The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-11
TRANS-PACTFIC MAIL SERVICE.
The Canadian Proposals Considered by
the New south Wales Government
No Definite Action Yet Taken.

The Canadian Proposals considered by
the New South Wales Government
No Definite Action Yet Taken.
As will be seen from the following par
ticulars, which we abridge from the
Sydney Morning Herald OF May 10Th,
the proposals OF the Canadian Pacific
Railway for giving a through fortnishtly
mail service to Australia, contemplate
leaving out Honolulu as a port OF call;
but there does not seem much chance OF
those proposals being accepted, without
very ulattriI alteration. The following
is the quotation above alluded to:
"The proposed course Of steamers on
the Pacific would be from Vancouver to
San Francisco, thence to Samoa and Fiji,
thence to Brisbane to deliver mails,
thence to Sydney and Melbourne. There
would also be a line to connect at
Fiji, for the service OF New Zealand.
On Nav 9, 1888, Mr.. Lambton, assistant
Postmaster General \. 5. w, furnished
a lengthy report on the then position OF
the matter, from which the following is
an extract - 1t may, | think, be as
sumed that not only Tor pOsta! but Tor
commercial reasons direct communion
ton with America is desirable, but pro-
baby the Government would not consent
to maintain a line to San Francisco as
well as one TO Canada, and the question
10 be considered between this and the
expiration OF the present San Francisco
contract seems to be whether the cOnnec-
ton with America should be made at
San Francisco, as heretofore, or at port
iii British Columbia. AS regards eX-
pense, a continuance OF the present con-
nection would possibly be more econom-
zeal; but there may be good reasons for
preferring the connection to be with
Canada, especially as via Canada we
could, OF course, get the same communi-
cations with all parts of America, and
probably quite as rapidly; and it is, l
think, generally admitted tina now that
a regular weekly service is maintained
between Australia and Great Britain via
Suez, we in New South Wales do not
need d Pacific mail service at all so far
as concerns communication with Great
Britain-such a service being only neces-
sary to maintain postal and commercial
relations with the great American CONT
nent. Whether the communication be
with San Francisco or with Canada, do
not think it matters for postal purposes.
With reference to the route, it can
readily be perceived that a branch line
to Fiji would not suit New Zealand, and
if we are to secure the cooperation OF
the latter colony in a service which is
really more necessary for it than for US,
! am inclined to think it will nave TO be
one which includes Auckland, as at !
present. Any service in which we may
secure the cooperation OF New Zealand !
will certainly be cheaper one for US"
A despatch was received on 9th |
January, 1889, from the Agent General |
for New South Wales, dated the 3Oth |
1888, forwarding copies of |
on the subject of the |
steam service between Vancouver, New |
Zealand, and Australia. In this cores
pondence it is pointed out that the New
Zealand Parliament has affirmed that a
service with Great Britain
should be continued; that the Govern
ment should negotiate with Great
Britain, Canada, and New South Wales
iOl Il CGAlluNlldu GGl lGG DIT IL iGuSDlldLtlt
price to the colony; that if negotiations
are favourable, tenders should be invited
Tor a four-weekly and a fortnightly
service by direct steamers; and that all
and tenders be submitted
TO the next New Zealand Parliament for
its consideration and decision. In the
If the action seemingly going
On in Canada eliminates in
any definite proposal as regards mail
with these colonies, OF
such a character as would be acceptable
to them, it is quite possible that way
may be opened for the establishment OF
such communication at an early date;
but, as already said the whole matter,
80 far as the colonies are informed, is so
exceedingly indefinite that really no
opinion can be pronounced at the present
line"