The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-05-01
his MAJEsTYs SPEECH.
DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OF THE
LEeIsLATrvE AssksBlT, APRIL
goth, 1882,
MOBILES AND REPRESENTATIVES:

NOBLEs AND REPRESENTATIVES,:
Since the prorogation. of the Leg
islative Assembly In August. 1880, a
portion of My Kingdom has suffered
from the plague of Smallpox. Hap
ipily, through the unremitting exer-
tions of the Board of Health, the
disease was confined to the Islands
of Oahu and Kauai, and in the latter
island it was by strict quarantine
regulations confined within narrow
bounds. 1t gives Die pleasure, TO
recognize the exertions Of the officers
of the Government in the perform
ance Of their artfuous duties during
this trying period, which, combined
! with the wiliing.rrco.operation and
self denial of the people at large,
contributed so much to limit the
ravagcs of the pestilence. -
Our relations with Foreign Gov
ernments continue in the most satis-
factory state. At the desire of the
Government of the Emperor of
Japan, a revision of the Treaty with
that country was undertaken, but
certain political relations of the EN-
pire with some of the Great Powers
induced the Japanese Government
to request that the final ratification
Of said revised Treaty should be
postponed for the present, and His
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
Japan sent a Special Envoy to this
country to explain the situation.
During My recent tour around the
world, l was received in the most
hospitable and friendly manner by
the Rulers and Governments of the
different countries through which l
passed. / shall always look back
with pleasure to this trip, and 1 trust
that what I saw and learned may
accrue to the benefit of My People.
The figures which My Minister Of
Finance will lay before you in his
Report, clearly exhibit the progres.
sive and fourishing condition of our
Agriculture, Commerce, and
Finance, mainly due no doubt to the
Treaty Of Reciprocity with our, near
neighbor the United States of Amer
lea, with which country our main
Commerce has always been carried
on. |
What this Kingdom seems most to
require to ensure continuance Of
its present prosperity is thoroughly
organized system of Immigration Of
families from some country whose
inhabitants will be congenial to our
soil, to our sub-tropical climate, to
our institutions, and above all to our
own people. Whilst we welcome
industrious families from all parts of
the world, experience so far seems
to point to the Portuguese from the
Azores as those most readily avail.
able and likely to meet our require
ments, and in view of the circum-
stance that difficulties had arisen in
keeping up this stream OF suitable
population, I despatched in Decem-
ber last, My Minister of Interior His
Excellency III. A. p. Carter to Lis;
bon, to endeavOr to remove those
difficulties and with full Powers to
make Treaty with His Majesty the
King Of Portugal. I have every
reason to believe that his efforts will
be successful.
Such a system Of immigration,
and numerous public improvements,
imperatively called for in this pro-
gressive stage OF our history, will re-
quire q considerable outlay during
the next biennial PERIOD, and. Ny
Minister Of. Finance will ask you TO-
pass measures authorizing a specific
Loan for Immigration and for each
great public Improvement as IT may
be approved by the Legislature.
No;iBii.iEs AND RErREsESsTArIvEs;,
:. Thankful to-, the Almighty for the
blessings which this Nation has en-
joyed in the past, ! trust that your
deliberations may result in an in.
crease of, happiness and continu-'
ance Of PROSPERITY throughout the
Kingdom, h. ~ -"
We do' now declare the Lepisla-