126 HA WAIIAN G HIDE B OK. 



Passengers can always obtain the privilege of re- 

 maining over one or two trips of the steamers, at Hon- 

 oMu, provided the arrangement is made at the time of 

 engaging passage. Four weeks stoppage will enable 

 them to visit the volcano and Mt. Haleakala on Mani ; 

 but to visit all the principal places will require two 

 or more months. 



MAILS AND POSTAGE. 



Honolulu possesses an excellent General Post-office, 

 as well conducted as in any country. Mails are receiv- 

 ed and despatched by every conveyance, to Sydney, 

 Auckland, San Francisco and all parts of the United 

 States ; London and all parts of England and Europe. 

 All postages must be prepaid. 



Letter postage to any part of the Australian Colonies, 

 12 cents for each half ounce in weight. Newspapers, 

 2 cents each, all in Hawaiian stamps. 



Letter postage to the United States, 6 cents each half 

 ounce, Hawaiian stamp. Newspapers, 4 cents each, 2 

 cents Hawaiian and 2 cents United States. 



Letter postage to England and Germany, 11 cents 

 each half ounce, — 6 cents Hawaiian and 5 cents Ameri- 

 can. Newspapers, 6 cents each, — 2 cents Hawaiian and 

 4 cents United States. 



Rates to other countries vary, and can always be as- 

 certained at the General Post-office, Merchant street. 



Inter-island letter postage is 2 cents for each half 

 ounce ; local newspapers to subscribers free of postage. 

 Transient papers, 1 cent each. 



NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN HONOLULU. 



There are five weekly newspapers and one monthly, 

 published in Honolulu : 



The Gazette, issued every Wednesday morning, pub- 



