The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-02-21
Light in the AIeuIs.

he report Of M Chzries Byyart Special Agent
Of the Treasury Department, throws much lght
upon the Seal Islands the natives aud the operato1s
CT Tx AlESka Company there. IN some reusrkS
made Il the Az eoEple Of nouths sgc, in rsfgt4-
ton Ct the ruEo-s then a9oat that the natives in
these islands were in starving condition, We
stated, On sxani1suou OF the matter, that the Com
Pauy supplied everything that these people could re
guI-s IL the most Ebe-zl manner, except the s.rSe
article OF sugar, and that only tor reasons whlch
locked 70 their moral Es-bsirE We End this state
usnt fully confirmed b the report Of 3Ir. Bgyszt.
hat EentlsEz1 sayss During the holidays, ron
Coristuzs 70 Lent, there was much truuksuuess
from beer made b ser1eating sugar and -four to-
sgthsr he evil becans 20 great that IL became Es-
cssSary 70 restrict TIE sale Of bare ration sufficient
for tsa ard even then 50 srrcug was their sPpetits
that they would associate together ard save their
snail Allowance until enough could Be hJd % have
holiday, Is hey tern T. his gss especially the
Csc oc birth ard saints 6ays-
From this statement, the paradox that nan being
reasoning animal must get drunk. appears 10 Be a.
applicable 70 these primitive ISLANDERS as to their
zore aEvarcs5 bceth-gr IN 70 yer AtitC6es. The
Aszz forgoes sugar IN his tea for the pleasures CT
iltczica.i1u. There are members CT the superior
races who foreSo more thar that FOR Ike f15El-
Esrce-uct Only sugar IN thsir tsa- bzs home, pros
PEGS and family. Il sugar Be TIE article b which
the Alert Is z-tcue, II was certainly wise 10 restrict
its issue There are al told $40 CT these people On
the Islands he report says that about Oue-half
are Of pure AlsU-a- blood the other half Of Creole
blood n several the foreign element pretozi-atss
They have q wen organized system Of government
uHcer CHIEFS CT thei- oEr election 6ect TO rsno7-
A a. the VII CT the peopls Whenever they choose
These nov acting have done 50 for three years and
are very sEcisEt ne1- They exercise ! Kind Of pa
triIrchlI supervision ever the Airs Of the whole
people, hut possess No power 20 enforce their AZ
t1ori-y esyuUd the EXPRESSION Of their vii -
L seems 70 Is from the figures ofths special agent
that Jhe cc1pazv Ekieh It Is reported his recently
been fcruet TO collect the skins thrown away b. the
Allssz Company and by the Gil frcu the bi1b6er
ROW vaste6 i ret Ilzely 70 pay z--e Dividends
Tie skins rejected are those which have been CIT.
The number crt we ind vas il $50 40 and IL ISL.
IS II relation &c them the special agent SAYS.
"a skins damaged b eating have always sold a.
half price II market and the sane rates were pad
for them 4 The SAT- House Since tie leasing. not
being considered Eorth the tax they have been r.
iectsd L arpea-s that tbs las rgsulres II 10
less f,r f1-thsr CT he says. Formerly the z7sras
q CIT skins eszAs6 81 per cent zzce their rsec-
tio1 the average has decreased &c threeiczrths Of
enc PER ee1-r Nor does the c1 brazch Ct the pro
POSED sPecz-zeiou Iook ay better II Bya1t says-
" Aho1t 1000 gaIcCs CT Gil save been rendered AZ 4
cost Ct 3 cents PER ga1ou b allowing the natives
cents per gacu fer skfzzt-- and earring the slzb-
her 70 the place Of rsrdsrizg-1 compensation
scarcely II Pruportou 70 the hor, Is the Swing CT
the CT Doubles the SHINING and Carrying The cost
Of rendering 3 cents. Ed5ed 10 the III. s. cezss.
makes total CT 50 cents Per gzlIoz AZ the Island,
whie The MARKET prics Is less thai 50 ceuts- NJ
Bryant Suggests that the rg7suze III be removed.
and that II lieu Of il regulation be established IL
ing Prcs CT % cents per zalloz e be Pais b the
Company % TIE zazzves fer Al TIE CT shfrpe6 fran
the izl1zd Il tbs WY, he thinks that 50 eco n
Ions might &c chained aurzaIly, the proceeds Of
which Eo1I5 greatly improved the crE6I1uu CT The
natives.
Mr Bryaas Finds p lis report b. stating that
TIE zEstel nay be considered Is fairiy f-zzz-
rated and aIthoz-h it has zot eeez 5cue without
some friction On both sites. 10 serious Differences
have enszed- aid Il Is zoE worzfz- ha-ucui1zsgy-
The Supplies have hesu Abundant zzd Ct good
quality, AID sold n the Quantities desired ezreVt
sz-, which for reasons before stated has heez r.
z--zcred- Al tie cczE-lous Ct the lease have been
as fully couFIed wiki Is ire cuc6tf1u a the zfrua-
uou permitted And the Alaska CcunerciaI Con-
PanEr 81 their previous ssahEshzeat IN the Island
and zainrazce with The bazi1ess, have been able
e meet these 5EcaIdes better than zrT ether less
faEorahIF Situated eoui< have done We zzPe-d The
6gu-ss CT list years cperztious. Is i n-a-rsr Of
geneal interest
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