The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-09-09
A POIyneslnn dominion scheme.

On our fourth page we print in iulI the details
of project land before the New Zealand Par
lament by the Hon. julius Vogel, the popular
premier of the Colony. 1t contemplates the
formation of commercial company, with a capt
tai Of five million dollars, on which stock New
Zealand is TO guarantee the interest Of five per
cent per annum. The objects of the company
are to civilize and settle the Polynesian groups
by opening up profitable productions and trnde
with them to establish factories, plantations
and depois, on different Islands, and to purchase
some already established 10 acquire lands aud
lease the same to settlers on terms calculated to
promote production; to encourage chiefs to cul-
tivate and to dispose of their produce to supply
stock and merchandise to the Islands occupied
to loan money and assist settlers to establish
plantations to open up steam communication
between the different Islands and between the
groups and New Zealand; and finally to and and
assist the Missionaries to civiize and christianize
the natives, aud encourage them 10 industry.
Such, in brief, is the scheme 10y which New
Zealand proposes to create a commerce with and
command influence over all the groups Of Poly
nesia, and secure these advantages to her own
people. This is but the first step. The premier
does not hesitate to avow that the ultimate OBJ
ject is to unite in one grand dominion all the
Poynesau groups, which can be induced 10
come into this arrangement, with New Zealand
as the centre aud source of its executive power
We confess that the project is one calculated to
excite the national pride of every eoonist, TO en-
list the support Of all who may have faith in its
feasibility, aud to extort praise even from those
who may consider it visionary. for its avowed OBJ
iect is not only commercial profit but philan-
thropc, in that it contempates the civilization
and improvement Of the PoIynesian races, Let
Us name some Of the groups to which this com
pauy might extend its relations.
The Fits, NayigatOrs, Hervey Islands, Cool
Islands, AUSTRIA Islands, Paumotu Group. ker
madee. Union, Friendly and Pbenix Islands
Loyalty Islands, New Hebrides, Gilbert Islands
Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, LouisiadC
Group and Caroline Islands. These alone mum
Der not less than four or i've thousand islands
most of which he near and south of the equator
with a population probably exceeding one mil
lion. 1t is idle TO deny that this is a most mag
ni6cent enterprise field broad enough to sat
isfy the ambition Of the most enthusiastic colo
nisl. 1t is easy to see that here may be opened
commercial sphere, which, if discreetIy man
aged, viii not only prove profitable as an invest
meni, but be Of great advantage to the inhabit
ants of the various groups, as well as to the com
merce Of New Zealand. 1t is carrying out, OF
an immensely larger scale, The idea which hA
already been initiated hereof borrowing none.
to assist agriculture aHd commerce. Our Ia
vaiian loan bill and industrial scheme pertain
o0ly TO this group that Of New Zealand grasp
the whole Pacific Ocean. with its mYriads Q
Islands, and viii even offer to Hawaii TO tax
her under its wing and provide her with oil th
means she may want, on condition that all be
trade is given to New Zealand
In examining this new scheme, one eanno