RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1777, 9 October 1895, Page 2

RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.

Wellington, Monday. | A public meetiug was held to-day to - hear Mr Larke, the Canadian representative, concerning reciprocal trade , and cable . communication with the Dominion. He spoke at length of the advantage to both Canada and the colony of the exchange of articles of produce. America at present supplied - Canada with articles which the colonies might just as cheaply supply, and the Canadians, if everything was equal, would prefer having business relations .with the British colonies in the Pacific rather than with the United States He spoke of the advantage of having a cable across the Pacific, ar.d that so far as possible the line should be laid over British soil. Such a cable would reduce the cable charges in some instances from 5s 8d to 3s per word, and in others from 6s 2d to a little over 2s Id. --He admitted that Huddart, Parker and Co. had a couple of fine vessels running between' Vancouver and Australia, but Canada desired something more, and had'in project a line of steamers which would carry the mails from Liverpool to the colonies jn 26 days. Referring to the treaty with New Zealand, ho thought that this colony had all the best »f it. The Canadians, he said, desired to conciliate the people of the colony rather than conciliate the Governments bf the colonies. The Canadians felt they were always exposed to the enmity of neighbours and European Powers, which may be at war with Great Britain, and : therefore wanted to strengthen the bond of kinship with the colonies. - Though a cable would cost a lot of money, he thought it would ere long be accepted by the countries, interested.. A unanimious vote of thanks was accorded to the visitor.