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1 mil spree to pay a royalty of fifty cents per ton on all guano 
talien fro? 1 ’ these Islands. 
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agree to protect the birds; but ask for the'privilege of hill 
annua 1 
11 y the number stated, in my previous letter; the skins of the 
birds to be turned over to the Territorial Government for sale* and a 
royalty of ten r>er cent of the net realizations from the sale of the rhino 
1 
to be .retained by the Territory, the balance to be paid to me. 
I rill agree to maintain ray residence on Laysan Inland; but when for 
business reasons or for other necessary purposes it be come n necessary for 
me to leave the -Island, I will keep someone there to render 'assistance to 
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sailors 
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will agree to maintain a nohoo 
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egister fox* communication between these Islands and Honolulu; which 
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net less than fifty tons gross 
in case it becomes necess¬ 
ary to .bring ship-wrecked people to Honolulu, at a reasonable price, to 
be agreed upon 
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t h o co co anu t s 
ton yeare/would render no revenue ana for this reason 
I ash that no rent be exacted during that time, per the balance of if ; 
I 
?eriod >'l-. V <«X* -*Atm Ci>*>. ’ «•«. Cj,* \jf to pay an annual rental, . in advance, of fifty doll 
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while this is a small amount, I am a poor man and am risking Sli that 
nave in the world 
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well as my entire time, in this venture. Should 
I be successful, I am entitled to a profit commensurate with the risk I 
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Should I fail, the Government loses nothing. In undertaking 
this work I am practicably maintainin'- a life-saving- station free of cost 
to the Government; and am raakin - a thousand blades of grass grow wherp no 
blades • gpew toefore. 
I beg leave to refer to Mosers. H. Hackfeid « go., P. A. Seh&ei 
oo,, amt to C• jj. wight especially 
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I have resiaca on these Islands over 
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