The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:


DR.. Walter Maxwell, who returned
in the Aorangi yesterday from Queens
land. where he went in the interests OF
the sugar industry, was interviewed at
his residence last evening regarding
his trip.
"Of my mission for the Government
of Queensland" said DR.. Maxwell, 81
can say nothing at present, as my re-
port is still in the hands OF the Com
mission and will not be printed for
some time. My impressions OF the
ton to the sugar industry, Queensland
Is a place of numerous and great nat
ural resources. There Is large meat
production, including beef and mutton,
an enormous wool crop and large areas
of the colony are vastly rich in great
quantities of metal, precious and 9TH
ers.
II found in Townsville, q small port
where | stayed three days, that the ex-
ports for the previous three months,
consisting of wool, sugar and gold,
amounted to the total OF $5,5OO,OO0. The
inducements made to settlers by the
Government are great. Numerous OPP
portunities for agricultural or miner
al pursuits are there. Sugar cane Is
grown almost wholly by small farm
ers, of whom | met not fewer than 800
personally. The bacon, butter and 9TH
err small agricultural products Offer
great inducements to farmers, and
these products are shipped in enor-
nous quantities to London.
Brisbane, the principal city OF
Queensland, has a population OF over
10000 people. 1t Is a very fine city
and very modern In everything. The
population of the country Is almost en-
tirely white, considerably over 80 per
cent being British. The natives are
of no consequence, being very few in
number and OF low intelligence. They
cannot be compared with the Hawaii
ans in any respect.
Queensland Is exclusively a white
mems country. The great ranches are
called stations and the Government
Is now at work redistributing the very
large ones into smaller farms called
selections AS result of this great
er productiveness of the soil Will be
brought about and larger white pop
ulation provided for on the land. I'M
migrants are arriving from Europe
continually; ship having arrived
while / was there bringing 45O. or
course, there are other natlonalities be-
sides British represented. l met Amer
leans, Germans, Danes and, In fact, al
most all other nationalities in more or
less considerable numbers. 1t Is an es-
sential principle of the British colonial
system to favor all alike, independent
of nationality.
"As for the war feeling in Australia,
a man very soon finds out that he Is
in England, the colonists being most
enthusiastically devoted to the old
country. In Adelaide and Sydney no
commercial notice has been taken OF
the plague; business going on as usu-
al. There were some few cases In the
former city, two or three j think, and
but one or two In Sydney. The plague
is rather prevalent In New Caledonia,
however. Cases occur there spasmodi-
cally, but 1t Is not yet epidemic. AS
soon as heard of the cases In Honolu-
lu | spoke of the rigid health regula-
lions enforced here and precautions ia
ken to assure the people of the colonies
OF the slight danger OF any disease COM
ing to them from Hawaii"
During his trip DR.. Maxwell was
treated right royalty. He was not al
lowed to stop at the hotels, but was
made the guest of the gentlemen's
clubs wherever he went. These clubs
are all residential, and he thus had the
opportunity OF meeting large number
OF the best and most influential men OF
the country.
The following is from the Brisbane
Courier of Feb. End:
"Dr. Maxwell, the sugar expert from
Hawaii, who has recently made an In
spection OF representative sugar dis
tricts In Queensland, under engage
ment TO the Government. may be said
TO have concluded his. labors yester-
day. The event was celebrated by a
ranAntlon tandarad To DR. MAXWELL by