The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-12-12
CLOSER RELATIONS.
Canada's Minister of Trade and
Commerce Speaks on the
Question.

One of the passengers by the
Arawa last week was the Hon.
Mackenzie Bowel, Minister OF
Trade and Commerce, of Ottawa,
Canada. Mr.. Bowel has been to
Australia on Government business,
having passed through this place
last September.
AS Mr.. Bowel wanted to meet
some of the Government officials
and business men of Honolulu, the
Chamber of Commerce held a spe-
cial meeting Monday, Nov. 4th at
9 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Bowel spoke at some length
on the question of closer trade con-
nections between Hawaii and Can
ada, and emphasized the fact of
the advantage to these islands of
the Canadian-Australian steamers.
He also advocates a cable being
laid from Victoria to the Colonies
by way of the islands.
Mr.. Bowel said in part:
at is through the kindness of
President Dole that / am here, and
[ am much indebted for the priv
ilege of meeting with the CONNER
cial men of Honolulu. The Cana
dams are self-governing people,
and are very anxious of extending
trade relations in any direction
where an opening can be found.
Ample facilities have been pro-
vided for communication with the
outside world along the eastern
coast, but until recently little has
been done to establish it from the
western coast. The new Canadian
Australian Steamship Company
affords facilities for trade with Ha-
waii, FIJI and the Australasian col
onies. 1t is not possible that any
considerable volume of trade can
be built up in a few days, for much
time is required for such pur-
pose. If, however, this new line is
to be made successful, it will re-
ouire the assistance of all the coun-
tries interested in it. The Hawaiian
Islands are deeply interested in the
line, and 1 trust they will offer as
much aid as your finances will per-
NIT. Canada has voted subsidy
of $125,000 per annum for ten
years"
Mr.. Bowel pointed out that a
large opening existed in Western
Canada for sugar, fruits and other
products of these Islands. Care
would be required to be taken, he
said, in packing and shipping such
goods, so as to meet the tastes of
the Canadian market. An i'm
,portant matter in this connection
was the laying of Pacific cable.
At considerable length he spoke of
the necessity for telegraphic COM
munication between the islands of
the Pacific, Australasia and Can
ada, and urged the Chamber of
Commerce to give careful consid-
Grafton to the propriety of aiding
that enterprise. He explained
that a conference would probably
be held in Canada early in the
new year to consider the matters
of trade and cable connections
over the route alluded to, and as
sured the Chamber that a repre-
sentative from the Hawaiian ISL
ands would be warmly welcomed.
He expected these matters to be
considered on a strictly business
basis, and that his views would
only be acceptable if. they were
found to suggest profitable trade
openings for the people of Hawaii.
T. h. Davies, who had recently
visited Vancouver, said that he I'M
derstood that the color line on sugar
had been fixed by the Canadian
tariff at IA Dutch standard and
excluded the sugars of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Mr.. Bowel replied that the mat
ter of raising the standard to 16,
was under consideration by the
Government.
Mr.. Hoyle, a member of the
Legislature of New South Wales
Rade a short speech in which he
strongly urged assistance being
given for the establishment of a
Pacific cable and the maintenance
of the Canadian-Australian steam
ships.
4 committee of three members
of the Chamber of Commerce was
appointed to consider the ques-
tions brought up by Mr.. Bowel.