Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-05
New Zealand
Wants Ships;
CONSUL AT AUCKLAND WRITES
OF SENTIMENT IN ISL
ANDS OF SOUTH

COnsul-Gcneral William "A. Prickett,
writing from Auckland, tells Of the re.
greet In New Zealand over the suspen.
sion of the steamship line from the
United States to Australasia and the
need for such service:
The United States and New Zealand
are particularly Interested in first.
class intercommunication Their
trade, which has increased nearly 300
per cent in the last ten years and now
exceeds $40 100000 annually, demands
a fast mail, passenger, and cargo SER
vice to and from San Francisco at in
tervals of not more than three weeks.
The boats in this service should be as
good or better than those of any line
now plying between Europe and Aus
traasia. This line, for obvious rea-
sons, should touch at Honolulu and
Page Page and carry the American
flag. Such fast mail and passenger
line from San Francisco to Sydney,
calling at Auckland outward and In.
ward, would be of great value to New
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States, for the following reasons:
First, If the boats were not less than
10000 tons burden, capable OF making
an average Of lG knots an hour with.
commodation, there would certainly
be steadily increasing travel from Eu.
rope by this route, incidentally leav-
ing considerable sums Of money In
the United States: second. the trade
of the United States with Australasia
now amounting to over $40,O00,O 900
per annum, would be conserved and
increased. There are great possibili.
ties In future trade with these British
commemorative, considering their
large areas, abundant prosperity, and
increasing population. Third, "A great
international route like this passing
through our most important Pacific
port would greatly aid the develop
ment of our whole Pacific coast. and
fourth, the United States would have
the needed regular communication
with it's possessions in the Samoan
Islands.
ADVANTAGES TO BE DERIVED.
IL the United States wishes to Sc
cure the important advantages men
toned It should act before a perma
nent satisfactory service shall have
been established via Vancouver. New
Zealand is not getting the accommoda
ton It needs, for the Vancouver ser
vice Is slow, does not touch at Auck
land, and mail connections have to be
made via Fiji outward and Sydney in
ward. Since the withdrawal of the
Oceanic line there have been many
complaints from the merchants OF
Auckland and other parts Of New Yea
land. Now that the boats have been
taken of II is realized that more
strenuous efforts should have beer
made to retain the service. That the
merchants of Auckland are anxious
for n better mail service as soon a!
possible was evidenced at recen
meeting OF the Auckland Chamber o
Commerce. A motion was carried
that the chairman be empowered, il
the name OF the chamber, to make re
presentations to the Government II
the direction Of securing an improves
service"
A service such as has been describ
ed making II possible to make th'
voyage from London to Auckland II
twenty.six days, and from San Fran
cisco to Auckland In sixteen days
would have to be subsidized SUN
GENTLY to guarantee the owners from
losing money at the start After
few years II might be necessary onl;
to pay for the actual cost of the trans
portation OF the mails.