The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-07-29
THE NATIVE PRESS.
The Minister of Foroign AKAirs at HiIo-
His Speech. and the Questions which ST.
fenced Him. etc etc.


From our special correspondent az Hiio we are
in receipt Of His Ex. Gibsou's speech, and the
bathing questions asked him which We give in full
for the public benefit as follows;
At ) p. NJ, July, 18th, Minister Gibson and his
Colleague, Z. Nsumann, arrived IN the Courtroom,
in the uppsE story of the Governments building al
Hilo. Not over eighty persons had assembled at
the time, aEd after police officer was sent with
pruciamAtious, which were posted on the road cor
neFs of the town OF Hilo by the deputy shsrif,
soliciting one and all to come in prOpria psrs0sa
and see Gibson IN order that their mistaken ideas
should be satisfied.
Sure enough my wonder and surprise was salts
heidi had heard 4 great deal about him, and
nov had seen HIM His speech was very weak
and rather sickly, and At every atterance Of his
words was cough bis features resembled the
Eagle lawyer, w. c. Jouesl and his head was Gov
cred with silver gray locks.
rHE SHORT GDuEEss
SsIjsrtsef HIS Myssiy:-I am not prepared to
make you q speech as trip of myself and colleague
was mainly for the benefit Of our health have
rot come here to enquire aboGt the wealth Of this
place, and and as TO who among you has the most
property; but have coue TO ask you, how your
health Is, If it has been properly cared for which
Is the most important object At this stage
slight commotiou took place behind me. Cues
ton asked, where Is your hospitair One answered
sarcasticaly, up on that rock Of 3lOOkuola.l
Through the vigileat care of the Board Of Health
escaped having the small poI, which was dis
covered on this Japanese vessel now in your har-
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health preservers, life to them triiing object
and there we're great number of deaths at that
time.
1 and nv colleague observe that this is a beauti-
ful and very a rich place, and We believe that the
establishing Of a steam TallEey will be of vast
importance and will enrich til Government and
the people Your representative tried hard last
session to this end, and since We have seen this
place ourselves We feel confident that the Govern
meuf will take this into their most earnest con-
sideration CApplause-i But some said this IS only
talk, they will not really carry ont. We feel very
hiphlv honored by advices received. of the progress
OF our Youths which We sent abroad The educ-l-
ton they have received Is 10 be compared 10 man
ascending the highest point a mountain where
they can look here and there We are very fOrtu-
nate. The receipts of our Government are $500
600, and our expenditure according to what the
last Legislature passed l. S3,OO0O0O. consequently
We have had 70 borrow 81 10000. This Loan
vas Necessary to pay OIL tue salaries Of the officers
Of the Government in order that they may con-
tiuue Is Government officers, as tie salaries alone
Of she officers OF the Government are between
Ss0D0 to 5000 per mouth.
(Some OF the aGiiencs then said what
Is the use o. Continuing the pay Of the Inspector
general of roads for the Island Of Hawaii as he
does 10 work and there has been no money to
work the roads nj this year. l. this what sc are
IN need Of. 20 haze lot Of government officers do
inc nothinEs And shall their salaries coutiuues
At this stage, tine Minister sid, IF any Of you
wish to Esk any Questions 90 50, Ehere-
upon /. E liiheicHa- stood Up md aszed thus
Several Lcci-l itEr-S have apprpprI1fe-t SUI
for uI-i-r IN Hiio. an II hfslever beeu erected,
What Is The c-uss, mousss TIE Minister an
sEered. 4 hgye nUthiu- - do uith thai, the Min
ister Of The interior IHay knD=. Perhaps the
great expense Of rsqsIiring tie ridges that we're
carried away b. the freststs Is the csuse Of not
having the money. he then mgttered something.
looking here and ihzrr;f
There we're no freshs;s and NJ bEidgys carried
away IN 1850 and ss.-aud ret $500 spPropri-
aied for a market, bat never market has been
erected.
], Keliihel1ea asked again. HOE is It that Dr..
KimbalI, the Government physician IS charging
and collecting fees from the poor people Of Hilo
fos his medical services Is that night? The minis
ter anszered-He Is paid Si5o0-foE his services
and 500 is allowed him for medisins 70 be dis
trib1ted free If he has done what you szy, It IS
Eroug.
While sons of the audience was getting ready
to ask him, why the Hiio boarding school mOneT
vas not paid and Ehy Sl000-Eas paid 10 Italy,
for the spendthrift youth that died. AID about the
Claim Of EugIaud in the Madras aIaiF. and about
the Hilo Road Tax MONEY not bsing expended in
the district, aud what the National debt vas az
The present. tine. Loi aud behold! be cuts every
thing shoTt b returning 10 his seat. and did not
give the people chance 10 finish their ingaisiiive
ness E-S.K.
Hlo, JsIy I5sh, las.