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a party agitating for the reconstruction of the 
Council of Fifteen. There are two qualifications 
necessary to enable a man to vote for a member 
of Parliament here — he must be able to read and 
write, and have an income of 75 dollars a year. 
The kings of Hawaii do not succeed to the throne 
exactly as sovereigns do in England, but are ap- 
pointed by the nomination of the preceding sovereign 
or by the vote of the Legislative Assembly. The 
late King Lunalilo died in February 1874, without 
naming his successor. There were two candidates 
brought forward for the vacant throne. One was the 
Queen-Dowager Emma (widow of Kamehameha IV.), 
the other was a high chief named David Kalakua. 
David was elected by thirty-nine votes, Emma re- 
ceiving only six. The result was a riot on the part 
of the supporters of the defeated candidate, which 
was soon, however, quelled^ the English and Ameri- 
can war-ships in port sending to the rescue a number 
of blue-jackets and marines. The rioters were after- 
wards imprisoned and peace restored, and now all 
works harmoniously. 
The revenue of the Hawaiian kingdom is ab6ut 
500,000 dollars a year, and is derived principally 
from taxation, from custom duties, and from the sale 
of government land. The local tax amongst the 
people is five dollars a year — two dollars for roads, &c., 
two for education, and one as a poll-tax. 
The entire revenue of the king is at the rate of 
