The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-09-09

cspecialiy the uncertainty which hangs over thci
future is calculated to cause considerable uneaslnes
a to the neIghborIng Colonies
Intimately Identified as the future OF these Colo
mics viii be with the Imperial county, of which
am Of opinion II Is their ambition to remain depen
denotes, they cannot regard without anxiety the dis
position evineed BY some foreign nations to esiab
lish footing in their nelghborhood, amongst n,
Islands Of the South Pacific.
, s In New Zealand there Is strong feeling thai
the geographical position Of the Colony, the prevail
Ing winds, the shipping facilities and other
ought 10 enable its Inhabitants 10 develop lsrgS
commercial relations with the Islands.
l. The conditions to be met, appear to be.-(a.'
To prevent, by antieipatory action, the establish
ment OF European communities with lawless ten
denotes, such as have been displayed In Fjji a.
To develop the selfgoverning aptudes of the Poly
nesian natives (e.l To encourage them to labor,
and TO realize the advantages which labor eoniers.
(dl To stimulate the production OF the Islands (el
Without bloodshed or embodiment With other ma
lions, TO gradually Introduce uniform Government
organization throughout Polynesia.
5. To stop the traffic in forced labor, more Is 70
quired than mere force and vigilance As long as
Her Msjesiy's vessels are engaged as at present,
they no doubt offer check to labor traffic; but they
also make the profits Of the traffic larger and thus
evidently encOungeit To permanently stop forced
labor, there must be opportunities available to free
labor.
& Your Exeelleney Is aware that have felt much
interest in proposal made by Mr. Phillips that a
Trading Company should be formed in England
with the view ofahsorbing BY its commercial power
large share of political control in the Islands The
object proposed by Mr., Phillips. excepting that of a
chartered labor traffic, approved; and Your Ex.
eelleney, believe, communicated the substance Of
Mr.. Phillips ideas to the Secretary OF State have
since thought very carefully over the matter, aud
there two points in respect 10 Mr. Phillips pro
posal which seem 10 me 10 require serious consider
alton, and without providing for which am not
certain the proposed company might not lend itself
to retard instead OF to advance, the civilization OF
the Islands Those points are,-(l.) That In order
TO obtain the necessary capital every consideration
besides that OF the requirement Of profit might
have TO be abandoned (s.) That Mr.. Phillips pro-
Posal does not provide that amount OF direct and
powerful Governmental control which iu my opin.
ion should be stipulated for In the interest Of the
helpless Natives.
Taking all these circumstances into consideration
aud rot forgetting that New Zealand, by assuming
the large responsibilities proposed would have the
will confer, am inclined TO recommendation That
New Zealand should encourage the formation Of a
powerful company to COLOMBO the Islands Of the
South Pacific, by offering guarantee OF five per
cent for forty years on the share capital o. That
the Government OF New Zealand should appoint the
managing director aud secretary here and the man.
aging director in London. (c) The object of the
company to be TO elvlize and settle the South Sea
Islands, by opening up profitable production and
trade in connection with them. az The company
TO establish factories and plantations at different
Islands, aud to acquire by purchase some already es
tablished e. To acquire lands, and lend the same
on terms calculated to promote production. C)
To arrange with chiefs 10 cultivate produce, and to
dispose OF it on agreed terms o. To supply live
stock and merchandise to the Islands a. To lend
money aud give assistance TO settlers to establish
plantations, a. To open up steam communication
between the different Islands, and between them and
New Zealand. Oh To discourage the removal Of
Islanders from their homes for labor purposes, by
atfording them occupation on their own Islands, or
on Islands adjacent
The Government OF New Zealand TO stipulate. in
return for guarantee :-(d) That the company give
facilities aud reasonable pecunary aid to the mis-
sionaries o. That whilst affordiug Inducements
10 lauolt Tue AueAdlH
forced labor. (e) The company to own at least six
steamers between the Islands, and between the Is
lands and New Zealand and to fix the time so that
New Zealand shall be in communication with the
principal Islands at intervals of net more than 4
month. (d.l The company to establish in New Zea-
land at least one cotton factory at least one WOODEN
factory, and at least one sugar refinery Cs) That
all the produce the company obtain the Islands
NH L orfa tha n
be forwarded to New Zealand. On That all goods /
sent by the company to the Islands be shipped from
New Zealand. o. That all produce the com
Pauy pay the Government OF New Zealand five per
cent. royalty a. That on all goods shipped to the
Islands, other than those the product manufae-
ture ofNew Zealand, the company pay royalty of /
seven and a-half per cent.
Z. The ultimate object which I have in view is, 1
the establishment OF the Polynesan Islands as one
Dominion with New Zealand the centre Of Govern
ment; the Dominion like Canada, to be a British
dependency.
S venture to think that these proposals, If car.
ricd out would save Great Britain large expense in
with the repression Of slavery, whilst
the Imperial prestige in the South Pacifc would be
Ju1IUs yoeEL-
Christchurch, end November, 1873.
After comforting With several gentlemen on the
subject Of this Memorandum, I agreed with Mr..
Whitaker that he should act with few promoters,
and draw up the heads Of an agreement, to be put
into shape by the Attorney General, If approved BY
the Cabinet aud then to be subject to the ratifca-
lion Of Parliament
l eOneeded after long discussion, the condition
imposing royalty on the shipments Of the company.
substituted FOR it condition binding the company
10 repay, out of profits, and payments made BY the
Government, and impounding all profits for that
purpose; secondly, power BY which the Govern
nent can intervene Ia the case Of the business the
company not being carried on efficiently. agreed
10 this change, because found that everyone to
whom had spoken was Of opinion that the royalty
would shut out the company from much business
which might otherwise be profitable; and becauseI
believe irrespective OF the contingent advantages
The Colony viii gain, that it is sufficiently secured
against any loss arising from the guarantee By the
provision making such guarantee lien on future
profits. Julius Yo6EL
Wellington, Februry 2s, 1874
Beads Of an Agreement between the Government Of
New Zealand Of the one part, and Frederick Whit
aker On behalf Of himself aud ihe several other
persons hereafter to be named (and herein called
the promoieFs) ofthe other part