The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-02
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he ngu5@r f5r July 5th commenced the FT-z
Eo-rEE of his Tapz- >u5s-ri5=--- whose ---u
q s15-r-Fi1n rs expired. are r@p---f---
requested - continue The zane. We shall b
h-Vr- . receive any orders ~ e1p.- - - f1-
wz-E-i . s---i-1 Countries.
Inns 90 p aanum.
- wa=n an = & foreign r7uu-ry
TIE PACIFIC
Commercial advertiser,
THURSDAY. AUGUST ?
TzE Lzs; i-u= G: ;he g5v=rlm=lt journal a.
f5-l- e. t-=al-lF-l illustration o. The s--aa--.uz
Sii-L E--4l.. -4s- hold o.; delinquent -5ci4-.
wL=u -I.-g-- il cl.- contact w.;l The p--ple.
= wH1@ -5=y az -=P5rsiJl=- L = . curious re-
cin=n Of bilious eIci-ati.ity. and from TIE FRS;
line. u :-elzi=- p ra= clos q - i,slas. j. = lied
oE.E Tl-- rI-iful means and whining ard ezsc-a-
tiJEs az4ils- t1= R=r-~=ncati-ss wao have had
the Independence and Z-Gal.I== f5- once . l=s=r;
-Ez.- voice. and =Eyrsz= themselves 5..1.v ac4.rs:
o=e-4I IIyE-zcy. TIE f=s: J-a=.ci-I zE-e: u
their action has ben % b-ing the head q Tie 5u-
rzu lack p hi= 9zc= and his cazl-. which has
- long been T-c-nt- Disappointment and
s5rrJw. paying dear Tor - whistle. drunk
enn=s and prostitution. 80 .. diagnosties and auy-
dyns, d. another imp gf that iIk." are some Of
the choice phrases q which BIZ quill gives utter
aacz. II The Director J=rtl has become 2 bed
Of torture, as he leads the public to believe il TO
b, he himself has made i: such.
Let u submit the case az II now stands the
legislature Props 70 vote 70 the bureau the fol-
lowing items
D.res;9r.s $500
Ms.ez., zs5 lae.5ea:sl K1Peas-.-..-.. 1866 ZOO
Making = 5000
The sun asked by The Director. for the tlro years.
was S23 ,O3s, the difference being mainly in the
81 incidentalz. But the chief object with the
representatives.. as We understand il. was. after
allowing whatever might Be absolutely necessary,
70 carry on the Office, 70 amt Il 10 a definite e.
pendifu1e, % that, al the end Of two years. some
approximation may be had 70 the actual expense
Of the bur-au-,he public generally. believing
that IL cost has been curing the past Two years,
about 10000. (ses the details given in the Con-
Of Mag IO.) while the Director contends
it has not cost much over half that sun. The
SUN voted by the Representatives Is very liberal.
and the total i amply sufficient - conduct the
government Office 50 as 70 d all the 1rorE required
by the government. provided reasonable economy
Is ~Uracticed IN IL. The C0mmerHal establish
expenses average Jess than IS. 600 Per an
NUN, and considerably more work i done in it
than in the government Office. Why then can
The latter be CONDUCTED for = ike sum? We
have the answer in the fact evolved by the COM
Of inve=tigation. that the sum Of S5.527 43
vas -Ient, we Will not say squandered, for ser
ice for which, though more faithfully done, the
Commercial cannot afford over one-third thar
UNI. The PoLyneaan says
-w.-l rgzr1 % m rz-sPap~E - e91ld say great =aL. b.;
Be slIp.s f--- > tIis- ia4t TIE =lt1T oil y obliged % ~srz il
ls=@@atsi, " -E- .~a q paying E-D-rter' Is solu-e1'y -h-
i91se v slaz= n-n = tine o. .tr=r.ta -aygza = s-2Fly
2 Al ia= ia-fl=r-s a-i ac-i-a-s sftls teEl-a-d dong 81 fart,
q. III zane .ue :z.e- al IL is-lal- e.a=- o.: rs o=--.
Ne Journal 50 c-E1z--l must soou f- ir,- TIE .arssrnuac.
~ t= sivsr--z .ErL- az sursr1r-s E- son c-.'=- the.
a.ro--s~ on paIer -oy-I-e-1 ual=r happier a-sI-c-s.-
Without wishing u make any boast in the
natter, but merely 10 show what l. done, We
will state that the publisher Of the Commercial
"a been compelled, during the past fourteen
months, with the exception Of Il few weeks. dur
NJ the '. busy s-asou," TO perfJIm. besides his
numerous other engagements. al the above work
Thich the government editor thinks such q her
uIcan task. This Las been done more from
ecessity than choice - necessity created in
art by the lavish expenditure Of government
lnds, and the uniair competition arising there
-Om. II the director and editor Of the govern
lent press thinks himself incapable Of performing
le service expected Of him, it Is fully time he
MS position. There are plenty Of per
rs, equally ignorant Of the printing business,
II capable Of holding 4 goose quill, who would
glad to take the place and fully perform the !
required. ,
But says the editor. Speaking Of this S5,j21.
those gentlemen [the Representatives. did not .
e ft 70 recognize another fact, that he exTen- :
ture Of that money made the PolynssieH what 2
is to-day" As the government editor has his !
nd in statistics, We propose the following for :
; solution if It requires an expenditure Of +
5,527, in editing The P0lynesiqn. % make It what :
now IS. a thirl-rate journal, now much money c
i'll it require 70 make il = frst-rate concern? :
.rhars the Minister Of Finance, who is some &
figuring public debts, can help him 10 an .
The editor has & very good opinion of q
bantling paper, an opinion not 50 generally =
tertained By others, if We may judge from its :
ormOus subscription list. numbering Ia copies. -
an index Of what i thought Of it abroad, we :,
We now before Is q letter received by a recent
giving the opinion Of one Of the most re- 7
ected and influential Of the public functionaries
His Majesty, expressing surprise that the Ha- d
liian government should issue such Z useless c
while the Commercial affords e il
ppy illustration Of the progress Of civilization d.
Polynesia. compared with which the POlyHs- m
n was only q miserable rag. Perhaps, if b
Foreign Secretary knew the low estimate in Il
the ministerial journal Is held abroad, ne =.
be les anxious to cumber his foreign official re
respondents with what they consider only
81, not worth the postage OF at least would I,
.ompany his messages with copies of q paper in
ich affords a more sure index Of our political, j.
and clmmerciaL advancemsnt. Even dur %