The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-05
THE PAST YEAR.
ICONCLUDrD |.

scale by the Government. Nearly
two thousand Of this nationality have
been imported, and in general hsvc
given satisfaction on the plSrtaticps. 4
There hiss beeu some troub'g With .
them here aud there, due, agpdg-
emily, to the sdtulx5ure Cs The ctro>s
of seaport> sucnS the laeorers
drawn from tAe agricultural DIS
tricts of J3paih They are. however.
peculiar race BE- zeal with reVihl'
ing consideramun tur tlG,r huOiir'
and tastes Whiun has lu, DGGu
necessary 10 auuur'i TO- HlGr M
ported labursr>. tn tho iliiluuil'ne
that occurred with thom, tho ltes'-
ton OF eNira.,orritUriai lur,rdlUuuh
looued up. hut uti lSnNa,nnuui
took pains tU shuw illpt the Nluir-
sion Of special .Iapanuse .hsper,ur~
was not prescribed Ivy die M'kad0. :
Governments. but voluntarily con~
ceded bv the Hawaiian G0VernnenG.
bv wav Of fulfilling pledges given on
good treatment To Japanese imuIl-
grants. snd Of avoiding diplomatic
discussion Of triiing grievances
But y small proportion Of the Japs-
nese arrived we're women. This
ground Of objection, q strong one
urged against Chinese immigration.
is promised to be diminished in the
importatious from Japan expected
early this year. one >hipload of
Portuguese laborers, who come
largely in families. has arrived
during the year. and the Govern
ment announces a purpose of intro
ducing more of this nationality, at
the desire of some planters. Oppo-
sition to Chinese immigration appar'
emily increased during the year
Although they are highly valued OF
the plantations, the trouble is they
do not stay there, but swarm in the
towns and environs when their con
tracts are up, where they are gradu
ally absorbing trade and industry
and displacing white people and the
native race. Notwithstanding th'
law forbidding the landing of NOR
than twenty-five Chinese from on
vessel, excepting those who al
certified to have been here before
there has been a large excess {
arrivals over departures of tn
nationality during the year.
The currency question was Il
weightiest matter on the publ
mind mt the opening of the yea
On the lst of December previol
American gold was established
the only legal tender for sums ov
ten dollars, and the Governme
was required to redeem all outstan
ing silver certificates, except tho
of ten dollars, in that coin. Fol-
short time the process of REDEEM
ton went on, the resources OF t
Government soon proving inaC
uuate, and with early suspension
gold payments at the Treasury t
twenty.dollar certificates went
swell the superfluous volume
silver circulation. A long but fru
less series of negotiations betwe
the Government and the Chamt
of Commerce only left the questi
in most unsatisfactory state. Tho
in position to do so, exact &C
from their debtors; while othe
whether having to make their pa
ments mainly in gold, or otherwi
must be content with the depreciat
silver. This compels Il premium
gold, forming heavy tax upon
community, from which those i
position to do brokerage busin
alone derive benefit. There is
doubt that the failure of the G.
ernment to observe the mandates
the currency law has proved
serious detriment to business
laid an onerous burden upon
public.
These Islands have been hig
favored with visitations from
eigners of more or less emineI
Many of them delighted the la
cosmopolitan audiences with wi
Honolulu astonishcs most new ,
tors Inv Lectures uDOn the WOn(