The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-18

garbage. Is thrown in. Men, women and children
battle in this canal in broad daylight and still no mo-
tice is taken Of it. The tide does not 6ow into it, -
in former times. On account of the unfinished state
Of the breakwater, there is now q bar which keeps the
water in the canal, and SO it becomes stagnant- You
must not he surprised to hear of Lahaina. e. another
deserted village, for just 50 sure as We get the Winds
from the southwark and east We win have sickness.
There is another place which has become > nui-
sance, and it is time something was done aboutik- 1t
cannot be possible that his Highness the Minister OF
the Interior knows abont it and still suffers this thing
to be carried on. I mean in regard to the natives
taking entire possession of the lower end Of the Fort
square and building houses upon it. Not contented
with that, they have taken the coral stones and are
building pig pens with them, and in fact they keep
horses and every other kind Of animal there. The
natives who come over in their boats with poi
for sale, when they want to anchor their boats take
the stones from the wall of the canal, and when ready
to 90 away just give the rope . shake and away they
70, leaving the stone at the bottom. The consequences
is that the whole of the embankment is tumbling
down. Not satisfied with taking possession Of the
lower end of the fort land and the canal, they have
now taken possession Of the upper part, fronting
Makai street. and there are no less than ten or fifteen
fish tables there. 1t Was supposed that the fort square
was to be left open for the benefit and good Of all.
Now the question is. who gives them leave to. build
houses, place their tables, build pig pens, and in net
keep all their animals there; who receives the rent;
and il no rent is paid why should others be required
to pay who want a piece to build upon Why should
there be any distinction made in this matter! Would
such things be allowed in Honolulu on your fort
lands. Net a bit of it. They would have the whole
of the trespassers in the station house and fined, or
in the chain gang for committing a common nuisance
by endangering the health of the good people Of Homo
lulu, and I think, Mr.. Editor, you viii agree With me
that the citizens of Lahaina have as good . right to
look after their health health rs any one else.
1 find by the late arrivals from Tahiti that the
French government has offered premiums o every m
habitant who shall clear OFF and plant q certain guam
tity Of land. Have they hogs. horses and cattle to
annoy them the same as we have in Lahaina? You
cannot go around the town without finding horses tied
in the middle of the streets, hogs running around in
abundance, owned by kanakas who are too lazy to get
food for them. Now I would ask, what encourage
ment is there for any one to cultivate land in Lahaina,
where you are continually finding hogs. horses and
cattle destroying everything you plant! 1t is true
we have a law that is intended to protect the planter,
and if you know the owner you can make him pay for
the trespass and damages, but sometimes they won't
pay. How many of the natives are there that are not
possessed of four dollars to sue, and so they are
ediged to lose everything. while the trespasser only
laughs to think how smart his pig was to get his belly
full and nothing to pay for it: Now who are the
owners of those pigs and horses! Why it is the Gov
ernor of Maui himself, the very man who should give
every encouragement to industry. He is the very one
who is breaking it down, for I know of his having no
less than FIVE hogs and two horses running at large at
one time in the streets and other places, destroying
everything in their way; and when you speak
about it he very coolly tells you they break the ropes he
ties them with. The natives of course think they have
just as much right to have their hogs and horses run
ming at large as the Governor.
The Spring whaling feet is now coming in and
things begin to look a little lively.
Yours. &C.. ROVER.