Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1852-04-24

er IN TINS emergency. He and CAPTAIN
Gardner Of the U. S. S. Vandalia, met me. a
my private residence, on the same eyenins
fSrd Nov..) and, while giving assurances tha
the laws and Treaty engagements of tn,
United States should not be infringed by an,
parties whatever coming hosilely to the Is
lands, under the American Flag, suggested
the proprIety of some defensive organization
on the part Of the government itself. Witt
this view Captain Gardner kindly offered the
assistance of Lieut.. Read, and his marine:
for the better training Of the troops. Fol
an account of the measures advised ant
adopted, under that advice, in duty to the
King, who was then absent, refer you tc
my separate Report, as Secretary of war and
of the navy, in all cases of extra-territora
recource to arms, offensive or defensive.
The policy of the King being that of peace
and friendship with all the world, it affords
me pleasure to turn from those threatening
of danger to those enterprises of steam navi-
CATION which are calculated to promote the
wealth and civilization Of the Islands, by i'm
proving their communication among them
selves, and between them and the great
marts of Commerce that lie to the eastward
and westward of u.s. You will find them re-
ported by the Minister of the Interior.
The Kings Government have been very
courteodsly invited to cooperate with the
British and American Governments in gen.
eral plan of meteorological observations with
the view of elucidating the laws which govern
storms. respectfully refer you to the COM
munication of H. B. NJ Consul-General of
the 18th December last, with its five en-
closures upon that subject published in the
Pofynesian No. 33 Of the 9th of that month,
and also to the communication from the Com
missioner of the United States of the 10th
ultmo, with its two enclosures upon the same
subject published in the Polynesian No. As
and 46 of the Doth and 9th of last month";
The object sought to be obtained being of
great interest 70 commerce and navigation,
Of which these Islands from their position,
are destined to be the centre, in this ocean,
is we'll worthy of your careful consideration
with view to any appropriations that may
be necessary to carry into speedy effect the
cooperation of this government, on the plan
recommended.
The Passport laws, Article H., Chapter
ILL.,, part 2 Of the 2nd Act Kamehameha Ill,
PIP. I25 and l26 of the 2nd volume of the
laws the Act on Passports of 18th June,
1913, page 4S of the Supplement to the Sta
tutes, and the Act of 9th August, 1850, page
l9t of the 4th volume of laws require care
ful revision. 1t is not easy to enforce, even
on residents the notices offouTteen days, pre-
vious to the issue of Passports, required by
the Act of 18th June, lS4S, and it is alto
gether impossible. on transient visitors, whose
stay on the Islands is shorter than that num-
Der of days. Besides, the Passport fee and
charges for advertisement are extremely un-
popular. Though small in amount, they are
felt TO be oppressive on many poor persons,
of whom some have hardly enough h to pay their
passages, and others have their passages
paid by subscription. With the view of OBJ
waiting these objections, and still preserving
some check on the ingress and egress of
strangers 10 and from these Islands, pre-
pared for submission to the Legislature of
1850, the drafts of two Acts, the one entitled
+" An Act to amend the law relating to the
issue of Passports, and the other &c An Act
to regulate the ingress to and residence of
Aliens in this Kingdom" Ofthese drafts,
append copies marked No. % and 30, res
pectively. l am far from considering them
so perfect as not to be susceptible of great
Improvement by your collective wisdom.
Under the threatenngs of hostile attempts on
the Islands, which have been and still are
rife, the time is opportune, to establish some
regulations, which without being annoying,
may have protective effect If the steam
lines between Honolulu and San Francisco,
and between the former and China, are es-
tabished, it would be extremely impolitic
to subject the passengers by them not des-
tined to stay on the Islands, but to proceed
onwards elsewhere, to any Passport law.
As source Of revenue to the King, the is
sue of Passports is not productive, and
would respectfully suggest that the Fee be
abolished entirely / append for your ex-
animation copies Of Passport issued by the
Honorable Daniel Webster, and one by the
Right Honorable Chas Lord Stuart de Roth
essay, while II. B. Ms Ambassador to the
late King of the French, both granted gratis.
In the latter is the peculiarly that it has
printed, on the margin, the regulations re-
ouired by the French Government to be OBJ
served in France Were this example fol-
lowed by the King g Consuls abroad, in what
Passports they issue to strangers coming to
the Islands, and by she Governors of the Is
lands, in what permissions they grant to
strangers to remain in the Kingdom, it would
prevent many infractions of our regulations
which occur through ignorance. While
every independent government enjoys the
right to enact the laws it thinks necessary for
the well-being Of its own people, so long as
it does not infringe any existing Treaty, II is
the imperative duty Of every Just government
to take all possible means to make those laws
known. This is deemed so essential that the
l29th article of the Belgian Constitution of
9Th February, 1881, and the lO5th of the
Prussian granted by his Majesty King Fred
eric William, on the 9Th December, 1913, de-
clare all laws inoperative, where that care
has been neglected.
append Table shelving the total Pass
ports issued from lst April. lS45, to Ist