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The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
BRITAIN'S LATEST ANNEXATION.

The Suwarrow Islands, recently
annexed to the British empire, are
situated about 500 miles east of
Samoa; and it is claimed that this
group is outside of the hurricane
range, but of this we have some
doubts. Latest accounts are to the
effect that the British government
intends to establish naval and coal
ing station at this new acquisition;
and, If so, there Will not be much
need for British war vessels to be
stationed at Apia or other Samoan
ports. Descriptive reports represent
the principal island of the Suwarrow
group as a coral atoll-a reef sur
rounding a large and deep saltwater
lagoon, with a good entrance or out
let to the ocean. Upon the shore of
this lagoon the naval station would
be placed, and there is said to be
abundant room for the accommoda-
ton of fleet in from three to thirty
fathoms Of water. A portion of the
ring above mentioned is only low
coral reef, and if the immunity from
hurricanes should not be found as
stated, the larger space inside the
reef would not prove much safer
than the harbor of Apia, unless
greater safety could be found in
some corner of the lagoon further
remote from the ocean and more
protected from the swells rolling in
ward. The resources of the group,
in commercial sense, are next to
nothing; but the position is in
commanding portion of the South
Pacific, and would be in the track of
shipping sailing between Panama,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
THE LIBEL CASE.

The Courts of Hawaii have hap
PLY very few cases of newspaper
libel to adjudicate. As rule, news
paper men here endeavor to guard
against any violation of the rights of
others, and frequently refuse to
publish articles which are person
ally offensive, because the response
bility rests on or is shared by them.
The trial which occurred last
week involved a case which often
occurs. A correspondent was al
lowed, perhaps without the knowl-
edge Of the editor, to publish in the
Portuguese paper 0 Luso Hawaii
ano false personal abuse of an
other, and as a result the editor was
found guilty of criminal libel and
fined $50 Our sympathies are
with the editor, Mr. Dias, who is a
young and enterprising man, striv-
ing hard to furnish good paper for
his countrymen. But the jury were
unquestionably right in finding him
guilty, as the only responsible party
in the matter.
There are two Portuguese papers
published here, each the organ of
separate parties in the Portuguese
colony, whose animosities are at
times very bitter, and are ventilated
in the columns of their papers If
we are correctly informed, too much
liberty has been allowed by the
conductors of both papers to their
irate correspondents. Here is where
the fault lies. Editors should forbid
publication Of all personal state
ments evidently intended to injure
the private character of any person,
man or woman.
As we SAID before, our sympathies
are with Mr.. Dias, whose error, we
believe to have been an error of
judgment. The lesson, however, is
one which the editor of every paper
here, English, Hawaiian or Portu-
guese, may lay to heart-not to
allow his paper to become a vehicle
of personal abuse.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
IN THE SUPREME COURTOF

Il the Hawaiian Islands-In the matter of
PATRICK McINERNY, Voluntary Bankrpnt
Order on petition of bankrupt for a discharge
from debts.
Upon reading and fling the petition of Pat
rick McInerny. alleging that more than six
months have elapsed since he was adiudicstsd
bankrupt, and praying for discharge rom
all his debts
1t is ordered that THURSDAY. the first dsv
OF August lsSs, at 10 A. N. OF that day in Aliio-
Iani Hale, Honolulu. before me; be and the
same Is hereby appointed for a hearinC unon
SAID petition, when and where all creditors who
have proved their claims against said bantrnnt
may appear and show cause II any the haI,es
why the prayer of such bankrupt should not ~,
granted. "'' Oe
And it is further ordered that notice he ,ivsn
by advertisement in the HAwAuAN GAZErrr
weekly newspaper, printed and published in
Honolulu, for two successive weeks OF the time
and place Of such hearing; and that the CierS
OF the Supreme Court mail notices OF the time
and place OF such hearing to all creditors who
have proved their debts
Witness my hand this 18th dav OF
July, 1889.
EDWARD PRESTON,
Justice Supreme Court.
Attest: ALFRED W. CARTER.
l%'S-3t Second Deputy Clerk
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The WRONG BOX.


Mr.. Stevenson's latest novel The
Wrong Box" purporting to have
been written by Robert Louis Stew
enson and Lloyd Osborne, has
reached us, and we had not pro
ceeded far into the work before a
realization of the wrong box, in
another sense, became apparent.
The only excuse that an author of
Mr.. Stevenson's standing could have
for issuing such a weak work of
fiction can only be found in the fact
that he was in i'll health when it was
composed. There is a sickly flip
pancy throughout the whole story;
it is devoid of strong points, and is
tiresome reading for even an invet-
crate reader of fiction.
This book has neither beginning
nor ending of story; it is without
plan or conception, and lady char
acters are as absent in it as if none
of these beings inhabited the earth.
None but an invalid, whose efforts at
fiction writing had been reduced to
mere mechanism as the result of
long habit, could have produced
such a vacancy of idea in so large
space.
We sympathize with the author in
his affection, and we also sympa-
thize with readers of his latest lite
rary production, who are able to
muster the necessary self-denial to
read the book under notice from
title page to the end of the letter
press.
1t is possible, however, that Mr..
Stevenson had no hand in its prep
aration, and that it may be solely
the work of novice in literary ven
lures; if SO, its publication may have
been intended as blessing in dis
guise."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
PRISON INSPECTION.

Among the first laws passed by the
Legislature of 1888, and approved by
the King, was one authorizing the
Minister of the Interior to appoint q
Board of Prison Inspectors. It was
made the duty Of this Board to take
a supervision of Oahu Prison, and
propose such regulations in the
management and control of the pris-
oners, as after careful examination
they might deem to be proper.
In accordance with the provisions
of this law, the Minister appointed
Messrs. a. S. Hartwell, I. R. Walker
and J. Emmeluth as Prison Inspec-
tors, In to-day's paper will be found
their first semi-annual report, in
which they recommend several regu-
lations intended chiefly to encourage
reformation of the prisoners. What
effect they will have can only be as
certained after trial, though there is
10 reason to doubt that they will
produce the desired results with
some of them.
The number of prisoners reported
by them as being in the Oahu Jail is
155. which is rather below the usual
average. OF these seventy-one are
Hawaiians and seventy Chinese, the
small balance being made up of
other nationalities. Most of them
are employed on the public roads or
in other services.
The introduction of this system of
prison inspection has for many years
been urged; for although the super
intendent may be well qualified for
the duties entrusted to him, abuses
have in former times been allowed
to exist. 4 humane care and treat
ment of prisoners will do more to
accomplish their reformation than
anything else; and the appointment
of this board of inspectors. whose
dutyjt is to visit the prison monthly,
and take general supervisor of it,
is step in the right direction. In
some way, either through this board
or by deputies, prison inspection
should be extended to each of the
other islands, and all be brought
under the same regulations, as far
as this can be accomplished. We
occasionally hear of gross maltreat-
ment of prisoners in the small and
rude prisons on the other islands,
and this should be corrected.
All public Neutrality-suspicious.,
insane asylums or hospitals-should
be provided with inspectors, en-
powered to correct any abuses that
may creep into their management.
The cruelty and barbarism which are
allowed to control some institutions
of the kind named, in other coun-
tries, should not be permitted to
exist in Hawaii. which we trust may
always be pointed to as model in
this respect.
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- THE sUPRENIE COrRr ma

4 the Hawaiian Islands. ANDREW CRAW-
FOKD, doing business under the name and
style OF a. CRAWFORD AND COMPANY Va
hoBEhT briggs defendant, and BIsHoP & Co.
kALAKAUA: By the grace Of God. of the Ha-
waiian Islands, King:
Deputy-Greeting: ~
% Ion IA are e., hereby commanded to summon
ROBERT BRIGGS, defendant. in. case he shall
ME written answer within twenty DAYS oftar
service hereof, TO be and appear beiore tba
supreme Court at the October Term thereof 70
De Hqiuen az honolulu, Island Of Oahu on
MONDAY, the seventh day OF October az toT
O'Clock A. NJ, to show cause WHY the clam, -
Andrew Crawfc-d, plaintiff should NOT he
awarded MN pursuant TO the tenor of his an
nexed petition. ~
And you are also commanded TO leave a true
and attested copy of this writ with Bishop and
Company and Sanford B. Dole. the atfoTns avs
agents, factors, trustees or debtors of the above
named defendant, or at the place of their usnaI
abode and them summon to appear personally
IN ealu NOuft on Monday, the seventh day Of
OCTOBER next. at ten O'Clock A. N then and
there, on oath, to disclose whether they or
either or them have, or at the time said conv
was served, had any of the goods or effects of
the defendant in their hands and If 50 the
nature amount ana value of the same or il
they or either of them are indebted to the
defendant, and, if So the amount and nature
thereof.
Notify the said Garnishees that upon default
10 attend at the place on the day and bour above
HIeHIIoheu' execution viii be issued against
thelr proper estate for the amount OF such fudg-
ment as tue plaintiff may recover against the
defendant. And have YOU then there fins Wit
with fall return Of your proceedings thereon.
witness, Hon. A. FRANCIS JUDD,
Chlef Justice Of the Supreme
10. Ii Court at Honolulu. this 11th day
OF April, A. d. 1885
12Il-l4t HENRY SMITH. Deputy Clerk
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Harbor Extension-An Old Timers
Views About 1t.


Mr.. EDITOR: In your valuable
paper of July Sd, you have an ar
ticle headeds''Harbor Extension" in
which you think eight should be
thrown on such an important matter,
etc" Now my ideas may be very
light, but I think some of them will
commend themselves to many people.
I have been long a resident, not con-
tinuous, however, of Honolulu, near
ly forty-seven years, and have seen
a large number of vessels safely
moored in the harbor of Honolulu;
mot of late years however, Time
was when, where the Custom House
stands was deep water; our once
large and beautiful harbor of Homo
lulu has been rendered almost use
less. A vessel drawing twenty-five
feet of water cannot come inside, and
were it able to do so, could not be
moored securely. This has been
demonstrated in the case of the
Omaha and other ships Our harbor
has been ruined by filling in, and
building insecure and unsightly
wharves out into deep water.
What is the remedy? LIST. Re
move all the wharYes from the 0. S.
S. Co.'s wharf to and including the
P. NJ. S. S. Co. wharf. End. Have
the front of the esplanade built up
in solid and substantial manner,
and not allow vessel of any kind to
come alongside it between the above
limits, thus leaving the open Mall
for breathing space for the city.
3rd. Remove all the coal piles, Ium-
Der piles, sheds and shanties. But
what will you do with them and the
vessels? you ask. Commence from
the end, say of the quarantine foot
bridge, and build line of docks in
rectangular shape, each dock, to
be 300 feet, say. You then have
three vessels III edcn SIP, The ware
houses back of the inner slip, trains
OF cars to receive the freight as soon
as it is discharged, which is hauled
to a distributing depot, say on Queen
street, and thence delivered to the
various owners. The main channel
to be dredged out; the lighthouse
point (reef or shoaD removed, the
inner harbor dredged, and all this to
be done at once, or it will be done at
Pearl Harbor! This all to be done
by contract, and paid for by loan.
Is this visionary?
2. S. The heaviest winds we have
are from the S. w, hence the vessels
will be away from chafe at the
wharves. Va.
Hilo, July Is, 1889.
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1873 q-3t
Applications for sale or Lease of Gov
eminent Lands in North SohaIa,
Hawaii.

Applications for sale or Lease of Gov
eminent Lands in North SohaIa,
Hawaii.
Applications viii be received at the In
terror Office for the purchase or lease OF
-ae- whole or q part Of the following Cane
and Grazing Lands in North Kohala. Ha-
u-E
s Ela.aa 1-auka. Lying about y mile
west from Il. r. Kinds Mil, crosses the
--4l-sala and H0noipu roads. Contain
ing area % -54.5 acres.
E=4l-a 1IzEai This land runs from
tie aasao7a maaka about Il 4 miles, the
-E-e- ends about IL miles y. W. Of r.
Z. Kinds NH, containing an area Of 1916
acres.
Applicants must state in their applica-
-51ns whether il Is for purchase or lease
and il for the whole or portion, with an
upset price Tor purchase or an annual
-ez-a, Il Tor lease, also state for what term
Of years the lease Is desired.
LORRIN A. THURSTON.
Minister OF Interior.
Interior Office, July 9, 1859.
l2-9-3t S-3t
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soever II the said Corporation. that obiec
tons to the granting Of the said petition
must be fled IL the Office Of the under
signed on or before the third day Of
September,>lSS9; and that any person or
persons desiring 10 be heard thereon must
be in attendance 1t the Office OF the under
signed in Aliio!aui Hale, Honolulu, at 10
o'clock A. =. OF that day, and show cause
why said petition should not be granted.
L. 4. THCRSTON.
12I1-St Minister OF the Interior. e.
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The Recent Teachers Convention.

Mr.. EDITOR: May I correct a
mistake [ noticed in your paper of
June 25th d? 1t was said that no one
in the Hilo Teachers Convention
applied for the grammar grade ez.
animation. 1 asked for it, as also
did gentleman from Hamakua, but
we were told that it would not be
convenient to give US that examina-
ton, as we wished the primary one
as we'll. A SCHOOL TEACHER.
Hilo, July II, 1889.
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or South America, and the Australian
colonies. As naval station Suwar-
row would be of the Ascension or
Alden type, a naval and coaling
station; but nothing more. As such,
however, the group IS located in a
strategic position.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
In the Matter Of the Application of
the Grove Ranch Plantation Com
pany for Disincoporation.
OFFICE or -HE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.
HCSoLULU, July l, 1889.

OFFICE or -HE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. Z
HONOLULU, July l, 1889.
Whereas the Grove Ranch Plantation
Company has II conformity with the stat
NE II that behalf presented to the under
signed End the undersigned has entered of
record II the Office of the department of the
interior the petition of the said Grove
gan,h Plantation Company to be disincor-
p0rsied and dissolved and certificate set
ting forth that at a meeting of its stock
holders called for that purpose it was
6ecideG By a th-ee-fourths vote thereof to
dissolve and disincorporate the said Corpor-
z.ioa nov therefore.
Notice is hereby given 10 any and all
persons having any claims against the said
Corporation interested in any manner what
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
Notice to Creditors.

THE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE
that she has been appointed executrix
OF the will Of her late husband, William
Cooper Parke. All persons having any
claims against his estate, whether secured
by mortgage or otherwise, are requested to
present the same duly authenticated and
with proper vouchers, if any exist, to her
at the office of w. F. Allen, Esq, i'll Homo
lulu, within six months from date. or they
will be forever barred; and all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to said w. +. Allen.
ANNIE s. PARKE.
Honolulu, June "a, 1889.
150-1m 1277-4t
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PISS. J. Il. REST, Deputy Clerk
SUPREME COURT OF TIIF

- L IN
- hawaiian lslands.-In Probate. In the
matter OF the Estate of HENRY COOPER Late
PRESTON. ''-0 = -1i' ousIce
On reading and fling the petition and &c
counts OF Cecil Brown, Administrator of the
estate OF Henry Cooper, late Of San Francisco
deceased, wherein he asks to be allowed $500 o.
ana charges himself with $685. rs. and ais
tAat the same may be examined and approved,
anu anu mar maj order may be made of distribu
tioh OF the property remaining in his hands IN
t9e persons thereto entitled, and dischargino
bility as such 'sP0Hsi-
81 II , Is ordered. that THURSDAY. the 18th day
OF august. A D. 1889, at ten o'clock A. M. before
the said Justice, at Chambers in the CoDrt
house house at Honolulu, be and the same hereby is
aPPolnted as the time and place for hearing
said petition and accounts, and that ali nersorSs
interested e may then and there appear and show
not be granted, and may present evidence NJ tn
VINO no are entitled to the said property.
A. d. 1889 ''' u"J Vi 'u'y
BY the Court:
ALFRED w. CARTER.
I<to-0 Second Deputv Clerk
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Ecgll advertisements.
CIRcU.IT cOURT, SECOND

CIRCUIT COURT, SECoNr0
~ Judicial Circuit of the Hawaiian IslsnJ. y =
In Probate. 'anus--
Island of Mani.
Hawaiian Islands. S.
In the matter Of the Estate Of H. l. REV
NOLDS' late OF kahului, Mani deceased
\ document. purporting TO be the last win
and Testament Of II. l.. Reynolds late of K,h ~
lui. Maui. deceased. having on the 10th ds1 ~
July, \. u. lSS9, been presented to said Probsts
Court, and petition for the Probate thereof.
and for the issuance Of Letters Testamenrsrv ~
II. G. Treadway. having been fled bv him "
Notice IL hereby given that THURSDAY tbs
22l day OF August, !. o. 1889. at 10 o'clock A "
OF said day, at the Court Room OF said Cont a.
WailGSu. be sud the same is hereby annotated
the time for proving said viii and hearing said
application, when ana where any person inter
ested may appear and contest the said viii
and the granting OF Letters Testamentary.
Dated Wailuku- II. l., july -. 1889
GEO. Z. RICHARDSON
Circuit Judge Second Judicial Circuit. II
1I2S0-4f1
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The steamer W. G. Hall reports good
weather during her trip. There was
somewhat OF blow" on leaving Kau
on Monday morning, but fine weather
was experienced before and afterwards.
A native sailor had the misfortune to
lose one OF his thumbs while fooling at
the windlass, land when the ''falI" crushed
the digit its owner unconcernedlv ex-
claimed "only one"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
TEN PAGE EDITION.

The Collector-General of Customs
called at the office of this paper on
Thursday to explain that during the
past eighteen months, the money
paid by the Customs bureau for
printing in San Francisco was only
S99; while in the same period $40 Is
was expended in Honolulu by the
same bureau for similar kinds of
work.
Our remarks in Thursdays issue
Of the ADVERTISER, were a contention
for a principle; and that contention
is not affected by large or small
money values, farther than that
small amount reduces the damage
done. The plea Of mitigation on the
part Of the Collector-GeneraI, admits
the violation Of the principle; and
this admission, let us hope, is an
earnest of future resolve to render
to this Kingdom the patronage that
of right belongs to it, whether it be
with tradesmen, printers or others.
We are also assured by the Col
lector-General that during his recent
visit to San Francisco, nothing was
further from his mind than the pur-
chase of stationery or the ordering
of printing for the Customs bureau.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
SUPREME COURT OF THE

~ Hawaiian Islands.-In Probate In Tho
matter OF the Estate Of d. P. HAEHAE Clz) Of
LaIuku, haneohe, koolaupoko, Oahu, deceased
On reading and fling the petition of 7. G.
Hohkapa OF Honolulu, Oahu, alleging that d. p
Haehae OF Lu!ulSu, Kaueohe. Kooiaupoko. Oabn
ds ~ lntcstate at said Luluku. on the 10th Say
of Administration issue TO him. '''i'
1t Is ordered that SATURDAY. the 9th dav
OF July, A. D; 1859, be and hereby is appointed
!or nearing SAID petition before the said Justice
IN t1e Court Room Of this Court at Honolulu
al which time and place all persons concerned
may appear and show cause. il any they haze.
why sald petition should not be granted
DATED ia Honolulu, II. l., July ., 4. D. 1889.
1889 + II pETcu ~ ~,
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BOUNDARY NOTICE (!

A PPLICATION FOR THE
"A settlement Of the Boundaries Of the Abu-
puaa called PAPAIKOU. in the district Of Hilo-
Island Of Hawaii, having been filed nv he
Survey Of said Land '-
therefore, notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested and especially to the oyynors ~
the lands adjoining; j. e.; to the Pauksa Sugar
company the Trustees of Estate Bernfce Pau
am Bishop, the Commissioners Of Crown Lands.
and the Hawaiian Government. that ;THTfPS,
DAY, the 18th day Of August, A. D. 1889. at one
O'Clock P: NJ, in the Court House az Hilo Ha-
wall: IS the time and place set for hearing said
application ana any objections thereto.
Z. 5. LYMAN,
Commissioner Of Boundaries Island Of Hawaii.
Hawaiian Islands
HilO, Hawaii, July 49, 1889. f2sO-3 n
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Administrators Notice f.!

THE UNDERSIGNED HAy-
Il ING been duly appointed Administrator Of
the Estate Of hAlNAPAU (k), Of Kalihi, Homo
lulu Oahu, deceased: Notice Is hereby giyan
TO all persons having claims against the said
estate are hereby notified that they must pre-
sent the same, duly verified within six months
rom the GATE hereof or they will be forever
are requested to make immediate payment.
DAVID DAYTON.
Administrator Estate Of Kainapau.
Honolulu. July u, 1889. I27git
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Tie several Schools Of Makawao District
XII hold their Closing Examination Exer-
cisls Is follows:
|e-zesdsy. July 24th. Paia aud Pulehu.
Thursday. july 25;h, Hamakuapoko, Hu-
=-1 and Haiku.
Friday. July 25th, Makawao and Keokea.
C. 4. DICKEY,
school Agent District Of Makawao.
-127s.2tI
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for The
statements made, or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-07-23
Notice to Mariners.

The following changes have been made
- the Lights al the entrance Of Honolulu
a-r59r, owing TO the City now being il
Illuminated by Electric Lights, the glare OF
which 5a-erte-es with the lights heretofore
ID use.
The outer Light has been changed from
white u RED And when the Electric
Lights are burning an Electric GREEN
Light Ia the same range as the Oil Green
Light heretofore used, will be shown at an
Elevation OF l2.7 feet above and in line with
The oil Green Light.
When the Electric Lights are not burn
ing the lower OF Oil Green Light will be in
use
The outer or RED Light is at an eleva-
l.l1 u Is feet above the sea level, and the
aleFati0nro OF the inner or GREEN Lights
IS Is follows: Lower or Oil Light, II feet;
Upper Or Electric Light 59.7 feet above the
tsa level.
L. i. THURSTON.
Minister OF the Interior
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&c ID Government Land.

On THURSDAY, July IS, 1889, at u
o'clock noon, al the front entrance OF
Allioizui Hale, viii be sold at Public Auc-
ZION, q Piece OF Kula Land IN Kahikiea,
Taiaalu, Eva, Oahu, and containing an
area Of 4 23-l0o Acres.
Upset pTlce-S200.
I. A. THURSTON,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, June IS, 1859.
1872 l275-2t iun25jul22 Junl9 22jul22, %
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penartrnent OF Finance.

The Minister Of Finance has approved
OF the appointment OF the following per-
sons, made by the assessors General Is
their Deputies
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1. A. THURSTON,

IL. JOSEPH D. KING Of Kealia, Kauai,
has this day been appointed Notary Pub
lie for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of the
Kingdom.
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1n -3utllorttu


FOREIGN OFFICE,
-1U II I. July 70, 1859.
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L. A. THURSTON.

Minister of the Interior.
interior Once. July q, 1889. l279-3t
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His Excellency L. A. Thurston,
II. H. NJ. Minister OF the Interior,
Honolulu.