The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-02
The Sandwich Islands.

The Sandwich Islands.
To THE EDITOR OF THE "TrIEs -
SIR: have just read your able article
on Hawaii in the Times " Of the 23d
instant, and crave permission to say,
with respect to that portion Of it which
refers to possible treaty Of reciprocity
between that Kingdom and the Canadian
Dominion, that while It is obvious that
such a convention would be Of great
advantage to both couutries-a fact
which the Times" with its usual
grasp Of the fitness Of coming events, 50
clearly recOgnizes-there is at present
but slight ground for stating that such a
negotiation is seriously in progress. The
temporary disturbance TO existing fiscal
arrangements generally offers an i'm
pediment TO the initiation Of inter
national treaties Of commerce; but in
the present case the benefits that would
accrue 70 both sides are SO patent that it
may be hoped that the completion of the
Canadian Pacific Railway viii point the
logical way 10 reciprocal connections
which YOU so intelligently forecast, and
which are pregnant with important
results 20 the trade Of Canada and the
prosperity Of its great railway enterprise.
The Hawaiian Islands now produce
annually more than 100, 900 tons
81 sugar. besides an important and
constantly-increasing crop Of rice,
wool, tropical fruits and other produce,
ali of which would find ready consump-
ton in Canada, and can be economically
distributed by its railway system, while
the Canadian manufacturers would find
al important outlet for their productions
over the same highway, not only for
consumption and use in the Hawaiian
Islands, but for distribution throughout
the Northern Pacific, for which Homo
iuln is a convenient and highly yored
center, which its energetic inhabitants
are constantly enlargjng and improving.
If do not trespass too much on yuur
valuable space, / desire to add few
works upon the value Of the commerce
gsssl,a&ween the Hawaiian Kingdom and
! sasssst Britain. Your article states that
. - t!e trade between the United
Yg aud the Hawaiian Islands Gin
@ss3ouated to $1I ,874 900, being
Ies% : e. Y per cent OF the value Of
~.tg,,.. - g@feign commerce, Great Bri-
- a.. ssxj, though with only about !
ta;-. -. This statement is liable /
"a ,,or - gneous impression, and |
- ,% 800 , a.. ~ a. having combined the |
-. $50. whicl1 at present 60 |
Hawaiian exy,c4ss~ % 'i'e oii1oo states /
almost exclusively : N "l'1'"'l2n o' Tue
because Of the favosaf. 's'' iA'' " a,'"'i
Reciprocity Treaty~-wi g. Il wa oe
imports. Ii taken seaaa 1>'1I'7 - -"
seen that Great Britas h. ''N' y ''''-
q fair share of Hawaiian "a e'''''''ieA
standing the geographical az. '1 e@'
cial advantages derived fF,sl {, iN''',
neighbor London, Giasgog. !. > - Al"
Manchester, Birmiughara, Slie#hS
Nottingham-eaeh has selbssai4.a, l'~'i'
TnerciaI relations with the lie y,
islands, end has benefited by the 81
mqrkable prosperity which, during e.
pas ten years, has attended the 6eSsE 8,
opmeat of the resources OF Hawaii. I ]
am wr,sing at some distance lroxn :,
home, AID without precise statistics
before me, but 1 believe that
am quite within the mark in stating that
during the pes.od named the trade be
tween Great Bj'ain and the Hawaiian
Kingdom has given employment to over
100, 900 tons Of British shipping. Many
large English stea.Iers, some of them
exceeding 5000 tone each, have
carried full cargoes direct from
British ports to Honolulu, and the
value Of British exports to list port las
been not much short Of two millions
sterling. | am, sir, your obed."at ser
want, 4. HOFFNUNG.
His Hawaiian Majesty's Charge .&kf g.
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