The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-19
CANADIAN
CABLE.
Wire To Colonies
Opposed By
Many.
CONCESSIONS ARE
TOO ONE-SIDED
New Zealanders Against Allowing
Monopoly Too Much
Sway.

AUCKLAND, N. H., FEB. 4.-Ihe I'M
portance of the concessions asked TOT
by the Eastern Extension Gable Com
pany and so singularly agreed TO by
New South Wales, may be judged OF
by the statement of the Canadian Gov
eminent that it would not have con-
sidered the Pacific cable agreement
had such concessions been previously
proposed. The main concession which
the great monopoly attempted to Sc
cure throughout Australia was the
right to open Offices of its own in the
Australian states. Thus it hoped not
merely to get such share as it could
lof messages handed in at Government
Eoffices. but to secure by special dis
counts the business of the larger users
of the cables. It would be much the
same if the Government allowed pri-
vate posts to be established between
great eenters and private offices open
ed whereat private stamps would De
sold for these private posts at discount
rates to large buyers Comment upon
| the Reorganization which this would
work in the public service and upon
| the undue burden which this would
throw upon the state, to the ultimate
| loss of the entire public, is entirely SUI
iperfiuous The Eastern extension plan
would give a few users or ~ per
cent discount for the time being. but
would irretrievably block the sweeping
reductions which, under the public ca
! bic system, we might have every right
| to expect When only Government
telegraph offices receive and deliver
messages "a single rate is charged ana
Pacific cable business cannot be unduly
interfered with.
! MELBOURNE, Feb. IA few days
ago Sir George Turner cabled to Can
ada asking whether the proposed con-
tcession to the Eastern Extension Gable
company would be prejudicia1 to the
Pacific cable. a prompt reply in the
affirmative was received, adding that
/ Il the concessions are given before the
Pacific contract is signed, Canada VIII
be no party to the agreement"
MELBOURNE, Jan. 31.-A confer
l,ence between the Premier, Mr.. Gurr,
Mr.. Warren and Mr.. Seldom. in con-
nection with the Eastern Extension
iCabie Company's charges and the right
to open own Offices was held today
1.-The Premier of Queensland telegraphed
THAT his colony, while not seeing their
way to grant the company's terms
lwere prepared TO assure their business
flair treatment, at the same time WORK
ling fairly with the Pacific contracting
parties. Sir w Turner aud Mr.. SeddoI
conceded with this view. and witt
Queensland will be no party to givint
terms to the Eastern Extension Com
pany that the Imperial Government
and Canada deem prejudicial to th
lPacific cable and which would decreas'
business over that line and increase tn
lcontribution of the contracting parties
suggestion, which it is UNDERSTOOD
iemanated from the Pacific Gable Al
yisory Board, to the effect that Their
should be a common purse, or in othe
words, that arrangements the same
/ exist with other companies and else
where. should be made to work unde
a fixed tariff and to transmit message
in case of break down. the transmittin
company to pay percentage to tn
company that otherwise would nav
forwarded the message. was discusse
. with other suggestions. A joint mem
Iorandum is to be sent to the Easter
lcompany. The Governments of Victor
liza and Queensland are very firm in tn
refusal to do anything to stultify tn
respective colonies in the eyes of IN
lother Pacific contracting parties.
Mr. Gurr is silent on the question {
what would happen should it be dec,e
led that the concessions asked by til
Eastern Cable Company are inimics
Ito the Pacific cable. He points out thu
whether Victoria signs or not the Easl
iern Extension Company is at hbert
to make private agreements with lars
. customers and allow them to send ;
=, - IN
they will give the company their bus
ness after the completion of the Pacif
cable.
BRISBANE, Jan. s1.-The Cover
iment concurs in the appointment
Sir Spencer walpole as chairman of II
Pacific Cable Board.
The annual statement of the affai
llof the Auckland Savings bank has ju
been published. Depositors increase
during the twelve months from ESQ
to 26467 and deposits from e65S, 5e9
eros, Ola The volume of busine
transacted in 1900 was in every sen
a record. The number OF new accoun
lopened was 4,1S1 and the increase ov
the previous gear 1.S77, the third lar
est during the decennial period. r.
e541. 10 deposited was over e5e,e00
1
record and the Withdrawals, also co
siderably exceeding half a million, we
e35, 900 more than for any previous pc
iod. For the first time in the banl
history the banks transactions excee
ed a million
The annual sheep returns show
q tai for the colony of Is. 356, 196. again
y lls, s4S, 5o6 in 1899. The North Islal
shows a net increase of 44774 and t
South Island a net decrease of $50
leaving a net increase for the colo
of ssSs sheep The North Island
crease occurs in erossbred and otf
l2ngwoo1 classes, the total of merin
81 ishowing slight decrease. The Sou
Island, on the contrary, shows an
crease in nerinos and decrease
llengwools. The North Island figul
for merinos, however. show increase
stud ewes and lambs, flock rams a
flock lambs. South Island naerir
show increase in all classes exec
wethers.