The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-05-06

Correspondents Of the Gazettel
EDITOR GAZETTE - The earnestness with
which the matter Of curtaing our national ex-
penses is now considered, makes it important to
discriminate with wise foresight between useless
expenditures and those that are necessary and
even remunerative. While our national debt is
increasing and our population diminishing, great
er economy in the administration Of government
is certainly necessary but for similar reasons it
is equally necessary to care for its sources of rev.
enue. To economic, by neglecting these, would
be to initiate farmer who should cease, not
only from unwise OUTLAWS, but also even from
planting and protecting his crops. Such a course
would bring our government TO the condition of
many of its Hawaiian subjects, with whom in-
debtedness seems chronic and constitutional.
Some legislation is evidently necessary for
perpetuating our present resources aud some
thing might well be done for opening new ave
nues of prosperity. Without more than merely
abiding to the Importance of thus protecting our
national wealth in forests, and to the Importance
Of promoting immigration and supply Of labor
for the maintenance OF our various industries,
would specially mention two matters illustrative
of the Importance of wisely discriminating be-
tween useless and useful outlays.
First, for establishing confidence in that which
is the great basis of security for our wealth and
enterprise, mean in our Real Estate, we need q
liberal appropriation for the national survey OF
the vast lands, the boundaries Of which hardly
any surviving natives are able to point out and
for establishing basis of stations aud meridional
lines for permanently determining all the smaller
lands of the Islands. If this work is not compet-
ed now, its expense must, and will be, borne by
the government 10 the future. and that at a loss,
which we cannot estimate. When now the ex-
peuse of procuring instruments for this work has
been borne and large and most successful be-
ginning made. 10 Immediately discontinue it, and
to leave to future litigation the questions that
will arise through its neglect, would be both M
wise and criminal
The second matter, of which l would speak, is
the encouragement OF agriculture, especially by
the introduction of exotic plants. To show the
propriety Of the Governments being urged to
render a little assistance in this matter, / would
allude to what is done 10 various ways by other
countries for the promotion OF agriculture 1t is
well known what was done in France for foster
0f other valuable commodities and what stimu-
lus has been given in other countries to agricul-
ture by premiums, offered for the planting Of
timber, for the discovery OF better processes for
utilizing cotton jute, and ramie for the improve
ment OF live stock for the Importation of new
grains, vegetables and fruits, and for the inven-
lion of better agricultural implements. In the
little island of Msuutius, which has about one
sixth Of the area Of this group, the Government |
has established special bureau for scientific
agriculture; through which magnificent park
has been formed filled with innumerable exotic |
plants. with hundreds of species Of ferns and /
Towering shrubs, and with trees, valuable for
timber and fruit, from all parts Of the tropics |
The Baobab of Africa, the Banyan of India the |
Saiinwood of San Domingo the Cloves Of the |
MOluccas, there grow with the Breadfruit of the /
Pacific and tie gigantic eocoanut Of the Seychel. 1
les. There in climate similar to that OF these /
Islands the Mangostein has been made TO grow
and bear, as well as many other fruit trees as 1
yet unknown here. In most OF the old countries |
of Europe vast sums are expended for the i'm
pOriation Of new plants At Berlin are extern
sive gardens and hothouses specially devoted to .
single tribes Of Australian and African trees at
Munich are gardens devoted TO palms at Kis-
MaHony in Hungary is garden with 10000 .
species Of plants in the garlen on Apothecaries'
1cftuus IN ENuccid RidSS-uOuecS .iUuu lteb III
length, and 40 feet in hight in the centre even
in Siberia in the Uul mountains are magnificent
The beauty gathered at great
expense into these lighthouses might here be
brought together at little outlay iu the open air
in almost every district
1t seems unnecessary to urge that the impor-
taton of exotic plants adds TO the value Of prop
erty nor TO show, that we can more successfully
with other countries by the grandeur we
may thus gather about US, than by national pomp
and costly ed6ces but We may also thus initiate
new industries of great value.
The small amount expended by our Govern
ment for this object during the past few years is
probably now grudged by no one How best
to proceed hereafter, whether by the establish
ment Of an agency for importing exotic plants
and the formation Of a Botanical Park, or by the
profer Of premiums for the purpose, as well as
Tor planting timber, coffee, &C., or by some other
method, it is not my purpose so much to under
lake TO specify as TO illustrate by these matters
he necessity OF most carefully distinguishing wise
from unwise appropriations There can be no
doubt that a small outlay. properly made for
these and other such objects, would best enable
Us to solve the problems how to diminish the
national debt, for which we are proposing TO
how ito increase our population and
10 better its condition. how 10 gain appreciation
md power for our Government, as well as how
% transform our Islands into Edens.
MAUI.