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' Report SlinUtcr of Finance, he ftr Vm itmrioa . J ... ef the P8slbIe short of re- - mposing KING TO THE HAWAIIAN taxes from which I7 the ot tne Islands. I reeret to sav. have not hppn curacn.l anA it ;il the duties on malt liquors . irrt-B- THE LEGISLATURE the School Agents have been exempted and wines, and the replies of the several Iff 18. be for you to consider what better plan accom- . April 2Mb, can be devised to missionaries to questions proposed by the Minister of Foreign Re- 6, 8?e.tfn?.nt "P0 theTax;0fficers exced9 actual plish this desirable end. The r3 SUm reports of births and deaths are too lations,' will be appended to the pamphlet. These replica will be and in Ltgislatitt Council astern- - of .W3.M ill appear to.YMrt Rprtitttttt ?X?tCrr.the upon imperfect to form the basis of anjr calculation as to the increase or found to contain much valuable information respecting the condi- l!!? fuElb,tJS.- - withE Which deficiency is to be L?Pmainly"?n uecrease ot tne population. tion and wants of the nation, and coming from a class of men who in , . IjiounJ of Hit Majesty the King, it becomes my agreeable Tax, &c. The average number Ik of scholars reported for the year 1847, ex have for years labored to improve can y ..... If twtff4 rift A l)Htiat4man C ! j xne impons ot foreign Goods for the year ending the condition of the people it Uf nflTt j " ..j....u.vuiwi financef lor - ceeasthat ot any former year by about 100. The number of be relied upon as authentic. " 31st March, were, . - - . '.Jin 3 1st March, - . $S22,729.02 youth in all the schools on the Islands may be safely estimated inerehave been entered duty free at R.ffi of Treasury have been, $155,158.13 by 20,000; and it is believed that in no year since the introduction of Hawaiian Chronological Tabic. v - - - whalers, goods to the amount of $9,528.91 ' nti, " " 143,594.14 - nas 1752. Kalaniopuu v pureinf By Diplomatic- Agents vyunsuanity the cause ot national education advanced more reigned on Hawaii. and Missiona-re-8 W-aime- steadily and surely, not to say rapidly, than during the past year. 1778. Capt. Cook 'arrived at Kauai, in January, and . - . - - . , .ire a balafiee in favor of the Treasury of $1 1 ,503.99 - 43,120.6G It is a causewhich takes deeoer and stronger hold of the national at East Maui in November. , jour information full detail of the sources of mind, and if vigorously sustained cannot but procure the most last 177S. Hoapili, Gov. Maui born. Maki a total - j - . r- - t.e t'f Expenditure, Exhibit A. The princioa of - skh tun ing auci 1778. .War between item Exports of important benefits. Kalaniopuu and Kahekili King of Maui, in Foreign Goods claiming , - - '1 ac of Revenue during the past jear, have been a drawback ' . But there are obstacles of the most serious nature vet to be over . November. rftnerf up to. the same period bave l-- iffn Goodt, Sale ol 1.3 nd, and the proceeds been, , - . - $41,843.62 come before common de- 1779. Capt. Cook arrived 17th. of the ITie amount schools can prosper to the degree that it is - at Kealakekua, Hawaii, Jan. w of otherXxports cannot Ti. ncn 11 "n "c education be given pre- biraoie mey snould. borne of them may be here mentioned. ' Cook kiUcd at Kaawaloa Feb. 14th. rnwcoi cisely, but exclusive of foreign exchange ; 1st. 1782. k f aevcral yean part this Tax has been assigned to the have The indifference, ignorance and nejrli"rence of narentsi Kalaniopuu aiied in April. been estimated , 1 at, - - - LrtofScSiO"! and although there is no evidence .that it has - - 454 265 01 There is a great want of family government and parental control 1782. Battle at Mokuohai, Hawaii, between Kamehameba I. The net consumption .U 1 J ' rCfjithfullrappSieJ during the past than in preceding years, of foreign g'oods, according to me tuuuren;t:u in muuuuaesQi cases none at ail; tno attendance... smd Kiwalao, in 'July. , the best estimate that run ha mAa la ' rrci itrt to of the children school 1782. arret the sum now reported to be $19,25,49 more than T .:n ... - at is consequently irregular and their pro- Death of Kanekoa, in December. f,j ie --- ..wn vnn r a w,wi.o I J"nti I Mcribe this to the improvement which ui ein in J th v rit"-i- aa J up from the gress slow. ,This discourages and embarrasses the teacher and 1783. Great eruption of the Volcano of Kilauea, in March. Ut ) Report ofHhe Collector General uianu n ,,,e Hurcau or Internal Taies, and but of Customs. greatly hinders his success in his work. 1781. Two stones, supposed to be meteoric, (band at Nuaanu. iJa !'! l ne. custom House,, which death of the Minister of Public Instruction, the Re- - I had the honor to recommend last It is true, however, that many parents do manifest a commenda- 1785. Great eruption of the Volcano of Kilauea. S wuttd a m a year, is now in progress, having ble co-oper- been commenced on a very eliri-- interest in the education of their ate ,1785.' Marriage of Kamehameha I. with Kaahuaanu. , wl IMptrtmcnt would have been htshlr satisfactory. chilren, and cheerfully ,vh uie site near the water where the access with ,ne od decrease to ships is both conven- the teachers and superintendents in securing their at . 1787. , Kaiana sailed for a foreign country, in Atiguat. Vduto e,"'",, inrra" of the Revenue ient and easy As the Building will soon be completed, and in tendance at school, as well 1790. Fight between the natives and the crews two c4 lh RoyaJ Exchequer for the year ending March 31, as providing books and stationery for of foreign isto readiness for " the storage of goods, it will be for them. at in with with ,De ,rnrr y hicu you will be in- - you to consider the vessels, Honuaula, February, and John Young M romp Jp propriety of establishing some rules in rprarl tn h 2nd. 5jcr each dirfir-c- t head, what sources of Revenue are be-- Another hindrance to the progress of common school educa Isaac Davis remained on shore. of all foreign goods entered at the Pert tion is 1790. productive, and what less so, judging from the ex- - of Honolulu, for the want of suitable books and stationery. Not that such Battle at Iao, Maui, where the stream was blocked up in order to guide the Collector General in the discharge of articles are out of their reach; for they are to be had at very rea- with the bodies of the slain. his oflicial duties. rihibiu the detail of Kxpenditure out of the Royal sonable prices; but they arc not bought, in part owing to the pov 1790. Kamehameha I. lived at Kaunakakai, Molokai. valf Xotwithstandinsr some failures, and nnlwi'thdsiKlmir T. rol erty and in part to the indifference of the : 1790. Keawemauhili killed by Keoua. tfrfrun tho April, l! III. to 31st March, ISIS, and is parents. --"i lt. i a a i at alarms which have been raised, there has been on ih. uhr1 nn in. 3d. A third obstacle is the want of good school houses. a ; 1791. Battle at Kauai. fnirti- - imponam are inc lacis io me well being ot 'As creaseof commercial prosperity throughout the Islands the general thing they are wretched, cheerless grass huts; .mostly with- i 1791. Death of Keoua at Kawaihae. 1 but rpres tne hope, your honorable body will past .a fnivt year. There is a large supply of foreign out seats, desks, floors 1792. First arrival of Vancouver, 3d March. review f thfo reioris, hen I shall be ready merchandise and prices or apparatus;. many of the school houses fr have fallen, but not to the degree which was to have been antici- too are destitute of the means for closing either doors or windows; 1793. Vancouver arrived at Lahaina, 12th March. all the eiplanaiion in my power, i ne l rial rn lialance, pated. m and in the rainy season are both, uncomfortable and unhealthy. 1794. Last visit of Vancouver, 12th January. Agriculture has quietly and steadily The nuhlie The appropriation for schools having been almost entirely exhaust- 1795. '. Death ofKahekili, King of Maui. ou ill perceive that the Receipts at the nroressed. -- ure ciltrt mind appears to be turning more to the cultivation of the soil and ed in the support of teachers and superintendents, but little has been 179G. Battle of Nuuanu, where Kalanikupule King of Oahu was continue to bt quite auttirient for the actual wants of less to pasturage than in former years, and there is little question iclt tor the repair ot the old school houses, or the erection of new killed. , vr if miniiged herealtcr upon the present economical rmm'nt. that if these Islands ever become populous and wealthy, it must be ones. It will be seen by the foregoing table that only $51535 have 1797. Death of Naraakcha at Hilo. , trcttJitu'; but the tune cannot be tar distant, when the by 1797. It ' . , . i I .. agriculture. A nation of herdsmen can scarcely be otherwise peen expended on school houses during the year 1817. Liholiho born, (Kamehameha II.) ..ill nuf-ra-II i J: i (gjrrr ol IB: ' "" rrijuirr mrc aisDursemeni than poor, for little cultivation of the soil could exist in a country A considerable number of schools have been entirely broken up 1798.