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Won’t Discuss Apia Call.
From Our Own Correspondent.
APIA, March 19.
IN the January issue of the P.I.M. an editorial comment on the question of making Apia, a port of call for the Matson liners, states that it would be preferable to have the boats of the Can adian-Australian Line (all red line) call at Apia. Unfortunately, the Canadian- Australian Line has not shown the slightest inclination even to discuss the possibility of calling at Apia.
Negotiations with the Matson Line, however, have been carried on intermit tently since 1911, under the German Ad ministration, when a committee, consist ing of the American consul, the German collector of customs and a representative of the commercial interests, went to Pago Pago, to discuss the matter with the general manager of the line (Mr.
Samuels) who was then visiting Pago Pago. The German Administration went as far as to offer a subsidy to the Am erican line for calls at Apia, and also freedom of harbour dues; but the matter had to be dropped at the time as the subsidy required by the line was exces sive.