The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-28
Native affairs.

Native affairs
We are informed that a meeting
took place yesterday in the private res
idence of the Governor at Mulinuu be-
tween him and several chiefs of i'm
pOrtance. As far as we know,
scheme of native administration was
discussed. The Governor ordered the
chiefs to leave after Easter and 20 to
their own districts to have 'fonos'
there about the proposals respecting
native appointments. The form of ad-
ministration seems to be native self
government with district chiefs, judges
and village chiefs; with an adequate
number of policemen. The head of the
native government is said to be Ma
taafa. assisted by a council. The i'm
pOrtant appointments such as district
chiefs and judges are to be approved
by the Government. Some difficulty is
reported to have arisen respecting the
title of King; the Governor explained
to the chiefs that the leading chiefs of
both parties, as well as Mataafa, Tanu
and Tamasese, had signed a document
before the High Comnissi In which
they agreed that the Kingship should
be abolished forever. The chiefs Seem
ed inclined to disayow this. They
agreed that they should have adhered
TO this agreement had the tripartite
government continued; and stated that
the disturbances which had taken place
in the last twenty-five years were en-
tirely owing to the interference OF for
eigners. The Governor replied that as
the German High Commissioner had
signed the Amendment Act of the Com
mission in the name and on behalf of
3 - al ont TNfh nr
course was left open to him at present
than compliance will. the Act
Miscellaneous.
Mr.. J. Smart met with a rather Sc
rious accident on Monday last whilst
leaving the u. s. S. Aberanda, where
he had been aboard. 1t appears that
when about to leave the vessel to get
into his boat alongside he slipped and
fell from the staging, striking his head
on the boat. where he received n nasty
scalp wound. We are glad to hear that
he is progressing favorably towards re-
covery.
An informant waited upon us during
the week re a paragraph which ap-
peared in our last issue as to where
the dust came from which was found
on the decks of ships far from land.
He told us that the German snip cap
tain p. n. Suwe, explains that the
most part comes from volcanic noun
tains and other eruptiOns and THAI the
same travels thousands of miles. The
dust Is found also on naked rocks in
Norway and, in fact, everywhere.
The bark Dunard, CSC tons, Captain
Andersen, from Durham, Natal, arriv-
ed I'm port on Tuesday last. We under
stand she will proceed to Mulisanua
and savaii TO load copra for the u. H..
& p. G.
The French ship-of-war Aube, Com
mander Daniel, arrived in port on
Wednesday morning last, and is ex-
pected to leave again on Monday next.
She has been on a visit to Tonga.
where she took on board Mgr. Lamaze,
r. G. Bishop. She then proceeded to
Fiji. where the Bishop was landed, aft
er which she made a cruise around,
calling in dt Uvea, Wallace Island, and
other islands close to Samoa.
The town Is rather dull at present,
no doubt caused by the absence Of a
number of prominent residents who
are taking advantage Of the Easter hol-