The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-06-06
THE MONARCHY BECOMES A
THING OF TIE PAST.
The Nes Executive Building is
Refnrbished and 4IIotted For
the V'ork of the State.
From Daily. June 8

The troops from the barracks
who had moved in the previous
day. had hardly time to settle
themselves in shape in their per.
manent abode in the basement of
the new executive building, before
the exodus from the former govern
ment building to that place began.
Early yesterday morning the
! doors Of the executive building
were thrown open and details of
workmen were made for storing
the necessary furniture in the Wal
XXI suite of rooms upstairs. The
entire ground floor and the suite of
rooms on the EVA side of the
building upstairs are set aside for
the use of the executive council.
An ADvERTISER reporter was shown
through the building Yesterday af-
ternoon. At the time of the visit
the big safes of the finance depart
ment were being taken into the
main entrance on King street pre-
psratory to placing them in the f.
nance office on the ground floor.
The minister of finance viii oc-
cupy the blue room, which has
been stripped of its belongings and
now looks ike staid and austere
banking establishment. The great
safes were taken in on temporary
floors, and the encouragement
stated that it was likely a new
vault would soon be built for the
further accommodation of the new
state.
The minister of the interior will
make himself at home in the large
dining room on the Eva side,
which has also been put in shape
to be made useful to the taxpayers.
With the exception of the old
throne room this is the only one
large enough to accommodate the
interior department.
The minister of foreign affairs
and president of the executive will
climb the grand staircase and take
possession of the two rooms on the
Eva side. formerly occupied as the
bed chamber and library of the
last king of Hawaii. The rooms
were in a happy state of confusion
yesterday when visited, and the |
workmen were busy removing and |
books and tables for the |
new occupants
The attorney-generals depart
ment will be situated in the large |
bed chamber in front of the for
aign Office, but the business and |
law Office of the department will
be situated in the court house fold
government building) across the
way in the room now occupied by
Judges Whiting and Cooper.
The old throne room was being
arranged for the council chamber,
md the executive and advisory
Will hold their sessions
here hereafter. The fine room
viii be well furnished and when
.ver the occasion arises viii be
lsed for public receptions, audi
:nces. etc.
In the basement of the building
he regular troops are domiciled.
The kitchens were in full blast
7hen the ADVERTISER reporter
listed the new quarters yester-
IaY, and the long tables were
eing laid for the approaching
neal in the wide hall. The men
ot on duty were taking it easy in
heir cosy apartments On each
ide of the main hallway. In the
IVA end of the basement is the
Military headquarters. Colonel
oper was found at his table in the
lauka room. Paymaster Mcleod
-as busy at long table paying
# the men, and everything seemed
, be running like clock-work.
The most of the furniture in the
has been removed, and it !
now being prepared for a head !
uarters for the staff Offices of the {
olunteer forces, but will need a
eneral cleaning up before it is fit {
II occupancy. {
The old carved table upon which
le bodies Of the Kamehamehas /
ere laid out after death was seen
landing in the walk on the Eva
de Of the building. II was tabu
, the natives around the premises, a
nd none Of them WonId 20 near it !
: touch it They did not seem to
ave the same fear Of tie tabu I
.tely laid upon "the ex-qaeen's z
alace" by the kanunas To keep I
le baoles out, and after the milf ]
ny had taken formal possession I
IL fortV-eipht horlrs aoo. showed :