WHERE COOK DIED.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 July 1930, Page 6

WHERE COOK DIED.

MEMORIAL IN HAWAII

“LITTLE BIT OF BRITISH TERRTiuRY.

Sir Joseph Oarruthers K.C.M.G., former Premier of New South Wales, is' going to Honolulu by the Aarangi to place a tablet on a pedestal at the end of a jetty which it is proposed to erect at the spot were. Captain Cook was killed. “That is'the only little bit of British territory in the possession of the United States of America,” said. Sir Joseph. “It was given by a’ king of the Hawaiian Islands, arid a monument was erected by English people ‘ and is maintained by the British Government. There is a very bad landing at the place, as it is exposed to the whole of tlie Pacific,. There is a nasty backwash in the surf and only a small boat can approach it. The idea is to build a jetty to make the landingplace more readily accessible. In this connection the Australian Government lias authorised a grant of £SOO. j lie Hawaiian Govel’ifmfefiT'Sttbmitted •th!p plans and designs, and: lias indicated that it will carry out the., work on behalf of the Australian Giovornment. The stone,' which will be erected on the end of the jetty.,, is of Anstira-lian black granite, 2ft bffn' square, and suitably. inscribed.—lt. really will'be a little bit of Australia on. thatJiistpricaJ, .British, .spot- dp a,, “foreign” country. • ' Sir Josepli said that four <jj; .five years ago,, through the instrumentality ot the latp Hon. Mark, Cohen, the New Zealand Government voted. Aijsum of £2OO- .for, the purpose, of ‘ ihiptpving the site of Cook’s death. That -sum. he, understood, was still lying .in . .the Treasury,. “I have .always and still think, .. that the New Zealand Government would like to be associated with the work of erecting a monument to the discoverer of this Dominion,” said Sir Joseph. “But it is not for me to say in what manner. I do believe, however, that that £2OO would come in most useful at the present time, I am sure that such an action would 'be appreciated, because the Americans.are so pleased witli what has been., accomplished already. They describe it as a link'of sympathy’bk-; tween the British' nation and themselves. ..'.lt ■ will bo remembered that New Zealand sent H.M.S. 'Dunedin,' with Commodore Swaby on board, ,to the unveiling of the memjorial in 1025.”, This is Sir Joseph’s third ttup to HMwnii. On each of bis visits be places a wreath on the monument on behalf of the Australian Government.