THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, May 20, 1852.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 4, Issue 89, 20 May 1852, Page 2

THE MAORI MESSENGER. Auckland, May 20, 1852.

It is a somewhat remarkable circumstance that from no port of New Zealand,—on whose coasts both the black and the sperm whale abound, and whose harbours have been tor mauy years thronged by the whale ships of many nations, —ii is, we say, a very rem ukablo cu-cuniotan e t||iit stranger* .should hilheito have »een the only parties to profit liy so iiuralive a trade, and fiat no effort should luuc been made to fit out ships of our own to engage iu io beneficial a pursuit, a* the Whale Fisheries have bi;:-n proved to be We rejoice to think lli.it this is not likely much longer to he the case. The fact of the numbers of Anieiiran Whale Ships w|ii.-|i, listed out in a far I'istunt couulrv, flm-k to our coasts, take tin* lish with which our witters teem, and come into our harbours and freely spend the money picked up, we inu\- ( say at our very doois; these are mailers which are beginning to open the eyes and to coi.vince the reason of rellecling men thai that ivlii -h tlio people of Amciicn ran so prolitab y accomplish from afar, the people of Aucklnid should not less prolitahly accomplish at hone. Great hopes were indulged tlint the commencement of a Whale Fishery by means of the brig " Ahuikin" would be I'Ut the opening of a series of fortunate similar outfits- The wreck of that brig although it stunned the community has in no way daunted their energy : on the contrary it has rather served to call it into more vigorous action; inciting the colonists to iiimertake by means of a Joint Stock Company the establishment of a Trade which had mcviously been so spiritedly attenti'ted by mere private enterprise. A Public Me tinir was recently held in Auckland to organize a Company to pr.jsecute the Wlia'u fisheries from mis port. And in order that uds may be clone ediliently,—iliat a large capital for the purchase" and equipment of ships may be raised, —and that eveiy member of the community may participate in the inter csts of the fisheries, if lie pleases,—it has been decided that although he may take as many shares in tiie Company's stock as he shall think proper, that the price of each individual share shall be lixed at a low rate ; in all probability tit about twenty shillings each. By means of low-priced shares, and having shares in a great variety of ships, the people of America feel less the loss and realize a lar°o profit upon the more fortunate ones. We place these fads before our native readers in order that they may consider how far it would be to their advantage to co-opeiatc with their European fiiends in the eipiipmunt of ships for the fisheries from the port of Auckland. Tliey have prolilted by co-operali 'ii in other mat tors; and it may be well for them to

reflect upon flic honourable ar.d lucrative source of industry that is likely to |,c opened up to their participuU-n bv becoming shareholders in the Joint Stork Onpunv now about to i.e formed. The "Wba'e Fis cries arc the most valuable branches of American tiiiilic, not simplv Ijeeau-e of the • ingle profit derived by the sal'-' of the oil and bone which they .'ici|»i' v : l,llt •''''""s'" of the nunierous trades and cniplovnienls to wlii h tliis remarkable branch of industry all'onis .such vast eii' and support. let us point to u fi-w '.—Thereare, fust the hewers and saw>crs of wood; and tln-li the carpenters to build the ships. And then the blacksmiths to fa-ten them t«."«»t|ier ; the riggers to ,n:lst nM( ' fgH?- them; the (lax gatherers, the lla dressers, and the rojic makers to prepare the cordage; the sailmakers to make the sai's; and the sailors to na-igate Hum. Then, again, thc.e arc the coopers to make the casks to hold the oil, the salt beef, potk, Hour, bread, and oilier ship-, stores. Then, there is the farmer and the grazier to provide these stores. In Aniericn, the wealth that the Whale Fisheries impart to an infinitude of trades altogether independent "f that tralVn-., is absolutely astounding. But without seeking to draw your attention to Die profits tcTbc derived from whaling itself alone, we think in pointing out the immense encouragement which it is certain to. «ive t« the nnthe agriculturist, miller, pig and provision dealer;—to sawyers, "ax gatherers, onion and potatoe growers:—-in fine, to every branch and variety of native industry:—in poin'ing out these, we think we have shown sufficient reasons to induce our native readers to consider well,—even if they did not gain one •shilling of profu from the whaling itse f—whether the gr< at additional consuiiiplion of native produce, the vast impetus it would lend to the improvement of the soil,—the immeiis-' clmncler it would impart to the energy ami intelligence of the native race, —the advanced importance it would confer upon New Zealand, i,i the scale of civilized society. Weighing all these things—and hearing in mind how well the Colonial and the Native Mariners are calculated to conduct whaling opera tiotis to a prosperous is-ue, —we recommend our native readers, espeiia'ly the maritime portion ol them, to consider seriously whether <»»• c<-o|ioialing and taking shaies in the Whale Fishing com pany about to be formed they ivouul not be adopting the wisest measure to promote theii own and Country's interests ?