Office of the Historian
No. 33.
Mr. Carter to Mr. Blount.
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, July 6, 1893.

Sir: Regarding elections held in this Kingdom prior to 1887 as to the proportion of foreign residents other than Asiatics, who were qualified voters for representatives, I may say that I had a personal interest in two elections prior to 1880, one in Honolulu, island of Oahu, and one in Wailuka, island of Maui, and was also a candidate for Honolulu, on two occasions between 1880 and 1887; that I was familiar with the lists of voters, and can safely say that less than 30 per cent of the foreign residents were naturalized.

Very respectfully, yours,

J. O. Carter.

His Excellency James H. Blount,
U. S. Minister Resident, etc.