The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-05-05

the r-es-n- deuth must be increased - as 10 pre-
serve : gradual slope Of the bottom. showing .
decrease Ia depth from the central channel on
either side. Of not more than o inches ir every
- le=- from tae e1-e o.. sud channel until @r-F-
IN ar The natural bottom. u coral bank GA eIl-uE
-.1- Of tie -l----. c-auLe-- lie --1l Or mate
ri-.s taken .-.u rhe bottom mus; b placed On
-ze e--= IF rae Esr-au4Le. - any point indicated
BIZ ,hs Agents Of this Odlce the contractor VIII
have tie u. Of the Government DEe1Ee IL con-
Y.-I- working order. 5ut * mus Keep u IN
r-I4.r. ard deliver i in Ike order 70 the Govern
l-u-. IN the completion Il the w-rk, ordinary
w--r and tear excepted
The attention # Government has likewise been
directed u the extension q! the WAari-LEoAt u
the Civ of Honolulu. II the Assembly should
SO III - provide tJr : favorable tender, II SlcA
tender should be made iyr the deepening u the
tar. a. well a. ;Jr further wharf l-.vlleSs--nd
should authorize The works contemplated. auL he
ul--~-l ~ add others u . permanent character
Il viii u observed Caat q part u tie WoFhs pro-
posed al the BIZ u Appropriation vi. Dc Imme-
tiatg.v remuaeratire. And inasmuch - another
large sum required = u Be devoted - tie pay
m-nt Il q part Vi the principal OF lie luoic
debt. they would recommend that the Legislative
Assembly grant authority - issue BONDS, Il Il
should become necessary in order u complete the
works authorized BY the legislature, which Bonds
can De negotiated on exc=edingty favorable terms.
X viii be seen that the amount derived from
taxes on personal property L smaller than could
reasonably - expected 1t i renewed lAat one
cause Of this has been an er-or-many believing
that so,nc species Of property. a. Tor instance.
bills receivable. are exempt from taxes. The
correction of such mistakes. ana the strict enforce
Ll-at Of the law, tyr the future against the will
fully fraudulent. together with the increase that
NAV la reasonably looked Tor - personal pro
pertv-will, i ! believed. materially enhance the
value Of this tax.
R5YAL DouAIS-The administration OF the es-
tate ofhis late Majesty has been closed. There was
found u b-a much larger Indebtedness than was at
frs; thought 70 have existed. IheamOunt paido u
b. the administrator in liquidation Of the debts
Of the estate vas So3.7Ut, which was derived Is
sA= Of lard, belonging to his late Majesty. sl8,7ss
Fo@ r S.9.5 ETC + Com s55I LaaE{. o Saasg is = a ALL N isss, a5.7 i53
From o1a-s issued an cash PAID ct u Treasury, Z5,ovo
:95-7oi
As a part set-of to the bonds issued by the
Treasury, there was a note due the estate for the
sum Of = .2J3. which could not BE- realized upon
al the time and was assigned u the Treasury.
Thus it will BE- seen that 4 very small portion Of
the revenue Of the Crown Lands has been paid
70 His Majesty during the TWO years. The
revenue amounts AZ present 10 about $4,000
Per year. Among the items Of miscellaneous
Will De- found the sum u 81 ,0uo.
paid for tie portrait of his late Majesty Kane
~. and that Of His Majesty kamehameha
V. This sum was expended by the order of tine
legislature. as will be seen by referring TO Il
j1inJ resolution Of the last Legislative Assembly,
under date of January 9th, 1868. As soon as
resolution passed the House the work was
b-spOken, and begun by the artist whilst the
Legislature was stIIl IN session. But 1t 80 hap
.eued that the resolution was mi>aid by the
enrolling Committee and was not laid before His
for his signature, and the sum was not
included in the Appropriation Bill by oversight.
But as the work had been commenced by COM
uan1 Of the Assembly, il was necessary - pay
the agreed sum.
There viii also be found three items amount
ny in all 70 SO, GG8 Oh, paid by the Minister
IT the interior for repairs on the steamer htIauea,
n June, 1864. At that time the Government
part owner of the Steamer, and Of course
must pay its share Of the repairs or suffer the
'essel to be sold. The Act Of May %. 1856,
Civil Code, page 42l,) authorized Govern
nent - expend the sum Of 500. eco. And the
expenditure Of the sum above indicated for re-
,aIrs, brought up the total expenditure for the
purpose u $50, $50 %, 50 that the p~rOpriety
md indeed the necessity Of paying the money
met be apparent to all. 1t was not, however,
included IN the Appropriation Bill passed at the
.nsuing session, probably through the oversight
Il the then Minister OF Interior, whose duty it
vas u see IL 50 included.
The shares OF the Government in the Steam
Navigation Company have been subsequently
old to Nessrs. Janion, Green IL Co., for the sum
t S23. y4S, against which the sum Of s.. 1870 10
vas due on the Government shares for further
epairs-at the time Of the sale-and the Minis
er received notes with security for the sum
5l3 ,y78 %, one Of which has matured and been
into the treasury, amounting to S4.j59 80.
| likewise suhjoin u statement Of gross imports
nd exports Of 1864 and 1865, as compared with
hose Of 1862 and IS63-which must be very
ncouraging, not only 10 the members Of the
Assembly, bat to every friend Of the Hawaiian
eople. (Sec table i F.')
In regard to eXpcnditures-iC Is the hope of :
lis Maiesty's Government. that by carefully
harding the revenue, and expending the sums
uthorized by your Honorable Body, with discreet
economy. they may make the expenditure sub,er-
ientt to the public good in the highest degree posi-
le, and may thereby merit your confidence.
CHARLES c.. HARRIS,
Minister of Finance.