The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-06-07
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more than the sums appropriated for tAO-e severn.
objects This iii under tHr necessity of e. her TAX
ing rIlt responsibility or failing tp Observe the desire
O.: the L-Esllture expressed by the appropriations
u.iuiet To- although 10 happened that the sums
apart proved Insufficient. OF the disbursement so
made viii be found 10 t.ls Report OF the
Superintendent Cf Public Works BIt iu view ot
thee deHseuee, which frequently iu -peci-
&C. appropriations, and IL c.L-eg gIrlcc oi which au
extra possibility ev0ya- uruI me u my executive
capacity very strongly recommend that IgI-
s1u4b.e sum be- -et apart fIr pr1gi-irnI. ia
Ot future -pecIIc appropriations proving insufficient
for the purpose yyu ia Jour wisdom contemplated.
Furthermore. ] beg % call your attention 90 an
alteration iu the form 0f the Ippg8p p5i4tous for roads
and bridge, u being Of such q nature a- I think
would aIi tI the efficiency u that Bureau 90 ny De-
Vlrtmeut. I would then suggest that the appTapril-
ton for each island, for the Islands UuIcr each
GJvcruOr=hip, be- made IN general instead ui specific
way. the notwithstanding being regulated By the
reports of the Road Supervisors, which may have
from time 90 time the honor % l1yu. before you By
this arrau cement the excess of one appropriation
could be made available FOR the supply 0f the deiceu-
cy OF another, and the object Of the Legislature more
promptly carried into effect need hardly observe
that IN al! estimates there Is likely error
side or the other, and il j. 10 leave with
spon-iDie individual the power 10 adjust these differ
cuces thut make this proposition, il being under
stood matter Of course that the Report Il the
Minister should give TO the Legislature exact ac-
count of the manner IN which IT, former appro pria-
ugus had been expended. Should yen coincide my
view Of this matter, have doubt of being lc
show yOu at the earliest future opportunity that the
Objects for which the appropriations Iu question
made have been carried out more satisfactorily than
they can be under tine present system Of approPr.a
tious.
Upon this general subject have further sug-
geStion 20 make, and II y To this ee-t-that under
tine directions OF the Minister Of the Interior 1t should
be Competent, by provision Of law. Tor tine several
sheriiis ii!oTs detail any necessary number
the prisoners under their charge work upon roads
aud bridges situate In places 10 which the Road Su-
Ff.ff
persons who work out their road tax. There
erl places where such labor is necessary, but there
being villages, solitary houses. wif hin t-
limited distance o: five miles. the Road Supervisor
cannot muster any people To DO his bebest OF course
a further prov lsioH should be embraced, 10y winch
food aud lodging would be supplied To the prisoners
50 engaged.
In accordance with the provisions Of Act pro
vide further supply Of water Tor the city OF Homo
lulu, have negotiated "a loan ior the sum of $4,000
being sufficient far tine purchase OF the Fipe; and
have order for the casting Of tine pipes ia
Glasgow, and the same TO be forwarded here without
loss Of time.
\ steamer built in conformity with the stjpuatons
Of Act promote iuter-.Slrud communication j.
expected arrive here daily, the G'ycTuuent having
already compiled with all the otlg atoms imposed
upon IL by the same Act.
| would call your attention Very particularly 10
that part of the Report ot the uperu teudcut Of Pub
lie Improvements in which 1e ailud-s 10 Jhe import
auce, 20 the maritime interest generally ana especially
10 iuter-is.and carrying trade. ot Station Light
M
not fail 10 prove OF great convenience 10 the large
number Of passengers who, arriving OF tie harbor
during the night, obliged 70 remain cn board tll
daylight.
Since your last session, the dredging OF the Homo
luIu harb0r has been steadily carried on, and the
teria dug used for further filling III the WIiktha
lulu wafer lots, which latter place there l.
such considerable area a. will probably satisfy all
the demands of commerce In thar neghborho0I for
time come. IL Is therefore my intention only
20 til IN a small portion more Cf the water lots III
question; and should therefore propose that
the work has been completed 10 4 line from the end
of the present retaining wall 10 the beach, 20 begin
deepening the entrance OF the E1rbor. To carry out
this purpose il will be necessary 10 make alteru
tons Ia the machinery o. the present dredse boat and
To- procure another hull IN which 70 place the machIn
cry. The money necessary TO eject these changes
Will be considerable; and shall have the honor
to lay before you early day estimates Of the pro-
baLic expense.
The necessity for erecting buildings for Government
Officers Honolulu. which shall be At the same time
commoious and as far possible secure from danger
by hre, j. another point would call your very ser
Gus consideration to- Should the archives Of the
Central Departments he lost destroyed through .
fire. or otherwise, it i hardly possible calculate the
amount OF Inconvenience and injury that would ac
crue 70 his Maiesty's subjects from end cf the
Kingdom the other. Estimates in relation 10 this
important subject will be laid before you by his Ma
iesty's Minister Of Finance.
OF LICENSES.
The change Of system established by the Civil G de .
IN Iie licensing oi Ft'''' '"'',"N,si NJ
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Puo.';- l"C '''n'.' vi "'-'', ''~- -o -
OF 'Ahu l. Hmited t' 'h'se ph5 "' '''>t .lcI%'' .
proper % grant resident Of those parts OF the L.
ihi mus ieu-''7 i''. ''.' 80 - " 80!
persons lI'iilz I'i ''''i '''' '''- ..'- "
NtheHte anu extra eA ieI> 90 ''' ''''=, "a -l-'-
an auc,ouger 90 travel. great many miles whenever
tHey hii 'iiis.n 10 "'-I.'e OF El!e''s- .i-
rtt' estate l"ilih cannot W c-'l'.' " ~
nUtNc Fenihe- Inc remaining Two ice's'S "t'e
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holders of them enjoy moEopoy; but whereas tIay
u-ei formerly Il pay one 'H'us'hi dollars e'ch Tor .
that monopoly, they have since the enlctLent OF ie
new system thought proper {" charge the government
percentage. which stands 'rr place 81 the above