The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-11-12
Commercial Advertiser.
Report of DIR. william HilIebrapd.


Corresponding Secretary Of the R.HA.S
The efforts of your Corresponding Secretary durino
the past year have tended chiefly to enlist efficient
respondents in different parts of the world for the pro-
motion Of the interests Of the Society Most of the
Corresponding Members. they figure in the list ap-
pended TO the Annual Transactions of Society have
only been nominal Ii became therefore necessary for
me to avail myself of the services of my cores
pondents Of those of my friends, and of several dis
tingushed gentlemen holding official position near
our Kings Government Amongst them am mostly
indebted to his Exceency Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, who, with his wonted disposition oblige.
only offered the permission of official CORES
pondence with the King consuls abroad, but even
placed my disposition the valuable aid of his private
credit de.ray incidental expenses incurred by
correspondents in procuring seeds and other objects
To H. B. Ms Consul General. Mr.. Miller, and Mr..
Perrin the Imperial mmssioner of France also,
due my grateful Acknowledgements for the hberalty
with which they have seconded every application /
made them, forward my letters and them
efficiency by their personal Recommendation By these
L have been enabled to open a correspondence
with parties IN Tahiti, Batavia, Hongkong, Manila,
Acapulco. Panama, Lima, Valparaiso Jamaica, Ha-
vana Cayenne different parts of the United States and
Europe, and to open intercourse, based upon the
principle of mutual exchange, with the botanical gar
dens of Sydney Melbourne and Calcutta With those
Of Kew London, and Paris, hope to succeed also
in establishing similar relations
My principal endeavor has been to introduce seeds
of plants and suitable climate-partcu-
ary such useful to the agriculturst garden
fruit trees, spice and plants, such yield
grain, OIL useful bres, rich pasture for cattle,
desirable for hedges for timber for shade
Owing TO our remoteness from most Of the parts men,
toned, or rather to illness Of communication
but from few. From the botanical gardens Of Cal
cutta and Melbourne received two collections of
seeds and of bulbs. both of which provided
for through the Kind services of Capt Newell and
lady-from Sydney collection of seeds and plants,
amongst which the New Zealand fax and the Moreton
Bay chestnut In June his Sajesys Consul for Peru,
Mr. Eldridge sent four varieties of bananas and
seeds of the TOu balsam and others.
From the gentleman came to my hands tbs
ing another collection of seeds, amongst which en,I
and Iambosa vulgaris or IakrrsSr,< -
both tropical fruit From Tahiti arrived owing
the friendly exertions of Mr. de Varigny) only
few days ago valuable Vanilla plant. which hope
cultivated round every dwelling of our is
lands. From SanFrancsco Jealous correspondent,
Mr. W Fell, has intervals sent seeds of vegetables
lucerne, dates, paranu, "a useful oil plant cult
waited in China,) almond, etc. Dr. W.. Newcomb, IN
Albany, u forwarded last week by the Fortuna. II
packages of valuable grass and clover seeds Through
his valuable services received also in February, seeds
Of six different palm species, procured from Jamaica
On his from the Marquesas Islands In the Morn
iaq STAR Mr. Chamberlain delivered 10 the Society seeds
of six new kinds of trees. In addition TO these COM
munieations his Exceency Sir ]. Bowring, in letter
Gen. Miller, declares his readiness TO do what Is IN
his power for the interests Of Society, as
the cessation of the Chinese troubles will leave him
devote attention the delightful
pursuits of peace. In the meantime however, he has
not neglected write in behalf TO the Superin
tendent of the Botanical Garden in Calcutta Dr. Thom
An equally satisfactory has been received
from of the editors Of the Panama Star and Herald
J. d. Power, Esq.
lot Of padded peach and superior varieties of
grape received and sold at auction last win
ter But in order give the residents of the other
Islands better chance supply themselves with i'm
proved fruit and grape vines from California,
advertisement published in the papers to the effect
the Corresponding Secretary would be ready to
receive orders for the same, and transmit them in
due season. Orders for about 200 fruit trees and
many grape vines have come in only regret they do
not amount to many thousand.
Pursuant resolution passed by the Board Of Man.
ayers time in june quantity of recessed paddy
was purchased in California be resod at price
TO parties willing engage in the cultivation of this
grain sorry say that it still remains hand
unsod in the opinion of many there is hardly
cereal which here holds out 50 good and reliable pros
pe;,s for rsms atve crop as rice ....,vo,ou. bird.
from CaforI have been fruitless- have, however,
Of late foun arties there who willing furnish
this very sTabe article against suitable remunera-
ton, and instaments Of them arrive by next
spring
The Introduction of the Cochnea insect seriously
engaged the attention of the Board of Managers. APP
pcat< has been made fOr this purpose through mer-
chants }n San Francisco parties in Guatimala but
vitho result the export of the insect is prohibited
by hf in that benighted republic We hope, however,
to receive it either by way Of Panama from Acapul
co. which the port to the coehineal rearing
provinces OF Mexico
More than year ago took measures to procure
the honey rom California, but the high price de-
manded there caused look foroher quarters from
whence to receive it. In New South Wales We learned
the honey bee had been naturalizel many years. We
therefore made arrangementso purchase several hives
the departure of the brig Hero for Sydney the own
srs Of which vessel literally seconded our endeav
or. The hives were indeed procured for shipment by
the Hawaiian Consul, Mr.. St. Julian, but in conse
quence Of misunderstanding negligence Of the
parties charged with taking them board, they were
ef behind learn to my great satisfaction that by the
Funny Major, which arrived yesterday, four hives in
good condition have been seht from California to be
disposed Of here and hope they may be secured by the
Society.
The Society expects alo before long, to be enabled to
Increase variety Of fresh water fishes by new i'm
poratons from Oregon and to stock our forests with
the small deer Of California
As you will gentlemen, from the foregoing state
nents great many seeds and plants may be expected
turing the enssng year. The question will natr-ely
rise, " here shall place them who shall take care
u them Ny is, Only in well arranged
nursery garden, and under the care OF competent
sartener. No private garden in Honolulu IS large
nough Possesses the necessary qualities to receive as
many seeis may reasonably expect, or to give
hem the best chance to thrive well. well conducted
'ursery garden is indispensable, and will undoubtedly
come of prosperity the agricultural inter-
ss and Of beauty the general features Of our IS
ands 1t Is fer you to push t into existence and to
'royde it with the necessary that it may be
nabed to fulfil the expectations which justly may be
led Of it.
Respectfully submitted. WM. HILLEBRAND.
PoLrsHISa:-The ladies are very fond Of keeping q