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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12

PHILADELPHIA, May Gave started for visit to-
day to the Hawailsu Islands, and commenced BY
look at one of their table dishes made of the kou
wood, very rare specimen of wood, so rare, that
the set Of dishes sent here could not be replaced
They are called poi dishes Poi is sort of vegeta-
BILE or root. something like potato which the ans
toeratie natives eat with their fingers from the dish
and that way of eating is arstocratic also. Most
arisocracy is about ridiculous as that it thinks
itself of much importance than II really Is and
yet In great many things is as far behind the age
and any real nobility folks who cat with their ng
are behind the civilization represented by knife
fork and other every day delicacIes of life These
pol shed wooden bowls la eat the Hawaiian potato
from valued at from $40 10 SOS, rather rxpeu-
sive potato dish. Next comes a c SC OF volcanic
specimens, aud one thinks of the high tragedy Of
life al the volcano Islands, where man walks every
day with the prospect beiOae him 1t he earth open
ing its mouth wide enough to swallow him up. and
he not word TO say for himself, but to make
mouthtul for the greedy earth The commissioner
from tue Islands was not here, and postpone the
study Of Hawaii till We can hear all about il from
native. The motto Of Hawaii which interpre-
ted for US by representative Of that kingdom. Is
righteousness i the lie Of the nation" Ii looks
as if America will have 90 school TO tho Sand
w!ch Islands to learn wisdom. This ieverish elamor
TO get the national heel on the fourth commandment
Is enough to put heather converts to the blush
Cor. ~ Y. Witness
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out rebuke and punishment and to do this effectu-
ally is peculiarly the work OF the grand jury"
a. few examples Of punishment Of such ofenses,
and the public trial and exposure OF such offenders
would do much to correct an evil which not only
works great injustice to honest men and TO the
public but Is everlasting injury to the offenders
themselves inasmuch it eau hardly fall to under
mine and in the end TO destroy very foundations
OF that integrity of character, without which there
can be no confidence and no real respect; for all
human experience teaches that the faint which
comes from the habit of deception and fraud in one
direction is very sure TO spread until the very source
OF moral life Is poisoned aud corrupted"
These duties, il is manifest, always delicate
and perhaps difficult; Int it is the less impera
tive upon the assessors 10 omit reasonable effort
to include in the annual invoice all the property oil
every description, in their respective towns, which,
by the existing laws is subject to taxation IL re
gard 10 this they haze discretion, bat must admins
ter ne ids as they find IT,
"Tu insure the faithful and successful discharge
ofthese most important duliesst is essential that
both the and taxpayers should feel That
public sentiment requires it and that any violation
OF such duties, either IN the assessors Taxpayers
Is likely to be prosecuted by the grand jury. and
prosecuted to conviction. With such consequences
Ueore them, there Is good reason To hope That THIS
mischief may be in great measure remedied."
4" am inclined To ihink that the appraisal of real
estate is generally much below its actual cash value
and that this Is due in some degree to the wish to
keep down the proportion Of The several towns of
The State and county taxes. Whatever may be the
reason it Is clearly Illegal. and although the fact
that is common pratice, may. perhaps, mitigate in
some degree this breach of duty, il is manifest that
it Ought not TO be tolerated only because it is
contrary TO law. but because il Is Unjust wards
those who give an honest invOee.n
"A few examples of punishment ofthe deiinquenis
would do much towards correcting public senti-
nent and ensunng better execution of the law;
and do not hesitate to say that it much concerns
the of justice and good government that there
should be such examples"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
WEDNESDAY. yULYl2

CAN It be that Hawaiians are learning TO
practice the unruly spirit which has developed
itself among the low ignorant classes of Cali
fomia? Yet such would appear to be the
case, if the report published in another column
be correct. We cannot believe that Hawaiians
will do such acts, unless instigated by base
foreigners. There are some men here who
think that these islands were created only for
them-that the fewer people we have here the
better their prospects will be-and that they
alone should regulate the laws and teach those
in authority what TO do. When the result of
their teachings developes itself in riotous pro-
ceedings, they should be held to answer
before the courts. The sooner It is done, the
better will it be for all concerned. The laws
must be maintained, and those who teach the
contrary should be made to feel their power.
THIS time especially, when every plant
alton is cramped for want of labor, when the
product Of sugar and rice can be largely and
probably increased, and when prosperous
times can be so easily secured to US, it seems
70 lie the night ol tolly ana lniatuatlon 10 seek
to create preiudices against the only people
who are available to supply our wants, or
willing to assist US. The sugar plantations
now established require 1000 laborers to man
them efficiently, and as many more can be
employed in cutivating rice The combined
product Of these laborers will not be less than
four millions Of dollars annually extracted
from the soil, and turned into coin TO be dis
tributed broadcast over the land. The asser-
ton that the foreign laborer boards his earn
ings to carry away with him is ridiculously
absurd. Not native, nor Chinaman, nor
foreigner can save the quarter part of his
earnings, and if he does he is honestly entitled
to what he has earned with the sweat of his
brow, and can do with it whatever he pleases.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
The Appraisal of Real Estate,

1t is a well known fact that there is in this
country large annual loss to the govern
ment from incorrect returns in the assessment
of both real and personal property. If pro-
perty here paid all that it is by law required
to pay, the deficiency of revenue resulting from
the Reciprocity Treaty would be small indeed,
requiring very little additional taxation. This
loss may be partly attributed to the inexperi-
ence and incapacity of our Assessors, but q
large share of the blame must be placed upon
the shoulders of property owners, who too
often make scandalously low returns, or even
no returns at all. Every evasion of this kind
is not only demoralizing to the perpetrator, but
is an injustice to the government, and to honest
tax payers.
We recently came across a charge by the
late Chief Justice Bellows of New Hamshire
to the grand jury, on this subject, in which he
shows that the true remedy for the difficulty
alluded to, is to enforce III, id,r, and make
public examples of men who dare to violate it.
In his estimation, and there can be no doubt of
the correctness of his conclusions, but few such
examples would be necessary to ensure faith
full obedience to the law, both on the part of
the Assessor and the assessed.
Judge Bellows, in the charge referred to,
commences with the proposition that the as
sessment ofpublic taxes is one of the most i'm
portaDtsunctions of a government. The purpose
of the law, he says, is to impose upon all
citizens common share of the public burdens,
and as far as may be practicable to require of
each a contribution in proportion to the amount
of property he possesses: assuming that in
proportion to the extent of his interest is the
extent of the protection which the law affords
him; and also that in the same proportion will
be, generally, his ability to pay. The more
important points made by the charge, will be
found in the following quotations. They are
as applicable here as in the place where origi-
nally made
1.-THE duty of selecting the various kinds of pro-
perty upon which 10 assess the public taxes, is
always delicate one, and under no circumstances
can We expect the duty to be performed in such
manner as to avoid all cause OF complaint But
here as in most other cases. the defect Is not IL the
sYstem-tho1gh there may be some defect-so much
as in the mode Of administering II, and whatever
inequality exists may be traced mainly though not
altogether, 10 the negligence or other misconduct
OF the selectmen assessors or the dishonesty of
the Taxpayer, or to both combined"
The remedy for this mischief Is TO be found
think, In arouslng the public attention TO It's in
justice, and creating a sound public sentiment
that VIII allow no such breach Of duty to pass with
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
The Legislature.

1t is evident from the debates of the past
week that the members of the Assembly are
averse to Chinese immigration; that it will be
difficult for the Ministry to obtain an appro-
priation for the encouragement of Agricul-
ture and Immigration even sufficient to meet
obligations entered into during the, past fiscal
period II will be useless to inform the aver
age representative that the faith of the Gov
eminent was pledged to several parties who
are now fulfilling contracts, and that if the
money is not forthcoming undesirable compli-
cations with foreign governments will be the
net result.
The Fisheries Bill has met its usual fate.
after several of the suppOsed-to-be intelligent
members Of the Assembly had compromised
themselves through a desire to stand well with
voters. We are confident that this bill is only
scOtched; that it viii be presented so long as
voters send representatives 10 the Assembly
1t might be well as matter Of rigid economy.
to gather up the printed copies of this bill for
tile use of the Assembly of 1878.
The Bill to decrease the boat licenses has
passed its third reading, much to the delight
Of its introducer, Mr.. Kalaukoa, of the Homo
luln delegation: in fact the Honorable gentle
man was 50 far intoxicated with ioy that he
Immediately moved: Thatthe Bill be put up
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
The Currency.

On Thursday last the bank refused to receive
Peruvian soils, Chilean pesos, and Mexican
dollars and halves of the new coinage, except
at ninety cents and forty-fve cents. On Mon
day the public treasury followed suit and
established the same rates. 1t is supposed
that there are in these two repositories not
far from twenty-five thousand dollars Of the
deprecated coins, and some fifteen thousand
more in circulation throughout the group.
This change in the value Of these coins has
been caused by their being brought here in
such quantities of late as threatens TO drive
other coins out of circulation, from the fact
that they are worth ten per cent. less than
American, French, Spanish or British silver,
which forms our chief circulation medium.
Government proposed levying duty of ten
per cent on all specie Of this description
imported. But this was objected to as i'm
practicable, or if practicable, as contrary to
treaty stipulations regarding changes in duties.
Thus the matter rested in suspense, until the
bank was forced TO protect itself.
Itseems to us that this currency arrangement
requires no great financial skill to set it right
again, but it docs need prompt action. The
trouble is upon us, and it must be promptly
met with remedies A bill should be prepared
making Ame,'iou, gold our standard, and
American silver legal tender for sums not
exceeding one hundred dollars. Let the value
of all other gold and silver coins be fixed by
the Minister of Finance, with authority to
change the value only on public notice thereof.
In this way the Government can at any time
check the excessive importation of gold or
silver coins.
Regarding the Peruvian, Chilean and Mex
lean coins now deprecated, we recommend the
passage of a resolution by the Legislature
authorizing the treasury to receive them, to
be sent to the mint at San Francisco, and
exchanged for American dollars and halves
the loss attending the exchange to be charged
to expense account. This throws the loss on
the whole country, where it should fall, and
relieves all poor people, who may be unable
to bear what they otherwise must. The ex-
change into American silver would also facili
tate the operation of the proposed law, which
would require an increase of American silver.
Government alone is by law entrusted
with the authority to provide currency for the
people, and it should be very jealous of its
rights in this matter. Therefore it should
take the responsibility of all changes required
by the necessities of trade and commerce,
even TO coming or importing whatever gold
and silver may be needed When the Ameri-
can Government wished to rid the country of
the many Spanish, South American and other
coins afoat in 1850, it gave public notice at
what rates they would be received; in other
words, it demonirzed all foreign coins, and
hey speedily disappeared from circulation
and left the country, to be supplied with
American coins. May we not do the same,
American gold and silver to meet
.he deficiency caused by the Withdrawal of
other coins?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12

-Hr cEArcEs--NSboly appears to know Of any
rsare iEely Il triug rsEs before the arrival Of
- -u-i r.u-sr aus s1y g. srisss It be the FaIk-
i-h1-r- fru1 R--tiaud- We gHeu that the treaty
va snsa en- duriaE The week ending July 1. and
-hal rsszsi unI ass1..sbea a. s0on as possible.
s-sFis.s ne as;ioa rus fsro-ubls. The vs.sh
A. zt 3 h1ia ru.g sor this service. but as she was
siai far me rrratta tie sth q July. she would
re- uHrs hsis-s the sth. Captain Roberts uoula be
f-srS t,lt Ia rc1rsye- q tie gOoi neur. and VII,
a- AS ruu.ile uratiur. Il be has this good for
-uun- Al mis- q msrs guossEork. ef c0urse. But
90 1f." 5eEz cur elbow md asks. s'uhai Il The
lrsssT IA "a EzzIg" Wat iaassdI
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
Mortgages Sale!
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Nuuanu VALLEY Road!
DURsUANT To A BOWED on sALE Coz

DURSUANF To A POWER OF SALE CON-
II TANNED Ia certain mOrtgage-deed made By
William Berrll to Charles r. Bishop, dated the 18th day
Of March 1875 and recorded In the Registry Of Deeds
breach Of the Conditions Of said deed win be sold by
public auction, on SATURDAY, the Fifteenth day ofJuly
1873, at u O'Clock noon at the Auction Rooms Of e. S
First-An that piece land situated the district OF
Kona Island Of Oshu, described follows: Commencing
at the Makai South Of John H. Woods lot the
Nuuanu Valley Road. the boundary along said lot
n AZ iV W. 203 feet; thence along Jonnes lot s. 56
No. and Remps lot 4ss 10 T. 80 feet thence along
the side Of SuuanH Valley Road y. 51o so l. I25 feet
70 the place OF commencement containing an area u 6ss
second-An that piece Of land in said district and
Island described follows; Beginning at the Maika
South corner on the Nuuanu Road and running y. st4a
z 50 zig feet along the road thence n az W. I53
E 100 feet; thence y. esKo z - feet inches thence
South fs9 l. IS feet 70 the place OF beginning being
part Of the land described aud granted In Land OOm
mission Award, No. 1872.
Tbrd-An piece Of land In said district and IS
land described as follows; Commencing as the south
Easey corner OF this lot on the westerly side Of NuuaRu
Road, and running from thence 537 W 50 100 chains
along Nunanu Road: thence N. AZ W 3sioO chains
bounded BY land or Kemp; thence y. ~ 5V Z S3l00
chains bounded By land OF Kemp; thence y. 4s7 W
$500 chains: thence " 20 E. 57-lO0 chains along
Haaelea's land thence S. 467 E 62 100 chains along
BurIeks land TO the place OF commencement containing
sl-lo0 Of an acre And
Fourth-A that piece Of land in said district and IS
land described as follows: Commencing at the z. W.
corner OF this lot and At the y. W. OF ceran lot
belonging volum. running from thence " Z.
feet along said land belonging to voun and lot q
CutTes; thence y, 80 W. 81 feet along land Of Cutre
thence s. ~ 30, w IS feet az Z Is Inches s 45 g,
W. 2sz feet all along land owned BY Haalee thence To
point OF commencement comprising OF ISL 900 Of
acre
Dated this 9Th day Of June, AID, 1875
TTNHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED
u until SATURDAY, the ssth day Of July Instant At
the same hour and place. COO
cHAs. r. BISHOP, Mortgages,
by his Attorney n faetl
E. T. o'HALLoRAE,
sOleiiOr f5r ne Mortgages. sss4rie5.ziJysiz
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
SUPREnE COURT OF me nAuAnaN

- Islands In probate
Island OF Oahu. Hawaiian Islands sal
In the matter OF the ESTATE Of John kontorar Ia, A.
Honolulu. deceased
order appointing time fsr Probate OF VIM ana iir..-
publication N notice % the same.
document, purporung O. De the last win and f-sl.
ment Of John Montgomery deceased having o. fh 1fh
9Ay o. June A. D. ISIS, been senfsf frot-rs
curt and petition for The probate theuuf &C. TIE
Issuance or Letters iesiamentary W. T. Green anI
AlsAAnder Mchboon having been fled by w. l. fgraa..
10 - hereby ordered that THURSDAY .uth day ~ 1u
A. .. ISIS az 10 O'Clock ~ % day al tl- f,rrt
Room OF sid CURT 40 Alhoigui House. Honniuiu b.
ana tue same Is, hereby appointed the tins r nrugn
said VII and hearing said Application when and where
any person Interested appear contest ne aii
Whi ana the granting o. Letters Testamentnry.
IL Is further ordered that notce thereof - given ~
puohcaton FOR three successive weeks IN the Hnr...n
Gazette newspaper printed and published In u51a1Ir
Ana u Is further ordered that citntuns b. I-si T. ne
subscribing witnesses 90 said Wii 90 TIE haa n n,
testator, In Honolulu. appear al the fnl. srrIsl
Dated Honolulu H. l., -stn June, ls7a
CHARLIE. G. HARRIS
Justice % the supreme Court
Attest John E Banard. Deputy Cierk. st.s8
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12

Il y AAAE HNfnEuE NOLltt OF IlIE UA-
Il waiian Islands Before Associates Iusl.ee InIII -
Chamber.
IN william +. Wright. IN Bankruptcy
Order Of hearing the question o. aIIerpd tan1runt
Whereas an order T. issued his DAY idrthe Nlr.1. 4,
take possession " the property n william r. Wsr.ht II
koioa- the island o. kauai Hawaiian Isai.is ar =.
put his counting husol- store heusts elects hos lf
papers under lock and SEAL hc petition ~ MI V-I
T. Wright alleging that he s debtor lr TIE amount ~
over one thousand dollars and dnds himself laslsrnt
and unable pay his debts and PRAYING TINT b., "a, -
adjudged q bankrupt
Now tfrefore q f. ordered that a. n O'Clock on ,ra.
day the -ih or Jniy is5d at hay Chamber On uonoiuu
be me time and place Tor hearing the xl rettdii ana
deciding the question Of the sii1 Wlra d wears
bankruptcy disputed, and that lcrsof b. Gwen
By publishing this order FOR three successive Fcets Id ~
Honolulu Gazette newspaper
A. FRANCES JUDD.
Juaticc supreme Court.
Attest Walter R. Sea- CLERK
Honolulu, July 5th, fs5d asa
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
G,uPREME Corn~.-IN rIIr ,I.rrrn =.

SUPREME COUR-.-IN THE NATTER ~
- the bankruptcy Of r. c. Eihhy.
Pursuant 20 Orr issued day b. the Wannr.fIa
Charles G. Harris, Justice Of The supreme Court.
Notice Is hereby given that Saturday he i5th far ~
July n, 1875, from fui h noon = me ~ .r1
hours appoisted for the creditors who have pr1rr fr
claims amounting 10 500 over against aid lsIr
estate 70 meet and elect their asuees IN d matter &c
the Clerks oflce % the supreme Court AZ AluI No..
Honolulu Island Of Oahu.
WALTER r. sEAL.
Ciers supreme Court
Honolulu, June 1911. Is7G q -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12

llflartIllni % F0FelEn Afalrs-
ErCruN 10 nhum q may concern. that ]. C.
Cha fa having lis 0uy presented this depart
r1lalf cuulrlisson from sis Imperial Majesty the
lsa- ul Germany and kinr 81 Prussia. a. Consul OF
a. la1r1llln EnlF.rt az nalnluiu foE the Hawaiian
Ehe SD =. lil4ie. Esquire Is hereby ac-
atrlral BE- order ci the kinE, consul for
Hult hanauln Oahu. and ali his Official acts As
1rrl tg tils Messy b receive fun faith and
f1l.li tI E.utllu-itlcs q a. Government
under llF land and with the seal Of the
H. z1Eulilar kilrlull. the FOREIGN Olice. this
1ti1 day oi guue, a. "a ISIS.
W. T. GEI-IN.
1ssE Niuisrer of Foreign Affairs.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12

rrr-FoE hc-rty rlrcn that the cnciosure al Mnkn-
t1ra ul soaLh kohaa Island q Hawai- Z s.,
49, Tll.e fuI irI1unluC esirsgs IN sid district
" = MuEE12rA. Minister q rutCrid-.
rrr Aiclr BANNED eaiuscsc rin Be- hereafter used FOR
taauul< ~ czir1Ss ne District q south Ko-
la lsa-1 ~ slEu.- sa-i ~ III encosure Al Ruuloa
Ills = XII. eOvenoS Of Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-07-12
LEGAL NOTICES.
CrPREHE CoURF OF I'D nAmAIIan

SNPhEME COURT OF TIE HAWAIIAN
- Islands In Probate
In ne matter q he Estate of ivn1an Iroupni x..-
wal late Of Honolulu. deccaset-
At Chambers. before Nr. Jusrcs Harris
on reading and ding the petition and accounfs ~ Ia
Koi Uuaunn, administrator Of the Estate 81 wr0.--
Hoapni Kaauwa late % Honolulu lcceassI ahsrrl -
be allowed ee-sa 90, aud cAnrvcs hnI1r = ~
sesS1 20. and asks that The NAV D. rr7nlI|.l 49,
approved, aud that final or4er NAV b. mad. az $500
huton ofthe property rtnlainirr IN hs har- Il, ~
therrlo entitled and dschar.In- hiss - a..
surrties from all further rr~ruusliIllft srleI.
IL Is ordered that Monday, the ifih l1y ~ aiss A Ia
1875 at 10 O'Clock a. 81. before he ssil Ia1.- Il
Chamber. in he ourt HOUSE,. ai iiouoni1 - .~l -
same hereby appointed IS the time and piace fr l-r
said petition and accounts and that rlrsn-.
may then and there appear and sh1a cansa r tf- f
any why the same should not b. grlnte, and r., -
sent evidence IS q who enfic % he sa.f rr.rtv
And that this oldsr. Ia the Enxsb and Hau.II.I -
Euages be published In the Hawaiian Gazerte s-I rrr
newspapers printed and puoslcd In IIdnois3n ~ f,--
successive weeks prev0us the time thsfsin arrcrt
for said hearing
Dated HOsoluia, Il. T.. this I'm az ofgu,y. A. n
1875,
CHARLES G. HsRRrs.
Justice ~ the supreme Curt
Attest John f Barnard. Deputy Ci-r q the supreme
Court atco8