The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-09-06
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Pans, July - is,..
Ne Dear ~. EaHr. ] duly received your letter
II the e0ih IN which YOU say tlist there Dc q good
deal uf bad feeling against sou me regarding
Portuguese Immigration. n said that ais the
CONDUCTING OF this buaIuess between the planter
and the Government un onC side and Hoiiuung ON
the other side, and YOU have been tic active agent
vuu we're bound TO SET as good terms as possible
for thu former. and that yout firm had no right 10
share IN the profits If the business except 90
charge the usual commissions on The business
done by your firm" Nov TINS d. quite riglt, 1t
vas proper that an this should have been expected
and that the contrary should ever have been be-
lieved by any one who knew mc l5 what surprises
me. OF course J understand CalumuA Ion polltl-
cal purposes but there seems 90 havc beln an ln-
iectiun OF distrust in the common honesty IN Hon
olulu, and even my friends seCm 10 hHru believed
that something different had been dome 10y me
than what any honorable person had right %
Now just what did uUs 30 Try and 81, tho
business done the lowest terms possible aud
neither I nor my firm have over uskcd with OF re-
CcirUd one dollar with ul from MT. hohnung OF
any one else an the business directly or indirectly.
When ] first proposed the business IN London
some years ago. Messrs- HuliuuuC had mo- idea of
going into ii, but they tried with mC 90 induce
ulhers 20 do 80. but at that time nc one would
undertake AZ eXoapi upon such guarantee as ! did
not thinl. the government shuuid give. 10 wis
after le't London that much t9 my surpllHc as ]
deemed them too cautious, Alessrs Hotuulg made
their trst propositions through me % the Govern
ment by letter. have never oven stipulated with
Messrs- HohnunE fcr the commission business fgl
Nessrs- G. Brewer q Co. and have repeatedly told
them b. feel free 3D. act with any other house they
uhosn. lou say ID D. believed Chat Ae5sIs. Kohl
utnc made great uual az money OCT ot the
Msnaf4i with but little risl.. The fact VAS ] had
Ale greatest difficulty To induce ihCm iu charter
that vessel They asked me Il ] was willing TO
tAku an interest IN The adventure and told thum
my uftclal position prevented. ana frankly told
them also shat even Y that we've not tnec4sel was
not rich enough 90 take such . r1sb. Dr. hpfiifls
assures mt thal ht asked Nr l. III. Davies o. l9iu
him IN The risk and that gentleman cmplatcallN
declined with uomarh which showed tl1t nc
thought The risks toe great lu thr GOOD credit ui
Any who entofod into The busincs-. I know that
NeEsrs. Hufnunr Wuru unlv Jed INTO ID on the
pressure Vliicl / brought upou tlQlu, huu de- not
believe that amy other house in buropc would have
undertaken the business on The same tcrtns. /
havu repeatedly asked Honolulu merchants % do
- and unco officially asked ici lenders believe
Nessfs Hoffuung q Co made money OUT of the
Nornrci, how much 90 not know. but DO know
tfUf circumstance proved much moro favorable
than thcy had mason to hope uuo luu thcin 70
charter The HaHsa. The C,peucncc OF ihis last
vessel in Lisbon prove how hallrdur- the bust
uess NAV be. q husiy subordinate uitcial iu
faenocd By business opponents MAY cause the
whole adventure % fail and They ven low DAYS
n Iasbon when Mr. HufiuunC would doubtless
have gwen all The profits Of ihc cuisines previously
earnea. q have beqn eut * tie nars7 adfeutuFc.
but believe nov ht has made q succcss OF that
nreriuus 10 that experience Mussrs- huuuuug
promised II they got through that without din
Guilty thuF could make uore favorable proposition
cui Me- r. has not yet returned from ST. hiiohaels
whittier be went with The HunE-.
lou musi nmumhcr that many thiula combine
b. make DE business sem vtry hazardous To- o
pc-scn unacquaintcd With Honolulu Beside the
rsks Of The businuaa ITSELF which Dru very large,
a. sinrle chaugu ID The perlonci ci lle harbor
uihci1ls NAY causC fatal cclds fu The inspection
and passing OF thl vessel there lrc lomellncs I'M
As.iuary riskA caused ty mthiukire people. us tor
instanot parry supposed &c BE- wl'l Informed in
Hauailan afaiFs In london stated that the obi
r-ztiuus OF tho Government world uevaT b. met
thai a chAngo would 20 made m The Ministry and
the bulls wauld NO Be pad T had some difficulty
m measuring ar. Eonnung and onlc Of their
hussuras adviser to The CONTRARY. should be
rt-r clad 10 So tle business GA such duCunc
ks-s fhat il could BE- 5lid 10 b. an ordinary risk
and ht1,e l. SIC ID dole uhc1pcl and shall uork q
tiiui end As havc dChu in the pas, Political and
busiuess ioaluusus cxncci, ana have nc cum
rlaifls ~ rnahe czccrt regarding The imputatun
thai failod % Do IL bcsi could tol tnl NqNesl
rnent and the planters, or was m any Way ~ t1e
slightest decree interested pccunarils in me pnsi
mess Which I have 10 ask enn 70 oensf anu
Aathorizt VOC - rublish ihis N order 20 oo so.
am WY truly scurs, r. a ;. '-Al'itA-
sAr- Carte hrfc rcfcrl r. plcIs en ia' 'hlei-,,.
for hi aurthr- irifaf 81 arits COOS a1 pAirtl 2i
tcncs ih4t ire ffrn q {. brew q 3 ,Q- ~ tse -
lctnllisslur thc husiutss Gone ~ ~ ~
Aossis- hudnuas. - t' hiahot
Mcssrs Bush and Kar,eua. 80 We arr told, iried
- 1ncccf Tie Minister q tiuaucc @ l95n tlen "a
q crusade arainsf the Tor ffa1. Tne Minister o.
finance. however,. poult not bite, tlt nltte oclns
Naa1 #Ia|N' ~.