carpenters was held at
Napier on Saturday evening, January 18th, at
which it was resolved to demand rs. per day, TO
take effect one month from the date of the meeting.
The meeting was quiet and orderly throughout.
The steamer Mdeddo, which leaves this port to-
day, is the first of the regular boats of the new
Australian and American Steamship Company to
take up the running direct from New Zealand. She
connects at kandavu with the UqcqreqOr coming
back from San Francisco, and with the Tartar
%(anOther of the huge new steamers from Sydney.
The Tartar t~ranships Australian mails to the Nj
kddO, receiving European and American mails for
Australia from the MdcgregOr, and then returns to
Sydney. whilst the HdcJregor turns aside and
comes to New Zealand with the mails for the
colony, calling at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyt-
teltOn, and making her terminal point Port Chal-
mers. Meantime the -WitddO is steaming away for
San Francisco, with the New Zealand and Austria
liam mails for Europe. Next month the Tartar
will take the through mails to San Francisco, and
the month after that the Macgregor from this port,
and so on. The mails will be despatched alternate
months from Sydney and Auckland.
Fiji IsInnds.
The Times of Jan. 2Sth has the following impor-
tant political intelligence, which. says the .Auck-
land Herald, " may be taken as meaning virtually
the annexation of the Islands, result that would
be received with very great satisfaction through
out Australia and New Zealand"
Commodore Goodenough and Mr.. Consul Lay
ard, on their return from the mountains. met the
settlers of Upper Rewa at Naitisiri (Messrs. Reece
Brothers plantation) on Friday last. About
twenty were present, and Mr.. Graham occupied
the chair. After being introduced to the meeting,
Commodore GoodenOugh asked Mr.. Consul Layard
to state the objects of their commission to Fiji.
Nr. Layard said he was sure of the minds Of nine
Ientbs of the people, but should like to be inform
ed what their idea was as to the best form of Gov