The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-06-10


again taken up by the Ottawa
Conference last year, when Mr..
Sanford Fleming presented to
that conference a very full and ex.
haustive paper that he had writ
ten on the subject at the instance
of the Minister of Trade and Com
merce of the Dominion of Canada.
This paper embraced plans of pro-
posed routes, estimates of costs
and revenues, and alternative pro
posals as to systems to be adoptde
in construction. This paper was
very fully and exclusively dis
cussed by the conference on the
motion of Hon. Mr.. Suttor, repre-
senting this colony THAT in the
opinion of this conference imme-
date steps should be taken to
provide Geographic communica-
ton by cable under sole British
control between the Dominion of
Canada and Australasia" The
main reasons urged for this Paci-
fic cable, and which this Cham
Der Of Commerce desires to en-
phasise, are that the existing
means of communication by cable
either all pass through possible
hostile countries or through shall
low sens, where it could be easily
fshed up in time of war, whereas
Pacific cable is freer from both
these objections and would pass
only through lands over which
the Union Jack floats. Now
in case of war with foreign nations
communication with Australia
would most likely be interrupted
almost immediately, and we can
picture to ourselves that the ma
tional loss such a catastrophe
would involve might in a few
weeks be even greater than the
whole cost of this cable, even
we're it undertaken single-handed
by Australasia.
1 shall not further trespass on
the very limited time of this
meeting by attempting to go into
any details as to how this i'm
} portant work can best and speedily
) be accomplished, but it strikes
me that the difficulties to b.
) overcome are comparatively Sigh
7 compared with the enormous ad
vantages to be derived therefrom
; The object of this resolution is t.
!, affirm that the work is neces
sity to Australasian, Canadian
; and Imperial interests, and tina
t consequently it must be carrie
: out with as little delay as pos
y sible, and if this meeting, as
: feel confident it will do, un
s animously adopts this resolution
$ it will be proposed in a subse
l. quent resolution that we at ono
o memorialise the Government t
., give imme date effect to it. AS
q matter of fact, our Governmer
: has already practically adopte
n it, for at the last postal confer
: ence held in Hobart as late ,
l. February last [ find the Ho
= Mr.. Cook, Postmaster General
New South Wales, moved an
la carried the following resolution
y THAT this conference reaffirn
j. the desirability of the constructic
20 of Pacific cable, and in view
ot its ascertained practicability ii
id colonial Governments take ste]
a for the furtherance of the proje
J." at the earliest opportunity" M
s. Larke, as agent for the Dominic
go of Canada, has already stated
L you the probable cost of COZ
t, struction and the probable /,
it venue to be derived therefor
i and as his estimates have BET
IS prepared with much care and Wi
l. very full knowledge OF the sui
s, iect l have no reason to dou'
D. they will be realised. l hay
ic therefore, every confidence tn
th' the Pacific cable, when accom-
ID plished, will be an unqualifi'
at success not only in fostering ar
IN increasing our commerce, but /
Of further ensuring the cohesion
IN the vast British Empire. In CO..
is clusion I would merely reitera
g, that this project has already bee