The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-13
From Australia and New Zealand.
Per Steamship "Macgregor."

The Australian and American steamship Mac
gregor, Capt. Granger, which arrived on Tuesday
evening last. from Sydney via Auckland, we have
papers to the l4th of February, from the former
city and to the goth from the latter.
In New South Wales, one of the changes In gov
erment-wbich are periodical there but which
have very little significance outside of the colony
had occurred the Ministry of Mr.. Parkes has gone
out of Office and been succeeded by that of Mr..
Robertson.
Says the Sydney Morning Herald
W. mentioned in our last summary for the Pacific
mail that the service was being performed under
a fresh contract of seven months duration, which
the Government had made with the As. n, Com
pany for the purpose of keeping the line open.
Three of the vessels chartered for the temporary
service under the Hall contract are employed by
the Company. One OF these, the Aacgregor, carries
the present outward mail. Another, the Mibddo,
arrived here on the 9th instant, after a splendid
passage of 20 days IL hours, Inclusive OF 4S hours
in port--that is to say. two days under contract
time, Notwithstanding the detour by way Of Auck-
land. No one now doubts the possibility Of per-
forming the service with suitable boats within the
stipulated time between Sydney and San Fran
cisco though, of course. speed at this end IL thrown
away If through any neglect on tbe Atlantic side
the transhipment Of mails is delayed. or they are
placed on board slOw-going steamers,
Some late Jews from FIJI seems to show that
fthe Government Of the new colony is being con-
quoted eIUcleOliy uuOeT MI LdEalu, the AQDluls-
traitor. though not altogether to the satisfaction Of
the planters, who find colored labor becoming a
more costly luxury under the new regime. An
attempt has been made to bring the heather and
cannibal tribes Of the mountain districts into sub
mission By peaceful means. The beginning prom
ises well, and. should that promise be realized, one
Of the causes which in England have led to appre-
tensions of heavy outlay will disappear. The APP
p%ointment of an ex Governor Of the Mauritius as
Erst Governor of Fiji has produced ONE surprise
here because it seems 70 indicate on the part Of he
Home Government an oyer-estimate Of the import
ance OF the post, and q mistaken belief in the
necessity for a costly establishment. The general
opinion here is that there are hundreds of officers
in the Imperial service who could administer the
affairs Of the colony efficiently. and would be ready
to accept a moderate salary. OF course we have
no right to object if, as the Spectator says, the
Home Government should think fit to give from
the Imperial Treasury. E25 900 TO the man en-
trusted with the first five years Of founding work.
But the situation is altered II We are asked to bear
a halfshare of the expenditure. In our judgment
any specially heavy outlay is unnecessary q
colonial criticism which is only Of importance
when colonial resources are called upon to hear a
share of the burden. tfse-
Our native relations are most peaceful. and day
after day fresh evidence is afforded Of the fact that
the natives are inclined to accept the inevitable
with but lite opposition. Sir Donald Mclean. at
the request of the King, met that august individual
for the first time last week. The result Of their