AMERICAN MARINE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 7

AMERICAN MARINE.

7 J " SUBSIDY BILL. -. ,IT TELEGIUPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGIIT ' ''' ', a New York, February 25. . Bili,. introduced 'in; the, Unitcxk-States Senate by Senator Gallinger, autlioriseytho payment of 16s. a railo for . tho- putjvmd voyage to second-class vessels .-. ruunjiig.,i<) Australasia". ® n ..d' tke Philippines! -i This jsj Wrtually -.the 'samo rate as 'is at r. • ;'• ;Pj to first-class .^vessels,/ ..',/ '. , k:- '..tj.lfe/;:!?'-'-./. /.v/'/i' ' ' A JtiEVh SAN, FRANCISCO SERVICE; - ! _ .Hnited .States: Consiil-Gcneral ■ at- Auckhis best to arouse'.the United . , i l ' sense -ofthe "importance of "an emcienk'feiTice. ',with. .'Australasia; ?..•>' FracticV.i, ■;his: Government .to ; get in.be-' •i , " 'hp AH Red ■ ancouvcr service. He reports):-h!- ( .... r iiij i J' States- and New Zealand aro ■ ' -P a rtiouhrJ,y; .lntordsted in 'first-class iutercomhas increased .0. , nearly.l3QQ [,per cent, in the last ten iyears, and . noira'xceeds 10.000.000 dois. annually; demands - pa -^ senge -''' c argo' service .to" and,rfromo,San Francisco'at- intervals, of not I -morcrt'haivthree weeks.' The boats in this ser-.;.-'''SW«Jsr>. 'as pood 'or better, than" thoso . ". -ot- any/'.'line, now p ymg ..betwqen: Europe and : ' i Th i s 4 llle ', for °bvious . reasons,, !; . t .;*-9ho ulilif:tfjjicli - at Honoluhi and' Pago Pago '-. andufjcairythe American Big.' Such a' fast ; - ."¥'»# .line from .San .Frahcicco at Auckland outward n«d .. '" ; ipld ' bo; ■■ of great value to New ' also to, the. United States, for thaifollofring reasons:— ■; ' 4 i flC 1,0at5 ,., ' n?t' less than •:V: ... 10,OOOitorts. burden, capable of making 'an*aver- . v., •• an.;hour, without l forcing, with a'cabin'.• accpmmodation-, there would ; • steadily'.: increasing ; Vtravol: from • Europe,?by • this route;.' incidentally ' leavin*? ronsiderable sums -of -.money .in the UnUed f i• tho V. trade of . the United I btateaJjwlth. Australasia,' now :amounting ,-to\ ' ovefLj6;000,000 • dols. -per/annum, -would be con- ■ increased. . There are great pos- . Bibilities in future . trade -with these' British • .;coroinonwifalths, considering their large areas, ' :,'?•- l i' .Mrj Prosperity, 'and increasing' popula- . • i!°- .1:- . great -international irbute like ........ tjii3 ; _':pis3ing.. through .'our',' most 'important . PaciJier nort,. would: greatly aid. the" develop.ment.ot. our .whole Pacific coast; and, fourth, ; ; the; vUnited;' States would ' have the. needed . - communication .with, .its possessions , in th(iiSr.jnoan Islands. -'If'-fhe"United" States wishes to, secure the ■ lmportn'rtt advantages , mentioned, . it. < sliould •/"., -; :' i 1 t l t ];- t ) e l foi!c;-: a", permanent;, satisfactory service rj.-i'v e i established via Vancouver. . Hot:'getting.'the acc'om'moda- ' : neecls, for the Vancouver service is . ■■/'■ slow;.-,.does .not touch at Auckland, and mail , conuMt79Jis have to be;'niade via Fiji,outward and,Sydney ,111V,-ard. Since the withdrawal of the Otbamc Line 'thevo have' been m.inv' complaintii.fTom the. merchants of Auckland and -,-other, .parts t of. Now;. Zealand. Now, that tho boats! have, been taken, off it is realised that, more: strenuous cfTorts should have been made t,° retamcthe service: That the. merchants of Aucklalijlj are anxious for a better- mail serviee as . as possible; was evidenced at a recent meeting of : the Auckland Chamber of ; Commereo.' . A ;motion . was carried,,' that the - chairman,j bo empowered, in the name of the , chambef,. to _ make representation's .to the Government in' the direction..of securing an linoroved 'service.' '' A service such as has been described, male-, . - ing it-i possible ■ to. .make the vovagc fxom London to'. Auckland in-twenty-six'days, and from . San- i l<raneisco to Auckland in; sixteen davs, would iUiqve to be . subsidised snfficientlv 'to ' guarantee the owners from losing money at ; . the."start. . After a few years it might he necessary only to pay for tho. actual cost of '. the. transportation • of. the mails."