The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-12-26
FROM HAMAKUA.
The Repairs on the Pacific Mil
Nearly Finished.

Nearly Finished.
| HoNoKAA, Dec. 19.-The steamer
Waialeale, which was expected on
Saturday last, made her appearance
at the Honokaa landing about ]
o'clock. She brought, as usual, an
inter-island mail, with little sprink-
ling of foreign mail; but the news
was not important. Yesterday on
account of a heavy swell she did not
take in any sugar, but is now loading
few thousand bags of that product,
and may leave at any moment today.
She will take down the Honolulu
engineers and laborers that came to
repair the Pacific Mill Of Kukuihaele.
The rain has continued, and nearly
every morning and evening we have
had good shower. Those who pos
sess wooden tanks and cisterns, have
now a supply of water, which will
last them from four to six months.
During the remainder of this month
and of the first two of the coming
year we will have an abundance Of
water.
The Paauhau Plantation has caused
wooden railing to be constructed
down the whole descent of the trail
leading to the bottom of the gulch
where the late accident happened.
Mr.. Paul Jarrett, head overseer of
Parker's estates on Hawaii, was in
town last Sunday; he reported every
thing political and private very quiet
at Waimea.
Some former native adherents of
Mrs. Dominis have recently shown
their approval of the Provisional Gov
eminent, by promptly paying their
real estate and personal taxes.
School matters have been very
quiet, and since the coming of the
new teachers everything is progress
ing finely. Christmas vacation COM
mences on Friday, the 22d, and will
last about two weeks. School work
will begin again on January Z, 1894.
G. II. White, the discharged eX-
teacher and principal of the HonOkaa
school, was to have left for Honolulu
some time ago, but still remains here,
hoping, perhaps, to be reinstated in
his former position.
Our mail service is very good now,
and thanks are due to the post officials
at Honolulu, who take pains in sup
plying us with semi-weekly mail,
which enables our friends in Homo
lulu to hear more frequently from our
surf-beaten coast than formerly.
Mrs. r. I. Richard and Miss Annie
Beers, lately reported to have been
sick, are still housed invalids; strong
hopes of recovery are expressed.
The Honokaa and Paauhau mills
are still grinding and turning out,
daily, tons of fine, white sugar. A
125-lb. sack, at Paauhau, is selling for
$3.50, and at Honokaa for IS. Those
of Paauhau or Honokaa are squally
white and fine.
The repairs to the Pacific Sugar mill
are nearing completion, and the
Honolulu employees expect to leave
by the Waialeale as soon as she re-
turns.
The building of the Honokaa Jail is
and the carpenters expect
to have it soon ready to accommodate
some anxious dodgers. 1t is q solid
building of 80 x go feet, with eight
cells 10 feet high by x II feet, with
a hallway 6 feet wide. Two inch
planks are used in its construction,
and iron growing is used. 1t will
easily accommodate fifty troublesome
persons.
Potatoes, corn, beans and other
are now being planted, and
people that have lost money during
The late drought, hope to repair their |
losses by planting enough food to
satisfy the whole Hamakua and Ha-
vail markets.
As this may be the last to be heard |
from this district till after Christmas,
all Hamakuans join in sending their |
usual annual greetings to their po-
itieal friends and foes, and especially |
% all those employed or connected in
any way with the DAILY PACIFIC |
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER and GA
zETTE.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY |
NEW YEAR TO ALL.