The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-06-23
Trade with Australia.


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In = rceeas article we ienderSa to The Aus
tralisrs all she creli, 70 which they are Justly
eu6tlcd. fer maintaining the pyosen; Inc ii
STEAMERS under very djssivantsgoous eircam-
stssccs. We eaaaos, however, and DO uOs IN
teai. to coacral tie fac, that Nc have graw
sroe,s3S for suspicion As 30 It's ultimate SUCCESS
under the exclusive management Of the 4. ;.
y. Company. who are the agents of the New
SossA Wales 6overuncas, We row avail our
selves q the departure Of the mail TO send forth
eur uo,es Il vrSrnin,. the better to enable the
Cosapany 10 steer clear q the iihcRlsies with
which they an surrounded. No other chance
viii. IN all probability, Be afforded Us, as the
ssccsSs y failsge Of the New South Wales pm
p-is,ary Will be decided shortly after shcse
liaes rcaeh their shores.
To insure ssccess in a pTOieIs q thisu asni-
suis. the 6gst great aim Of the eOloaists should
be the delivery II letters fron Melbourne in
Lccdoa within 8 shorter space Of time than
can he accomplished by the Sees route, All
other cOnsiierati01s must be subsidiary, and
shas desirable result can Gully be achieved by
the LAYING ASIDE q all selfish iieSs. which Ne
trsss VIII be the case in a prOject Of such I'M
pogtance.
What we have mason to fear is the lOcal
5salo1sieS existing between the colouies 0f New
S5ush Wales ana Victoria. The former san
well aEor3. under pyese1t circumstances, 70
abandon the idea q being The terminus, eSpe-
cially when BY - dong subsidies froa Victoria
and also from TaszlAuiA and South Australia
are secured. Bur tbs question IS VIII that col
c1y - coussns3 Thea again the Fijis have been
rscsatly annsxed 70 New South Wales, viii il
be Insisted On as part Of the terms Of the con-
tract. that the mad steamers shall call AZ those
Islands Ii 50 another grand mistake viii he
committed. Ii i weIl-known principle that
al large Companies are their own insurers,
and with the fact staring Is in the faco Of the
MISalio. Tartar and Nacsresor having. within
the short period 1f a ysar and a half, run upon
oral resss AZ the Fijis which are studded with
su1Ssn rocks- no influential Company will pe-il
hsayiIy-l1isu and valuable vessels in such
da1serous proximity. Neither Is il for the III
tsres= Of prope-sy-owuers, OF in the exercise
Of Scgni discretion, Tor the safety Of passen-
gers, thar they should do 50.
Auckland harboz Is easy TO apprcach, and
with sons triiins expense, IN extending the
p5sr 81 a. 20 give facilities for loading and
iischargirg carg1, 10 unnecessary risk OF delay
need be experienced II th4t port.
The mail steamers must start from Melbourne
azd call Il Sydney, Auckland aud Houolulu.
Adopting this rogts, the entire Colonies Of Aus
tzaIasia and Ns~ ZeaIsnd VIII be brought to
ss5hsr II 0us snzire and compact body. They
can pay for an stScizut service, and VIII have
It. Any deviation fru5a this plan viii, We pro
pLssy, end IN Al izuluiuious failure. The
ssEzp-r--y ssrvics has had The advantage. here
rcfore, Of being vel and carefully managed in
thzz city, b. tie influential and popular firm
of J c. Merrill & co. and re are Inclined TO
think that If their judgment vas consulted by
persons At hza5-luarrs-s IN L0ai5a, their ideas
-1s,ld be fund n zais5a wiki ours
We wish to see thorough, g0od. and efficient
sz-vIcs and Il cur desires ara Mt realized, We
h1pe TO learn that Al American lins viii enter
upcu tie service AMI thas the stars and
stripes vilI be ssen floating II HObs0a's Bay
before the first cf August next
S1,e peuziag the article On the foregoing
Important subject, TO vhi-h Ne call attention
q our readers. ne have Isarn=i that the Pacific
Nal Company have determined 70 undertake
the service between this port and Melbourne,
tQ-chizg II H1a1IulE. Auckland and Sydney,
sh11ld The result q inquiries nv beng made
b. ttzI Cheers prove satisfactoEy-of which
there can b-z LITTLE d1ubL
his Company can asszrsily carry oat the
plan siieizztIy, Is rhey have the Colorado, Of
S,TzS t1us= Dakota, 2-I5s tons; YsacoIvsT-
1873 t5zs and the ATizozz Of ass to1s, all
6-s5-cllss vessels, no- lying II our h1rhor,