The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-20
REPORT OF THE COMMEMORATIVE
MONUMENT COMMITTEE.
ION. GODFREY RHODES,
President OF the Legislative ASSEM-

ION GODFREY RHODES,
President OF the Legislative assembly:
SIR:-The Special Commemorative Mon
ument Committee appointed by the
Assembly of 1878, and re-appointed by the
Assembly of 1880 TO procure the design and
execution of u monument, as commemora-
tive of the centennial of the discovery OF
his Archipelago by Cook, beg to report as
The Assembly of 1878 voted an appro-
priation of So 600 for n centennial monu-
ment. The Committee agreed that a bronze
statue of Kamehameha the Founder OF the
Kingdom, was the appropriate monument.
to commemorate the most important III the
history of the islands event. The Committee
entered into an agreement in 1873 with an
artist Thomas r. Gould, residing at
Florence, Italy, to design and execute the
statue for the sum appropriated, $1,000
The statue of Kamehameha was July exc
cuted according to contract, and was
shipped from the Port of Bremen, in
on board the barque G. F.. Haendei. This
vessel, when near the Falkland Islands,
took fire. and sank when on soundIngS OF
Port Stanley. The committee had effected
an insurance on the statue, aud recovered
the sum of $4,000 marks, or about $1,000,
which was deposited, on behalf OF the
committee, with Gustave {. Meleh9rsi mer-
chant, of Bremen. This insurance money
was demanded by Minister Carter as n realI-
zation of the Hawaiian Government. But
the committee determined 10 fulfil the duty
imposed upon them by the Legislative
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the insurance fund, anu
entered into n n COLLATION. with the artist,
Gould, to furnish "a cepica of the lost statue
and AN agreement was drawn up by j. w.
Austin, Esq, of Boston Formerly OF Homo
LULU, who has kindly assisted the commit
tee throughout the whole transaction. The
terms of the agreement (See appendix were
that a repica should be executed for $1,000
and Furthermore that four bronze tablets,
not less than 30 inches square, representing
! Hawaiian historic incidents, to be placed III
] a.. -s.Ia- Of thu ,Aa1aztol of he SfRtlR now
| set up in front of AliiOlani Hale, were to be
executed for $500. The subjects OF the
tablets as follows =
l. The visit of Kamehameha, a young
chief, to Captain Cook, on board the Dis
covery m
,. The warrior Kamehameha Tending off
numerous spears hurled at him atone time
8. The review of the Peleleu fleet OF war
canoes, by the conqueror, kamehameha.
1. The era of peace, brought about by the
Founder of the Kingdom, when old people
and children reposed in peace on the high
ways.
Lcost S11 500, or the whole amount of insur-
ance on original statue, less about S5OOi
or sufficient to cover insurance on the new
statue and tablets, and the freight to Homo
lulu of same.
Meanwhile, whilst the replica is in pro-
gress, or probably executed in Europe, a
vessel, named the Earl Dalhonsie, arrived
in the port of Honolulu, having on board the
Il ORIGINAL Statue tIdG "ehG uOWh L INV
burning ship off the Falkland Islands.
The chairman of the committee went on
board the vessel Immediately on her
arrival to see the statue, and learn the views
of Captain Jervis, commander OF the vessel,
who had bought the statue from a wrecker,
at Port Stanley, and brought it to this
country on speculation. The captain de-
manded 81, 800 for his venture. The statue
was damaged by the loss of one hand, and
a break in the feather cloak but otherwise
in n good state of preservation, notWlth-
standing its extraordinary experience, and
that it had been fished up from the depths
of the sea. The chairman conferred with
members of the committee, and with the
Minister of the Interior he was authorised
to make the best terms he could with the
captain, and purchased the statue for $3.50.
The damaged statue has been placed undel
cover in a small house built by order of the
committee, and placed, by permission OF
the Minister of the Interior, on the Govern:
ment lot of Aliiolanihale for inspection anO
repairs, and to await the final disposition
of the Assembly.
Among the vicissitudes attending the en-
deavor to procure the memorial STATUE OF
K~amehameha, we must mention that the
artist, ThOs. r. Gould, who designed the
original statue, and who was engaged In the
execution of the replica, suddenly died OF
the 9th November, 1881. However, hi:
son, Marshal Gould, also a skilled artist
has finished the work of his father, and We
hear from him that the replica and tablets
would be all finished and shipped to Homo
lulu early in this month; so that il is prob
able that at this time the works of art lie
signed as a commemorative monument u
( adorn this city are now on their way to the
Port of Honolulu.
There have been placed at the dispose
of the Committee the following sums =
Original appropriation Of 1873 for monu-
e Appropriation of 1880 for pedestal, etc. 200
Placed at the disposal of Committee by
Minister Of Interior for purchase of
damaged statue. Lou
$3.50
|, DISBURSEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE.
. Paid T. r.. Gould for original statue of
Kamehameha. $40, 600 U
Purchase of original statue damaged S75 o
Paid r. Lishman for pedestal. -......-. 800 D
} Insurance, freight, ETC., on original
statue, paid F.. \. Schaefer and Co. AS 9
House for cover of damaged statue. 1877 5
Paid for 100 photos. of statue in clay
: Hassinger's Bill, drafting pedestal ..... 20 0
r c.. E. Williams frame for photo. of
= statue in bronze D 0
Carriage and sundry expenses. .......... ~ 0
: s12, 5s7 4
Balance of cash in charge of committee,
: deposited in Bishop and Co.'S Bank. 1,062 5
| s13, 500 0
} The Committee submit, with deferenc,
to the views of the Assembly, that they b
permitted to continue the work of the Mon
ument till completion.
: WALTER NJ. GIBSON, Chairman,
I AS, CLEGHORN,
2 JNO. NJ. KAPENA,
= s. X. KAAI,
JOSEPH NAWAHI.
Report adopted by the Assembly, anC
the Committee authorised by the Assembly
to continue in charge of the work till com
pletiOn.
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