The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-01-19
Circular
The following letter frcm the Hawaiian Govern
ment 70 the members Of the Diplomatic and Con-
salar Corps will interest all our rceders;


,ncnt 20 the members o. the Diplomatic and Con-
salar Corps will interest all our rceders;
DxrAxrmxSr OF FcSs1uS ArrArss.
HoSoruIr, Jan. i1th, 1881.
Sms-I have ALREADY informed you under date OF
18th inst. that His Majesty rrorcses % make
tour around the world. visiting nrst souis OF the
principal C,rn;ricS pt the East en- route for Europe
have now the honor to inform yon that His
Majesty will te accompanied on this journey by
His Excellency VIM. Neyirs Armstrong, who has
been appointed ROYAL Commissioner OF lmmisrs-
One Of the main objects OF this appointment is
to enable this Government 81 obtain the hest Iss-
shle inform tion the different countries through
which the Rtyal Commissioner may paSS rtsSard-
in, the diicgent raccs which lnhahii them, in the
hoY, that some one or more may be found. that
may prove in Al rvSfects suitable people 10 IN
trsaHce into this Kingdom % assist IN rcplenish-
ine the population, and have to beg that Won
will kindly lend this Government ycur valuable
assistance in obtaining the information they aesT
In o0lcr % enShle YOU 10 form sonic idea of the
kind Of information this Government desires, IT
NAV he well If state in as few words as possible
some Of our SPECIAL needs " may perhaps say
sOre of the SPECIAL difficulties with which this sub
jeci is surrpuaded-
This croup Of islands Contains n comparatively
Larry ara 81 productive land stall unhTokeu by the
pough. and il will perhaps give better idea of its
un6Cvelor<i cafaScitteS If say. what believe Is
within due limits that If the group were popied
AS ihickly as sav the volcanic Island of Mauriiius
estimating on the basis Of arabic land IN each
unly, /; could support population of nearly mil
lion sruls, whilst the actual population Of the
group to-day is about eooN only, of which the
pun native population is not over tt.oo, and has
been 50 far steadily decreasing,
The main and most profitable productions of the
country are sugar ana nee, and the demand for
labor for cultsvating these =--sces Is large This
demand hiss eecR met 10 a larce extent by the ina
porfRtiou Of the inhabitants Of Madeira and the
AzOzes, PolyReSiSns from various islands in the
South Pacific and by Chinese. Unfortunately
q 81. Ill IA s,.,vsfs
The people from Madeira Snd the ASo-Ss are per
hsvs little above the requirements IN some ne
Spc.S that Is As simple lahorers. AT all events,
they seem more adapted for working small cattle
than toE working rs lahorrs plantations; sill
thew excellent addition 90 our population
and bring their families with them.
With rsSsrd TO The PolyncsiSnS- we may be said
to Be IN the stage Of experiment. Some of those
who hsve taken most interest IN them and have
had the most experience. doubt whether we can
coont upon this race TO form 4 permanent and
fruitful addition u our population. The circunl-
stance which would seem TO present itself IS -
desirable viz. that they are the same race as our
own people, may perhaps he the one which will
prevent them from staying the heretofore excess
death Tate OF this the Hawaiian Islands.
The Cinnamon. Of which we had zoo in ISIS.
and lAT,e numbers hAve arrived slrce. and indeed
s-e nov pouring IN on their own Account, are IN
eNcepisonAble Is labcrers, whether their own
soco1u;, or working for Others; hut unfortunately
they do not hrlns their women with them, and It
may be necessary soon 70 forbid the men pouring
n upon without their families, the diSponpor-
;soa ~ the sexes Sra deficiency of females being
ALREADY too SreAt N this group Il Is AlSo Objected
that the Chinese as body never can become good
citizens of any country hut China, and that the
franchise and right % citizenship which BY our
laws are - easily Acquired here, would not be \
s1fe power 10 sntrlSt them with. in view Of the
lSrSe numbers which nov threaten 70 come
SEao3cSt Is
A sod many EuropeAa immigrants are on the
way 10 this hirc1oIn, psineipally ,NoCwegiSnS and
Germans, but II may TsrhSTS be doubted whether
his er1up Of troisod islands VIII form an excsp-
tsoa the tropScAl sugar Srovin countries Of the
vorid. and be able 10 maintain 4 working peasant
y q pure kurnTeAn blood. At any rate, sou-e Of
Tie Ssou-S AID industrious tropieNl rSo1s are
ASely 70 prove naorc ecoaOalAcSl as field hands.
In this dilemma the Government have been ne
fe--ei 20 the ESste-n ArehipelASo where no doab,
industrious Sna prolific tropical RAGS exist, but
whether u : feasible PColect TO transplant them
AZ all, Or whether II trSnsplSnteG thew would.
under the totally Eew circumstances and Sarround-
lncS continue % lShoT NRd 20 f2creNse rs they
sseg0 10 DO in their oUE islands. an probiealS
wtsc6 DO no; profess 70 Dc able to solve, bat l
have soaae SoGbt SSoGt the saooeSS Of saeh an
STsompt-
A o61sideraSle number Of our planters and 9th
eCs hSve often called the attention % this Govern
nenJ - British lndiS and 10 The inirHiceiiOa into
tais cnouP 81 What Is known aS the British India
Coole system. Il y matter Of general knoxl-
eSSe that ENsS ladiS CoolssS under system work
scsi0a q tie British. the indian anG the difernt
CeloalAl GONer2ms0tS have euSblei British Colon
Isl PLANTERS % eroS lnsaegSe quantities Of SacNrS
Al PISS vaieh can ocgss IN the markets 81 the
xorld, with the pr,N1rcc % auy other country.
Il : nStcrSl that our planters sloali look Gpoa
vel rtsS1AStS0 SspsSy " the cheapest class o.
lNho-, with favorable EYES especially A. havi,ss the
aGysEsSce q : RecspCnC,y TreNtN With the United
S.areS- which gives them an eabancSd p-ice for
tkJlC uaNla pg,NiccsiOrS oNeC what they could OBJ
;Aln II tie markets o. tie world, the two combined,
taas : tAe highest p-o fox Sasis p-oaccs and the
oSe2rSS system Of ls6os 10 be Sot, woald h veSS
To oS,sIu British IniiNn lAho.e-S a s,secisl
Sr-sHIccss1t with GreSr Britain Wo1lG - geceS.
SLY. TesS Government hNs slueN1y taken some
ssS II this Gl7ecsloS. bot the coacGsSOn - which
his NN,eS1y'S preSS1t SGvsSerS hNve srTivcd i
thai It Is noS desirable - prs this nNttsr upoa
tGe attention q tire British Goverurrcat at PIE
Ss1t. - at leSSs Wills; the British regulations
Which the system SeSroS % ceoeSat0;e remain IN
to-Sa COSsS this ooE-t-y obtain fsoro RritsSh
ln1lN few thousand East Indians With their
wives and families such people Ss coSli bs allow
e. % Te-.aSia N tx cc11sry. eeccsse Hawaiian
S@t1ecsSs and be part q c1r Population. tse Gov
erna,s2; wocl6 coasSseS IL a CREST bOo- and II Is
rather Il tins Girect,o2 that oar Commissioner
vii oS Sl-CcseG 10 make enquiries Then are no
os1o; raAay SlisoaiGss II he way, and pesaaps
2one : more pSoclice1t than tha; even the Brit
- CosOslssS Whsoh have awaited thernSelNeS %
EaS. lltiNn lSSor have Seea r-.Sble 70 obtain the
scW Proportion q - ES>s lc6iSn ~cCnea to 10
A>4sltal AAcr2kRrS WeicG NAY
sid 10 he almost part ot India. has : pcpzla-
ts12. aasinly coEnpase6 % East Indian Coolies. in
S1sch TIE propoTt'O2 Of T2AlsS 70 females i ex-
srs-seiy lsrce, and s1ch - !; would no, be night
fos tbs hirScoss 10 Contemplate, IS peroAneat
ooaSi1O2 q S5SirS
Hc~evsr - ! have ALREADY irtins.ei this Gov
eminent y % opinion that II i reithsr p,li.,c
ny co1S.S-ec; with tia general pgiuc5pseS Of Con
S-zs1tlc1I Government - SstSSnpt % Organize g
syS-ezr FOX the lnsruG1etson OF STga, Numbers %
Elsrs lEho-e-s- who oo1lG cos WEI aeco1ae part Of
The population. but ~O1sd be Ssvs-Isei by the few
vno pCssSs the land AMI the capital but rather il
sAcll3 BE tkslr pnlicy 10 e2oo=rAse the l2troi1c-
;oul - people Who Sltho1s2 they might De able TO
ooEESc6 = somewhat higher rae ot Ways Ecal5
hSoou,e pN-1 % the peopls With TIE franchise and
other rights q cit1Es1S
In ane TIE pS.icy Of this Government to en6eSv-
- % Szpr2y tins oozasry Nth popzlAtiOa rather
than SIMPLY with lNho-. and II yOa can kindly by
ooeSrO2ce2cs. printed matter o. oshs-xise SssiS:
ozr Co2U,sssoasr IN his szo-ss 10 obtain info--
rzAtSOa Seich nay coaG1os to this end. VOC vill
add srotber fAvoS 70 the many great ones which
il1c He Se-tzrIves 81 tossssa nSCSo1s have COZ
te-rsc ? this coz1sry.
Ia, .li> opportunity % rs,s- the sSSurSrcaS
- he h,ce re>pecs and oo-s,6s-sf.oa. With which
! have tie. honor 10 be. ST.. yO7r most o5eii=ut
aV11bls servant. tSsZuei-l ". L GSEES.
Minister Of fcTei-l AESlrs-