THE GERMAN INTERESTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 259, 28 April 1888, Page 6

THE GERMAN INTERESTS.

Mi Slujiit wa.s appointed a-, consular ancnt a i New JUiitain in order that ho miff la ujjte.li the, interests of certain, citizens ot the United Stales who had purchase d land from the native*, prior to the unnoxatioi, of \ow Hiituin by the Oeimun (;o\enii)icm. Mr Stuait had prcvioualy been in tlic CoiiMilar oflicc in this city, .md al-n had acttd a^ N'iee-ConMil at, S^dne # \ ll<- had vKitud all iho islands Jii (lie \idiipela^o in a little Aineri<an .-leaiiiei named The Golden (laly>

Although privately ho reoehed o\ery courtesy from the (iermans at New Mritain, he diil not oflieially leceive Iho co-opc>ation which he anticipated. With repaid lo the (Jermau Trailing Company's operations Mi Stuart does not think (hat theenteipn-c w ill piove a commercial sueee.^. At present i 1101 10 Company po-se c -es two lino .steameis and a -mallei one. as. w ell as a b.u |ue and a large hulk. The (!o\einor or the I'mnpam i o-ides in l''incha\en — in kaiser W dhelnfLand, or Oevnian New (Ininea. Directors o! the Company aie placed at New Britain .Mid other island- adjacent. At pie H'li! station building- ot a soniewh.it expensive si\le aie bem<4 elected, the hou-es beinu imported liom *'ci man) and elected wheie lcipincd. They aie \ei \ stion^, and quite uiisintcd to the i lunate. The Company i-piiiniitid to tiame l.iw -, which mu-t hoappiowd l»\ tin 4 Impeiial (!o\ennnent punr to coining mt > ellecl. \lthough a l-u^e .iiiuniiit ot nioue\ lia- l)ccn nlre.idy ixpendid but little val colonisation h.i- beui < ll< i ted, .i- lilt < Inn. ili i- unsiMlid lo Kuio ■ ])i,nis, and ( on-eipu nl \\ eoloiiicd laliour il- leqnned on the plant. itum. \t | New (iiiiiua -inidai stations aie ltun 1 ; tonnc'l, \v\{ tioni the chniatu n.i-oih aln.uh nuntioned Mi Sui.tit has doubt - ,iloilku ultimali -ueee— Hi -t.Mt - th.it in Ihe l-land- ' lit ie aie cuoimotis 1 1 (1 i t- ol j uood land co\cicd \\ith Imi 1 .; -^la — , .ip|H,n ' ing in tin di-tame like lit Id- tit oil- Ib i onsitltM - t hat the ( Iciman- aie appmniU ho-', de lo toiciL'ii inleie-t> beui'4 t -tabh-ht d m the r _'ioup-. e\idcntl\ di-uing In kt rw (J/iinan lnteii-ts |,ai.miount \t pie-eiit Mi Muaii l- un.'it.i.ii t w> hi- tututc nitiMirent- Ib will nti'ii. lo S\(lii('\ -hoi th . and m.iN pinhabK be a^ain -Lilt id one ot tin i-land-. \li Muail bi ought back with lain gui' c i col It < t ion <>\ etiiio- He state- thai at Moitloik 1-I. ml tin nati\L- aie !a-i <1n mu out mi want ot tie-h hlood. in tin- i-!and ale two niiiiit n-t> canoi - \\ hit hil w oidd 1 1 ijuiie ni'jn than the w lioh pupul.'lion In hunt h The\ stand 10 ten hi;di. .u- 10 tet t l<>n<_', and ha\o hon-i - built up>.n them.