Polynesian., 1858-11-06
No. 27

water continue permanent IL is TO be doubted that
they will reap rich reward.
The plantation on East Maui belonging 10 Mr. Spep-
Ger and Dr. Wood has been brought to state of very
profitable production. The estates the same island
belonging to Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Makee are reported
to be in very hourishing condition.
On Haiku, East Maui, consisting of 2 900 acres of
land new plantation is to be started on the Joint
stock principle Towards the capital required s4I 900
have already been subscribed all by parties able to paw
their subscriptions and in other respects of the highest
resPeetaoilty The undertaking is cOuntensnced by
the King himself In the letter above mentioned from
A. ii. Spencer, Esq, he states that Haiku is well
adapted for the growth Of sugar cane and the finest
place known to him on the islands for large planta-
tion.''
The old sugar plantation at Hilo, under its Chinese
prOprietors is said to have left them last year profit
of $4,000. All the other plantations including one
recently commenced by Mr. Metcalf are reported to be
in the most hourishing condition
The estate Of Klauea, consisting of upwards of
3OOO acres, leased to Monsieur Dudot, for fifty years
from the 18th April, 1851, and that of Namahana Of
upwards Of 4OO acres, belonging to him in fee simple
are reported to contain large fit for eutva-
hon with unusual facilities of constant plentiful rri-
CATION There has been some talk of organising also
joint stock company for the manufacture of sugar on
those estates SuppOsng the soil to be M for cane the
facilities for irrigation ought to be very great sdvan-
age. There would be nothing unreasonable in expect
ing from GOO acres of good land carefully irrigated
when necessary, 200 OF sugar, yearly, with CORES
pondlng quantity Of syrup and molssses.
The new states and territories of the United States
on the Pacific the British colonies of VancOuvers Is
land and British Columbia and the Russian settlements
at Sltka, kamschatks, and the Amoor Ryer'afford
now, and likely to Afford the best market in
the world for all our staple productions. The certain
ty OF having always a market close at hand, and Of
speedy cash returns for produce ought give
hdenee to our agrieulturists
The union Of Europe with America by the Atlantic
Telegraph the formation of railroad TO San Francisco
or the extension to the Pacific of the British colonial
one and the new treaties with the Empires of China
and Japan and with the Kingdom of Siam, must lead
at no distant day. to the establishment of Trans-Pa-
cifc line of steamers coang and taking in fresh stock
vegetables and fruits at Honolulu The establishment
Of such line will add much the political Importance
OF this mid Pacific Kingdom, and give q new impulse
TO its prosperity.
Besides it is only the want of funds that has retsrd
ed the establishment of steamers for interslsnd
navigation the great advantages of which endeavored
to show in my Notes these Islands, published IA
le44 as well as in my report Island Navigation.
printed IN the transactions Of the Society for 1856.
There is in the Kings Government who is blind
10 the advantages Of steam navigation and railroad
travelling, nor IS there any reluctance TO expend the
public revenue literally in enterprises which, by pro-
noting agriculture and commerce. would enrich indus
trOus individuals, and thereby repensh the treasury.
In the words of the King himself in his lucid Report.
as Prince LiholihO, labor and population, printed in
the Transactions for 1854, e money not Uunt
Jag, Whdt uonders could do That very pslpsble
HduN WAS hAlOSeiueT lOSl Ol huOoc
hobby it was for years. that should shut up all
Custom houses and support the Government by charg
ing storage goods in warehouses built by the Govern
ment for that purpose. IL must have been selfevdent
to any practical man, that the government could not
build such extensive warehouses without borrowing
money to do So any reasonable rate Of storage that
could be charged on the whole value Of the goods
import annually would hardly pay interest the
of such erectons and the salaries of keepers;
that in fact the plan Of the said TheoriSt would have
| left no revenue at all.
1t only in 1850 that there such excess Of
revenue over expenditure would have enabled the
Government to pay for steamer 1T for our own inter-
island trade and navigation. Four estimates for such
steamer have been received the lowest Of which Is
S58 50, at 48 pence exchange An estimate also has
been received for dredge boat fit to work the bar;
but that dredge boat placed here would cost about
$4,000, and the question is where the $685. to
come from?
In countries like Great Britain and the United States
where enterprise and capital abound there are private
individuals ready to engage in such undertakings
provided they afford reasonable prospect of good
nual dividends Unless greatly err in my csculs-
ton of the yearly amount Of passenger and other in
er-sand traffic since l843 and of the increase of that
traffic by substituting for small coasters there
would be profitable return for the capital invested in
such substitution. But where the individuals
amongst who would subscribe the amount required
and who would engage to place in waters good and
substantial steamers, fit in all respects, for inter-
island trade, within a reasonable time:
If such individuals can be found they would well
deserve the encouragement of all the privileges and
emptions granted to the former company, which has
ceased to exist because the vessels introduced by that
company we're not adapted to carry the traffic sue
ceSsfuly, and because the partners looked the
profit be derived from the sale of their privileges
than to that arising from the development of such
! trafc.
The Governments Of Chile, Peru and Bolivia in 1885
and 1886, granted to William WheelWright ESQ.,. ex-
elusive privileges with certain exemptions from duties for
ten years, with the view Of obtaining the benefit of
steam navigation along their coasts. 1t with such
privileges that Mr.. Wheewrght enabled to form,
| in London, the Pacific Steam NaVigation Company,
which sent the steamers Chile and Peru, and sub
sequenty several others now running from Chile to
Panama. to the great benefit of all the Republics whose
coasts embraced in that line, and Of foreign
chants residing there.
In this Kingdom the 18th section Of the act of 18th
April 1856, relating to corporations restricts the Min
lister Of the Interior from granting any charter with
exclusive privileges for longer term than five years.
1t appears to me that that too short period to induce
foreign capitsts, whether residing here abroad to
give the benefit of steam navigation at their risk
That benefit would be great to every kind of agrcu
ture to the merchants generally and to ships visiting
ports justify the concession Of privileges ex
tending for longer perhaps not less than ten
years.
There is, believe, money enough boarded up by the
natives quite unproductive to them and usually spent
either in articles Of luxury, not necessary their
FORT in various ndulgencies injurious to their health
to pay the cost Of an inter-island steamer and Of
dredge boat. And the advantages that would result
to them, In few years, would well reward them for
such outlay but who is TO induce them to adventure
their small hOards who change their habits per SAL
t1 from those of mproydence to those of parsimony
and saving?
Continued Hezt .Ceek
LAUGH OS-Laugh on never mind the censure
of cynics- Joy is one of the greatest pansceas
of life. It braces the nerves, makes the heart
dance IN nIeasanf music and the very Rou riur