The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-13
MARINE
o'coNNoR DETENDs OCEANIC.

South wales. member - the Austria
Han Parliament Tor thiriy-oBe year
and twice Cabinet Minister. thinks ID
United States should subsidizc ~
steamship companie- al OF the line
running 20 Australia. he says. are sub
kidized hy the governments OF Grea
Britain. France. Germany and Japan
Even the little commonwealth OF New
Zealand manages to give $4,000 yea
10 a company running from there tc
Canada, and In order TO compete sue
cessfully the American lines must al
so he helped
When seen yesterday Mr.. O'Connor
made the following statement OF his
convictions:
From my connection with the Par
liament OF my adopted country for a
period Of thirty-one years. as a mem
Der OF both houses Of the Legislature
and as a Cabinet Minister on two oc-
casions. ! may be presumed 10 have
a good knowledge Of all conditions re-
lstIng to the public welfare OF Aus
fralia.
IL was from experience gained in
public and commercial life that ] ven
tured 10 offer, in my Interview on my
arrived here two months ago. my
strong advice 10 the governmental au-
thorities of the United States TO place
their steamship owners on terms OF
absolute trading equality with the
owners of the lines of steamers trad
fng 10 Australia that are largely and
IN my opinion most properly. subsl-
died by the governments OF Great
Britain and Ireland, as well as by
France, Germany and Japan.
on looking over the files OF Austria
Ian. newspapers that arrived by the
Sierra on Monday last / found in the
sydney Daily Telegraph Zone OF the
leading newspapers Of Australasla) OF
the 10th Of February, under the head
ing New Vancouver Service" partic-
GLARS regarding direct steamship SER
vice which has been arranged TO con.
meet Vancouver and New Zealand. IT
appears that a contract had then been
sigred at Ottawa. the Minister of
Trade and Commerce acting for Can
ada, and r. a. Alley for the Bucknall
steamship lines OF London which is
10 supply the steamers
THINK BOATS TOO SLOW.
II is understood that Vancouver
business circles have INDUCED I'm criti-
cism Of the fact that the boats are only
10 make ten knots an hour. The sub
sidy OF 10000 year that is 100000
"a 10 be divided equally between Cana
fa and New Zealand. According to a
Vancouver correspondent there will be
six sailings from each end every year
snder the arrangement. 1t IL stated
that the Dominion Government of Cam
ada IL anxious to Increase trade re-
lations with New Zealand az much
as possible, and 1t has been decided
TO have "A creditable display illustra-
live Of the natural resources and agri-
cultural capabilities OF Canada at the
international exposition TO be held In
christchurch, New Zealand. In Novem-
Der next and the following months.
The first steamer under this subsidy
Is to arrive In New Zealand this month
Of March.
May / not say TO the great United
States OF America, with more than
eighty millions OF a population, that II
the statesmen of New Zealand. which
has only population of just over
eight hundred thousand, can see their
way clear, ON commercial lines. to give
y subsidy from that colony's treasury
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