FUTURE OF PACIFIC.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 5

FUTURE OF PACIFIC.

STATE-AIDED FRENCH.

BRITISH LOSINt! IN NEW HEBRIDES

• : '■'■- % [■■; NATIVES 'DECREASING.:' /, f ' : iIJJ i'fcaa ! Aasdciailpti.—Gpbyrjeht.i : \; : . ■■.;':.; '''■'.k':;v : Syßney/,September 3.:%Mr".;JameS: Burn:*, 6f; the firm -.of; Burns, Phiip aiJCioi, iias returned , from a.,,fou'r,.of says: that iteput- , look ilt these'isiaitcis : at present is. sill in'fayour,brth6;French.;' ■.;;?■;'' ;v-. : -' : ;'''/•:;•?'■ : •' 'A-large 'amount, of,money.' has been suppled '■ by,,ihe -French.;. Government, ;^ and by" th'eiFrcrich Coiiiiiany;: supported by : tbe : G6t-; ernjnbrit,: sot'tlbrsto' idevelop theii , h'oitjin&S, ■;) :CJ6i6iiisiiiioii Jirpr'ticeedirig' ra'pidiy. on thd'French ; :Svhile British' immigration is :;pfaoticaiiy \&t ;S ; 'standstill;; \ One;, reason : fof the, iricrcaeovof French"; is the .deprcssiori 1 of trade m :^ew r ddied^piayyiiiatij'':people:leay i J J;in^ , there , alid'setlJinßjn / iH':-New;.!sebHdes. : :;

; so - rppidly that* it■ seettß...oii]y••'■i; 'm'atterV. 6t .'time-.before.,the ■■:■. whole' Swiped ibiiij, and'tjie islands left" solely: to'"the tfhitesy," .Some-ofvthe ; Which; five ;.or six-years, ago Map.two or tHfeo thouSaiid in■liabitahts/ now^-iiaye'oiily five or., six tiu'ri-: :;.''M;j;^^:THE;'PfIACficAL : JSSUEK;;'.!f;; ; -; SHOULD iSLAI«); ' BE: GIVEN v:;;-. :^; ':'PIlElrER&6E? r ,X^:;w.:v;:.;

■■!:--;'-' ZiiZ ■: '■■-~ Septiriiber -3.- : : l" .;:' In : the' j|cderal:Housei: : Mr. Jphrisoii .moved. ;in Papua and .the. 'New 'Hebrides, ,, .a,reMte ; 'ot ; ~ shouid; be given on .Sll-boiia fide 'Bifitishgrowii'isiaridiprodvice.:','.; .J,-V-y ;■:'..V; ■;■:{) ■'.■■!■:^' r -- ;;:,He; declared '^hat, ; ;lFrencli;,, : influence-;.wai. rapidly;, expanding m the New. Hebrides; ..arid that;ifr; ! fcM;dSsifsblc' to'tbtinfefact;it.' '■?%. , !'The; , debate; ''o-:, ■"...' V'' 1 ;

J -:^y,..; WARSh J PS": A ti b; S ETTLiE RS; v y: v S; , 't ■is ■ p^.Jqoi^^rrgQiaT/TM/pTHERf'; ■'■?.'.Tk*.:''fteS;rfafiw£ : iwHicli jiib Bfitilh': Vaiiio Islniid.Mttlers: enjoyed Un.Nbiv!-Sduth:,\Valc3 '.oaniS.v cp. .a 61oEtf.\ with: tho. advent 'of Fe'defd''i tion,. With ita;protective■;tariff.,..She': Britishsettlers iii; the; 'NeW" ; . : Heb'ride3 ..atttib.uU : niiibb pi'?khtiby baclcwardriess; ■; in with I Prencli:"and -.Qjrriian , , ptogfessiyeiiesSi'to tho ettects'Vof-the':,Peaeral c .toriff.: r; : i ■<;■'<■ ■ ;The; position .of, ! tlig.'.British.•: :settlor: in the.- NBy.v.Hebrides■-.■• is ,yefy. diffldujt:: as ■compared, with- thai;-' of '■ ■ rival.. The tact-that. Austratia ; . ; 'will ; : tjke", hjs 'copra frle. ii-pf-^b^ruw^-to:-hifti; during' tho'-earlief; year's ; vHen-'he;ii':^aHlng;vfdr: , ;His--'co'^-hut,^palni3;;£p' , niatiire' ..sufficientlyviior - niatketablb,; jjurpbs'es:.The •.leading. *'6a.t<sh.7cropV. to;tide' j tliij settler over.; till;,his.;c6i!p-imts into.- bearing :•■ is maize.. ■Cofiee i :js; l alsp(!rdivn.V.oh-ithese.: the .Pederalr;tariffi .fills,- : :dnd-. it-.filfr■ tho'Vßritish ■ l ja;;c'9HMU ! stajse}6'rihis ; ;Kowth- ! '-.:'.iV ' ••.''. ThV ijuistipn-,was discussed ;w;hei4 ■ 'jlf ;■ Deafciii. wis •. pf eVibislf,' 4n';'pffico," and .Mr. -Deakin- ex-; plained th« PifflctiHiM in the .way,.bf granting; a;.-rtbtfe. on Maize'..'vXhcsi-'difficulties.may .bo j sammed.;'up; its:.. (I)' tho exist§hde.■',&! 'aii'•■ im'i pbrtant '• maize-growihe'-industfj" -in , Ahstralia'; iWlioh■; it. was,. desirea- \to;, proteo'i'':frpm'.Vcpnipetition,l irpffl ?abrtikd;.: (2) prtferehie ,to \ lsland ■prodnote"•'■ produced ';with'. tlipv-'alB ; : of.': colbtireiljabbiif Vwonld • bei dgainst •: f he';whito ; Austrdliapolicy., v>.^ . '.\iV;/:;i-U .■■:s&>:': ;>";;A ibonts, ( not 'to..eiceed,■;^soo';a'''year;--■. was, ■ Brante'd, : by[,the!jFeUefal- .Goycr'nmeht \ toy Bri- , l-'nsh-^rpdueefl.m'ai^Jfr'onj.thp'WeW/Htbriaesi'.K. |~was;stated,-in- the^Eederiil:.Sehtitb■ last .-year'; |:tH4t-''wl!UeV--.!tHe..',eoV4f^eh^giiTe''4hi?.: , bonns;. theiKdtify.' paid*■'exceeded'thd 'ilionus .by,^-'^32o;--!'sr|ae-.Pr6ach^?sSys"-* , !.corj^oHd|fit^tt'a'";Sj ; d-'' ,ney ■paper; -'.'teMe ■■ Svfarge.'arnblllit ,Bf' 1 il!b duty■ on Freh6h:gr&fft*pWa«/ sn-a (r <Ho'liilnlic% ( !is ( |iekpended in/lotol :iinprpvbmeitts"iVhich'Benifit' th 6; settlers.'' J'h -i'ywn f> ••«',■.■ i.«' i fm^h I - ; The--ciuestipn: --of ... preseirihg^>the isettler,in'..thfe : Pacific:is"at least as^impprtantr: 'i&^.that^6&^aintaining.'>in^ttheVeaine > ' , JdPeaii < .''i(powerful ..-British,- fleet. -;.;;Bnt'. while'. the;- , : pf bd-: , ■peots of/;tne laffer,;!.'hate, jr^ccn'Uy: , : a , great' v advahce)V'tlie'.wail. of-'the -New vHebrides 1 . !planter';.cbntihues;i.p.;'^v'; : :;-f'-; - ; " : K: