Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 300, 13 October 1891 — The Census. [ARTICLE]

The Census.

Our.:thanks are due to the Cen--B'".> Officer, Dr. 0. T. Rodgers, for a prisit ] report of the Census Bure;iu, :or 1890. This document is the most complete of its kind ever •> up for the benefit of the p V e. We have not been able to look over the report and its valuable statistics, but we gather ōne vcry important lesson. from.it: that the native race are not dying out from the lack ; of births, but from want of proper V*are and maintenanee. This detect is due to the Bovertv of the race, and the consequent neglect that follows. Who hto blame for this ? Eyervbody is Ifo hlame, an<l more especially t)ie native themsēlves. The rearing of children in this country, with a salubrious climate and kindIv iieighborß around affords a v : -ry ,fair opportunity. for doing so succ?ssfully if the Sto.mina is in t}>e i'^ee, As we have said the pare nts themselves, are mainly responsible. Nexi in order of reBponsibiiity, are those who have been in charge of i educatiōn of the people-morally ;i;djjhysicall^.