The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-05-18

which had been entered into by the Minister OF
Interior on the 18th November, 1867, by which the
/ General Inter-Isand Navigation Company agreed to
surrender the exclusive privileges of the said corpo
ration and to run the Kiauea regularly, agreed,
for one year, for sum not to exceed Ten Thousand
Dollars, was ratified and confirmed.
At the same time, by the same law, authority was
granted TO tire Minister of Interior on behalf of this
Government, TO contract with individuals or incor-
porated companies, for the performance thereafter,
OF the interisland steam navigation service and to
/ pay therefor, sum not exceeding Ten thousand
Dollars per annum; thesteamer TO be employed was
required to be not less than four hundred tons bur-
den, and TO visit the ports of Lahaina, Kealakekna
/ Bay, Kawaihae and Hio, and to make the round
! trip within one week. At the same time, the AS
sembly placed at the disposal of the Minister of
Finance, the sum Of $50 200, for the purposes of
interisland steam navigation, this sum being
stricted by any directions Inasmuch the opinion
OF the Assembly seemed TO be in favor of subsidiz
ing individuals companies Though in making the
appropriations, they entrusted the
sum 10 the discretion Of His Maestys Government }
every effort was made to induce individuals and
companies TO undertake the enterprise, and to this
end, much correspondence was had, with parties In
foreign countries. which necessarily occupied much
time
The contract with the Kilauea, expired November
Il, 1865, up 10 which time Messrs Walker d Allen,
who had her in their charge faithfully performed their
share of the contract; but inasmuch as the Kiauea
needed very great repairs and in the then state of
her machinery, unable TO perform the trip with
in the time prescribed by law ii not possible TO
enter into arrangement with her owners, and
His Msjesty's Government continued negotiations
with parties abroad which were likewise unsuccess-
iuL In the meantime, the Kiauea was offered for
sale, in the view that she might be broken up or
taken abroad.
1t was not deemed advisable that this should be
allowed to take place. and therefore she was purchas
ed by Government for the sum of 5000. AS time
has gone on, the expectation that a steamer could
be placed on the route between the Islands, by res.
ponsible parties for any reasonable sum- aud the
vice maintained for any length of time, has become
more and more faint. No person or combination Of
persons, residing within the country, willing to
do it, and the companies orpersons residing abroad
and engaged in the business Of steam navigation ex
press themselves unwilling adopt the Hawaiian
Flag and in the of the North Pacific Transpor-
tation Company, they are unwilling to run, where
one terminus is not within the United States
In a community like this, whose road of commu-
nication is the Ocean, it is obvious TO every one,
that it is duty TO provide the best means of keep
ing up regular and certain mode ofcommunication,
just as in ordinary communities it is duty TO keep
up post roads. 4
The loss engendered by such an effort,-if indeed
there should be any loss-should be looked upon as
an expense only, and regarded in the same light as
the expense necessary TO maintain the streets of the
city and the common roads of the country. Anima-
mated with these ideas, His Majesty's Government
having become convinced that private persons or
(as has been said abOve) would under
take to perform this necessary service for any rea
sonable consideration, have concluded after mature
to the means placed at their disposal
by the last Legislature. in causing to be repaired
the steamer Kilauea This vessel was found to be |
of sound hull and the mechanics who nave under |
taken the repairs, well worthy of the confidence
of the community, and have rendered to do the |
work for most reasonable and economical price; |
and their reputation is pledge TO the community |
that the work which they have undertaken to do, |
will be well executed.
Memoranda will be laid upon the table, which, ad. /
led to the assurance which the contractor for her
boilers and repairs on her machinery gives that he |
will furnish work that will cause her TO make as
good time as she ever has made, will convince you
That she will be able to do the service directed by
the last Legislature, in the law previously alluded
to, giving authority for subsidy. Further, the
sum which is TO be expended her, if expended as
subsidy, would have left nothing remaining
whilst the expenditure of this sum among our own
,itizens in repairing the Kilauea will Leave at the
snd of two years, still valuable vessel-the prop
;rty of the communicate perform further service
or them.
Table of Receipts and Expenditures-also laid
upon the able-for some years past, which is like
wise subjoned, will convince you that the expendi
ure of running the "Kilauea" after she shall have
1een thoroughly repaired and put in order, cannot
DC very considerable, and possibly may not be any
hing.
His Majesty's Government therefore rely upon you
o make such appropriations marine contingent
lies may require to support this vessel and such fur
her appropriations as your wisdom and the finances
If the Kingdom may allow, TO improve and further
.xtend the steam facilities of the Kingdom.
The Report of the Board of Education contains
detailed accounts of the receipts and expenditures
lpon our Common and Select Schools
The School Tax collected during the biennial
,eriod, amounted TO $50, ,5S5. IS, to which must be
dded IS, $3.50 drawn from the the appropriation
or Common Schools in destitute districts, showing
total of SOS, ,O9S05 for the support of the Common
chools. The balance on haEd, January LIST, of this
und, was sl4,77S19