The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-05
SPRECKELS' POSTAL CONTRACT
SEEMS TO BE IN DANGER

fruit and dairy produce Id that the
time shall not exceed Is days between
Vancouver and a New Zealand port. the
tractors option tc) that the terms and
respect of the San Francisco service
shall be applied to the Vancouver ser
/ vice so far as they can be adopted"
! 3. THAT the Government shall also
negotiate for fortnightly ntercolonial
service to provide prompt connection
with the Federal mail service at Mel
bourne and sydney (D between Wei
,lington aud sydney. or 90 between Mel
bourne and the Blum. and in addition.
in the event of the San Francisco ser
! vice not being arranged, lc) between
/ sydney ana Auckland"
! Members are reticent upon the aues-
I ton Of the mail services, but they agree
/ in expressing approval of the Govern
ment's action in bringing down the
resolutions in ample time to allow them
t. hc fully considered. \ long and
warm debate is expected when the
question comes up for decision. The
/ division win be exceedingly close.
VIEWS MIR. sPRECKEl.S' AGENT.
MIR Dunnrt. Mr.. Spreckels' agent,
says the government is perfectly aware
| that it is an impossibllty under the
| present American shipping laws for
| any but American ships to trade be-
tween Honolulu and San Francisco, so
| he cannot see the force of the offer of
| an annual subsidy of 10000 in lieu of
| poundage. provided that one British
owned steamer registered i'm New Zeal
ana be employed in the service. Mr..
! Dunnct says ii seems to be forgotten
! that the colony pays nothing at all for
| the inward service, which Is subsidized
! by the American government, and. all
| the company is asking is fair amount
! FOR the return trip, as IL is impossible
| to run an unsubsidized service across
| the Pacific. When | questioned him
as to what might happen if Mr..
Spreckels cannot see his way To accept
! the rates offered by the New Zealand
| government. Mr.. Dunnet pointed out
| that III" essence Of the company's con-
| tract with the American government
was to secure communication between
! thu republic and the commonwealth
| He believed that Mr. Spreckels could
| get the contract amended so as to
max" the terminus at Queensland,
where the service would be welcomed
and this would result in New Zealand
being cut out Such route would
| give Australia heavyweight day SER
| vice. VI" also pointed out that even
/ nj the present time there was nothing
| to prevent the boats leaving from
/ Queensland direct on the homeward
| Iun.
AUCKLAND MERCHANTS VIEWS.
! The mail service proposals of the
postmaster general, published on Sat
! urday morning, created Il great deal nf
! talk in business circles, and consider
abb" alarm yeas expressed at the posi-
ton in which the proposals place the
san Francisco service. Among Auck-
land merchants, and, indeed, among all
p classes of the community there is but
one opinion regarding the utility Of
the San Francisco mail, and unani-
nous feeling that "A great injury will
/ be done Auckland by its stoppage Our
} reporter spoke to several business men
on the subject on Saturday. He found
the majority hopeful that the Auck-
land members might be able to do
something Ia change the ministerial
proposals, but all were strongly Of the
opinion that should this fail, and the
service be ultimately threatened, the
= movement should be most stubburnly
, resisted by the citizens of Auckland
p CABLE FROM MIR. SPREcKELS.
WELLLNGTON, oct IA under
I stand that Mr.. Dunnct, the agent of
Mr.. Spreckels in New Zealand, who is
at present in Wellington, has received
Z "A cable message stating that Mr..
! Spreckels declined the proposals made
1 in the resolutions now put before Par
/ Lament by ministers. II was fully ex-
pected that this would be the result by
/ all parties.
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