The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-23
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Commercial Advertiser.
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interesting y petition was read IN " etneslly
asking FOR a subsidy towards the support Of TIT
KiIqueg. Although. - Z general rule. il may
not b wise for Government u grant any monop-
oily whatever, OF to support out Of the public
funds what legitinately belongs 70 private en-
terrTi-s u establish and conduct. YET, under the
circumstances. il may be the bes; thing for the
public 70 grant the PRAYER Of N-sr-- Walker.
Allen * Co, and assist the steamer II tie extent
Of q thousand dollars a month for : limited
period. We never did favor the monopoly
granted 70 the Inter-I-land Steam Navigation
Company. and We now believe that if that
monopoly could Be terminated. without inius-
tice u any one. able capitalists would step in
and give Us the requisite steam. But - the
Government has tied it, hands. We see no other
alternative than u assi-; those who are trying 70
provide the public with steam Conveyance.
On Friday Of last week Prince William did
IL the honor u adopt tie language and argu-
men;s Of this paper On the paper money question
a. his own, and read one OF two long leaders on
the subject. The fact i, on sUch an er9fic. or
foreign subject. Ministers have ali the advantage
in debate over the natives. a. the latter are al
most ignorant Of the workings Of parer money.
They oppose it because they have often heard Of
It's injurious effects So with His Highness-Le
knows, as do every one Of Us, and every foreigner
in and out Of the House. that it is 4 measure
which can only be fraught with injury 10 the
public. and lie adopted our language as the most
available argument, which was very proper.
Minister Narigny, however. rather =. let the c..
out Of the bag when he said that the Ministers
had no idea the bill would pass.
+ The debate on the succession, which took place
on Friday. shows the interest which prevails on
this subject. There Is evidently u strong feeling
in favor OF the Kings marriage az the only mode
Of continuing the kamehameha Dynasty. To
choose and proclaim a successor notc does not. TO
many, appear just the thing, for His Majesty mag
I've to the good old age of his venerable father.
And besides, ii any one were chosen, q few years
may show in the nominee an u~nftness for the
throne, or higher claims in some one else. At
the worst. the sudden death Of the King could
only cause an interregnum Of a few weeks, till
the Legislative Assembly were convened, and
chose a successor, who would probably be the
most qualified ALI living.
On Wednesday 4 spirited debate took place on
the motion to raise the salary Of the clerk Of the
Collector General from 81. 900 to 81 500 a year,
which motion prevailed. This was very proper,
as the salary vas cut down from 81, 1000 only
two OF three years ago. Another salary which
ought to be raised Is that of Postmaster General.
That officer now gets only $I.SO9. The salary
was formerly $4,000, but was reduced during
Mr.. kalakaua's incumbcncy, at his own instance
VI believe, to enable him 10 draw the pay of
two Offices, a. the law forbade any one receiving
that amount to receive a second salary. There
is not. in the whole Government service, a post
- difficult to fill witt. satisfaction to all, where
the attendance is 50 great, nor one where the
incumbent receives 20 much abuse and 50 few
thanks as that Of Postmaster. The Collector
General Is head Of Il bureau under a Minister.
and receives $3, ZOO. The Postmaster General
IS als1 head Of a bureau under q Minister. and
receives only 81 500. Although his responsible
ties are not 50 great as those Of the other. his
pay should be at least $4,000. Equality and
justice demand that it be raised.
On Wednesday DR.. j. W.. Smith introduced Il
bill to allow Hawaiian books printed in foreign
countries t. be- imported free Of duty. This ut
glance may appear a proper measure but
when we come to investigate its working, we
will find 1t an injurious amendment to our rev
law, and to the protection Of home indus
The bill asks that all books printed in
In America or England may he i'm
ported free. This i a premium of ten cents on
dollar-the amount of the duty-on foreign
labor. and works as an injury to that amount
against our native printers. We have good
Offices, kept up at enormous expense,
to provide these very publications for Ha-
Taiians. If the law Is passed, the result will be
that more Of our Hawaiian books will be printed
abroad than are now. But some say, we want
and school-books introduced as cheaply
Is possible. But it must be remembered that
We are capable Of printing Bibles. schoolbooks,
dictionaries, law books. or any other works, as
veil as can be done abroad, and have merely to
to the Civil Code, and the second volume
f Law Reports as proof. Al the school and
ffciaI printing required by the Government should
2 erecufed an the Kingdom. Our first care
Mould be u encourage home industry, IN every
,os>ible way.
The Board of Education has not taken the
light stand on this subject. IL has ordered,
uring the past two years. several large editions
f primary chool-books-from 600 TO 10000,
lore or less, of each-to be printed in Boston.
nd these are imported all bound up, ready FOR
ale. Now We say this * a great injury 70 our
ative industry. Al tins printing and inning
h0lId be cTccHtcd hare Ia encourage our nature
and buck biHderS, instead of sending
way s., 900 i year To support foreign crafts
1en. Let the Board Of Education get the cleo
rotype plates made in Boston-for that work
annot be done here. These plates should be
imported free Of duty, and the printing and
binding can be done here Just a well rs IN BoS-
on. The same remarks will apply 10 Bibles or
ny other books.