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  the many Woolen Mills and Manufactories now

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a very great advantage, by being the first and
last port for all mails and passengers, and
by large disbursements for provisions, port charges
&c &c occuring there. It is further considered
that a large market would be opened
up and developed in Canada for Queensland
Tin and Wool, the latter article being duty
free, and required in considerable quantity for
the many Woolen Mills and Manufactories now
working in Canada.
The establishment of the service would
also materially conduce to a satisfactory
settlement of the "Pacific" question, and would
undoubtedly be a speedy precoursor of the
Pacific Cable.
The service could be commenced at once
with first class chartered vessels, until the
new ships could be completed, and a fortnightly
service would be established at the earliest
opportuity -.
I understand that the Government of Queensland