The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-09-22

cepi all reasonable bounds. We therefore pass
by Arts. {. :. 6. :. 5, . and 10, with The simple r.
mark that the facts stated IN them still oSets-ahd
we leave II 10 any candid reader who chooses -
compare them with the replies 10 say whether they
have been denied or rrfuted. - understanding the
GU-c.e'S attempted cvasioEs and Palliatiohs.
Bat Ne must call attention 10 Art IL.
III A number of school houses hsve been sold in districts
i, were Intended that The chfSirsa y tsvss districts sicad
hsuee'orth grow up in isaorAnes-'
llth. We rcsre, to be obliged to ..e:e shs, there (. nc, one
word OF truth 10 this statement. - Tar = = ihe Board are al
vsci Anisno sale is uSeis 70 have tsSea place without their
knev!vigrl only one schoolhoG'e has been sold, sud that "a
S ;" /. 81 y ~, o. u = an "a. ~.s,s ms is5 f. enfi- aeefs'sSa - a.
csols Of Ihs sale Sent 20 enlarge smother schoos-house Ia is
TO This wy district. and could have furnished his colleagues
correct statement on this subject. THIS eharsc i indeed a al
aud sosro~ful exhibition II how easily mea en- be LED fEom the
path 81 truth AMI fairness when passion Nud prejudice tsokun
them on. The imputanan o: motives contained in the last
who utter Il.
Notwithstanding the regret Of the G0iats at
being obliged To stale that there Is not one word
of truth in this statement, sic. we beg leave Il re-
fresh the memory of The Board. II orr ini0rma.
ton Is correct. there have been SeCeB district school
houses sold on the island of Oahu alone, viz: ms
haaawa. hahana, hapauO. LGic, " alalac. hamoo-
loa and Nokuleia At Laie and kapaaG. tn. houses
sold have been replaced by new ones. The kahana
house has not been replaced. The children of
that district are sufficiently numerous to form a
separate school, but are now obliged to go more
than Il mile 10 another sCh,a.. At Waialac. the
house sold has not been replaced. and the large
district embracing Paumalu. Waialae and kabuhu
is without a school, although there is no deficiency
in children. The house sold at kamooloa (Waia-
lual has not been replaced. and the scholars. mum
berinC about 20. have been divided between the
two school houses nj opposite ends of the district.
The house sold at Mokulcia was already d~ilapidat-
ed by a storm. has not been replaced. and the
only school within n distance of three miles is the
Catholic School. An attempt was made to force
the children OF NoklIleia To attend that school. but
the parents being mostly Protestant. naturally re-
fused. The consequence is, the children of that
district are left without a school. Weare of course
open to correction if there is any material defect
in our information.
Articles l. and Is of the Report still remain
statements of existing facts. Notwithstanding the
theorizhng of the Gazette, and the discretionary
power of the various School Agents.
The schools are gradually dwindling, thc chill
dren attend or not as they please. the only school
examinations known i'll n majority of the districts
are the annual ones of the Inspector General. and
the periods of vacation in many places comprise
from three To six months of the year. Let not the
Board imagine that because these facts may NOS
exist in Honolulu. therefore they do not exist in
the outlying districts of the islands. They are
open to the observation of all. and they certainly
afford ground for the deepest solicitude on the part
of those who have at heart the best interests of tho
Hawaiian nation. y. s.