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minishing,* the old industries are abandoned, and the inherent 

 immorality of the race, the great outstanding cause of its decay, 

 still resists the influence of Christian teaching and example. 



An exotic civilization is having a fair trial on these islands. 

 With the exception of the serious maladies introduced by 

 foreigners in the early days, and the disastrous moral influence 

 exercised by worthless whites, the Hawaiians have suffered 

 none of the Avrongs usually inflicted on the feebler by the 

 stronger race. Their rights were in the first instance carefully 

 secured to them, and have since been protected by equal laws, 

 righteously administered. They have been aided towards inde- 

 pendence in political matters, and the foreigners who framed 



* The population by the last census, taken in 1872, is as follows : — 



Total number of natives in 1872 49,044 



,, ,, half-castes in 1872 2,487 



Chinese in 1872 1,938 



,, Americans in 1872 ..... 889 



,, Hawaiians born of foreign parents, 1872 849 



Britons in 1872 ..... 619 



Portuguese in 1872 395 



,, Germans in 1872 ..... 224 



,, French in 1872 88 



,, ,, other foreigners in 1872 . . . 364 



Total population in 1872 56,897 



Total number of natives, inchiding half-castes, in 1866 . 58,765 

 » „ 1872 . 51,531 



Decrease since 1866 7> 2 34 



The excess 0/ males ewer females is 6,403 souls! 



AREA AND POPULATION OF EACH ISLAND. 



. Height Populatio: 



Acres - in Feet. in 1872. 



Hawaii . . 2,500,000 13,953 16,001 



Maui . . . 400,000 10,200 12,334 



Oahu . . 350,000 3,Soo 20,671 



Kauai . . . 350,000 about 6,000 4,961 



Molokai . . 200,000 2,800 2,349 



Lanai . . . 100,000 2,400 348 



Niihau . . 70,000 800 233 



Kahoolawe . . 30,000 400 



Total 56,897 



