For the roynesian.


Translated from Tie Hawaiian.
E.aipS ct ts}e E9aMattEn Is!arus.
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8. OF free and prohibited Fishing Grounds.


l.-Of flee fishing grounds


His majesty the king hereby takes the
fishing grounds from those who now POS
sess them, from Hawaii to Kauai, and
gives one portion Of them to the common
people, another portion to the landlords,
and portion he reserves to himself.


These are the fishing grounds which his
majesty the king takes and gives to the
people the fishing grounds without the
coral reef, viz. the Klohce ground. the
Luhee ground, the Malolo ground, togeih-
er with the ocean beyond.


But the fishing ground from the coral
reefs TO the sea beach are for tie land.
lords, and for the tenants Of their several
lands, but not for others. Ru; if that src
ccs of fish which the landlord <clcc's as
lis own personal roricn. should 60 on to
the grounds which are given to tie COM
mon rcople, then that species Of iiah and
that only is taboo. . If tie Sqnid. then the
sqnid Only or if some otter srccics OF
fish, that only and rot tie sGuid. And
thus it shall be in all places all over the
islands; if the squid, tia, OF " and if in
some other place it be another fish, then
that only and not the squid.


If any of the people take The fish which
the landlord taboos for himself, this is the
penalty, for two years he shall no, fish at
all on any fishing ground. And the sew
eral landlords shall give immediate notice
respecting said fisherman, that the land
lords may protect their fishing grounds,
lest he 60 and take fish on Other grounds


If there be a variety of fish on the
ground where the landlord laboos his par
tlcular fish, then the tenants of his own
land may take them, but not the tenants
of other lands, lest they take also the fish
tabooed by the landlord. The people
shall give to the landlord one third of the
fish thus taken. Furthermore, there
shall no duty whatever be laid on the G>h
lasen by the people on grounds given 10
them, nor shall any canoe be taxed or ,a-
boo'd.


If a landlord having fishing grounds lay