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CRUISE OF HALS. CHALLENGER. 
50,000 dollars per annum, and each of the principal 
ministers of state receives 5000 dollars. 
Soon after anchoring, opportunities were afforded 
for a run on shore, and a great crowd was assembled 
on the landing to give us a hearty welcome. Men 
and women of a rich brown colour, with long, wavy, 
black hair and large brown lustrous eyes, all seem- 
ing happy, talking, laughing, and smiling ; their 
greetings, “Aloha!” assailed us wherever we went, 
floating on the breeze sweet as the sound of distant 
bells. As I passed through the midst of this throng- 
ing crowd, every step seemed to reveal something new, 
and to recall recollections of my previous visit here, 
some eighteen years ago. 
I cannot say that there is any great beauty in the 
location of the town, or much taste displayed in its 
plan ; but the streets and dusty roads may soon be ex- 
changed for one of the most agreeable and delightful 
climates possible, by a short ride to the Pali, through 
the Nuanu valley, which is formed by a break in the 
central volcanic ridsre of the island. 
The entrance to the valley, for some considerable 
distance on either side, has a number of charming 
residences of the wealthy settlers, forming, during 
the summer months, pleasing retreats from the heat 
of the city. It would be difficult to adequately 
describe the scenery, or the architecture of the villas, 
is like, so beautifully are they festooned with flower- 
ing plants and evergreens ; shady lawns, too, stretch 
