Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-02

1T mas been on un LOT some time tnnt tne
late Government was interested in the recent
purchase Of the r. c. Advertiser from Mr.. j.
II. Black Owing TO the change Of policy
adopted by the new editor, and the marked
difference in the paper generally, we were in
clined to give crcdence to the report, which
has now been corroboratcd by certain docu-
ment having como to light, of which the fol-
lowing is the text:
THIS AaaEEMESr made the esfh dan of AUGUST,
1890, by and between WALTER NJ. GIBsoS, of the
part and JoHN f. Bush, Minister of the In
terror of the Hawaiian Government, of the other
part. witnesseth -
That the said w. NJ. Gibson, in consideration of
the sum Of FIVE THOUSAND DoLI.ARs, $500 j.
paid in advance by the said JoHN T.. BUSH, Min
lister as aforesnid, for the public printing and bind
ing of the Hawaiian Government, under the con
troll Of the several Ministerial Departments = and
for the further considerations hereinafter men
scrption list and good will of the Printing and
Binding Establishment and Stock connected there
with OF the PaeVe CommereiM Aarerfiser a news
at the sum Of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DoLIAns, (S15,-
OOO), and to conduct, manage, and edit said news
paper, which is still to retain its the Pa
Hawaiian Government @ and It's policy, and pursue
line of discussion in said newspaper best calcu-
lated to carry out the measures of His Hawaiian
Majesty's Government; TO be urdriubiy ioyoi TO
HIS Majesty; and to do all printing and book bind
ing required by the Hawaiian Government at fair
and reasonable rates, not 10 erceed the prices here
fofore charged by the former proprietor Of the said
Pacific Commercial Adrerfiser }, and TO repay the
sum hereby advanced In the said Printing and
Binding at the said fair and reasonable rates
And the said j. Il. Bush, Minister aforesaid here
by agree to advance the above sum of FIVE THous-
AND DoLLARs, $4,000 !, to the said w. NJ. GrBsoN
for the printing and binding of the Hawaiian Gov
ernment in order that he may purchase the print
ing Presses, Stock, Subscription list, and Good
will OF the Pacific Commercial Adrerfiser, and
binding ding Establishment connected t tnersw,h i W and
SON all the Public Printing and Binding of the
Hawaiian Government under the control Of the
said Ministerial Departments, for the biennial pc
Legislative Assembly Of $780, or as long as the said
WALTER M. GIBsoN, shall comply with and fulfill
performed and fulfilled, and it is hereby agreed
that failure to comply shall operate forfeit
ure OF this agreement on the part of the said W. M
except as much of the advance as has been can
celled In printing and binding.
The ADORE agreement to be obligatory the said
presentatives and on the said JOHN f. BUSH
Minister as aforesaid and his successors in office
In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed
our names and affixed our seals, the day and dat
ADORE e,iffen. WALTER NJ. GIDsoN. sEAL.j
- Minister of Interior.
The sentence in parenthesis, in italic in the Sec
ond paragraph was erased before signing the con
tract.
This agreement between W. NJ. Gibson
and Hon. Jno. Il. Bush, late Minister Of the
Interior, made on the goth August, 1880, re-
veals the fact that $4,000 was advanced by the
Government to assist Mr.. Gibson in purchas-
ing the stock, ETC., of the Pacific Cowne,Uin
Advertiser, the total price paid being 900
In the agreement nothing ia said about inter.
est or security, but merely that Mr.. Bush
gives Mr.. Gibson all the printing, etc, o
Government, and he, Mr.. Gibson, will con-
duct, manage and edit the =. c. Adoertse,.
and also support the Government in ito
policy and to be invariably loyal to His Ma.
jesty, etc. The charges are to be fair and
reasonable; but by happy thought of one OF
both the parties to the agreement, it was
deemed wise to expungc the words we talicize
viz: MOTTO erceed tie prizes heretofore charged
by Me former proprietor. OF course such a
clause was Objectionable for obvious reasons
That part referring to the agreement being
obligatory on the successors Of both parties,
is rather ambiguous. Many contingencies might
arise to necessitate a change in the agree
ment, and also, the publication of that
powerful organ, the p. C. A. might cease.
1t is well to note that the signatures were
not attached until the erasures were made
and duly certified to. We might possibly
hear more about the fulfilmcnt Of tho agree
ment shortly, especially il the money marke,
should continue tight in certain quarters.
AMONGST the astounding revelations which
the pigeon-holes Of the public Offices had to