The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-05
Pc BLISHED WEEKLY BY I
IL k.NRH VI. WHITNEY.



Mr.. Needham informs me he has so acres planted
and up, at his new plantation in Hama, and expects
to be at work grinding about the lst of December.
Rice Al
NOtrithstanding the hard luck o: Lawyer Have
kost in rice growing last owing the preva-
lence Of the Konas about the time Of harvesting. he
IS at it again, and with Rev. Mr.. Alexander, has
some acres under cultivation. / notice Mr.. HIS
appointment Registrar Of Conveyances. and trust
il will not interfere through the laborious duties
attendant upon that Office, with the lively interes;
which that gentleman has always taken in agrcul-
tural enterprises in this district.
wanu<u Flour Min.
The Flour Mill at wailuku, lately run by the Hon.
member from that place. ". II. Kaauwai, Esq. has
changed hands. ! understand the purchaser is a
Honolulu merchant IL is now being repaired. and
a new run of put up. The latter lately
imported from San Francisco by the Yankee. A
practical miller from California is experimenting
the work, and no doabt East Mari will soon turn
out as fine -four as Honolulu.
Sugar waiiuku-
There is an on dit floating about that a sugar
mill is to be erected. This is desideratum much
tcished for by the Inhabitants. This would no doubt
be accomplished. could sufficient land be obtained at
in the enterprise. so to be independent of tie
whms Of the free and enlightened citizens who
in their willingness to work good deal like
women, Of whom, according to Hudibras,
When they will, they there's denying ont,
When they won't, they WON'T and there's end ont.
If Huiibras did not say so, forgive him. and
always think he had ought to.
II. n. Co. "Knauea"
This fine boat again rejoices eyes with her
regular appearance. For three four weeks,
mentally decaimed Banished from Rome, as they
one by rolled by, and gave token Of her arr-
val. One of the wealhiest merchants Of kalepolepo
and the writer, had three serious conver
sations about paying up her liabilities, or buying,
if could get the stock twenty-five cents on the
dollar and not allowing her to be sold for China.
But I see the Government and Mr.. Green have anti
cipated US, although they have paid, rumor says,
higher figure, say forty cents. am glad they have,
for a. usual into the thing impulsively, and
found on my return home, had been too brash in
my intentions, for, on taking account of cash on
hand. discovered had just money enough left to
pay for a present had ordered for
.Maiden scarce sixteen years oil.
a very large fortu inc Of silver and gold''
Having nary a dime, am therefore in precisely
the right situation offer sound opinion, in the
words of Jack Bunsby, an opinion is opin-
ION government ought 10 Keep 'h'7. ''a' eoins'
a little temporary loss on the investment 1t
is hard to have TO say that the Hawaiian Islands
cannot support steamer, but such would appear
20 be the case This is the TO be regretted just
as the islands the point of being made the
intermediate stopping place between San Francisco
and China for the line Of steamers. The opposi-
tion between the schooners and steamer, if it has
had the effect to Undue. a more economical expendi-
ture, will have indirectly performed great good.
More anon. pGhG. EGoMEr.