The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-05-27

local Authorities to ahate nuisanees, and perform
sny other duties which he may suggest 70
I the improvement Of the sanitary condition o
the people. Such person. armed with sacl
authority. should be a person Of sound dis
erection and talent His position would be on,
Of great importance and authority. but ",
believe that experience has proven that grea
authority is necessary to compel the carrying
cut Of sanitary measures. Il would demanS
hard work. and should be paid accordingly
II faithfully performed, his duties would be q
vast importance TO the Kingdom.
To carry oct these plans, larger appropri
atiea than tia; asked for woald be required
ba, there is certainly no way in which il could
be more advantageOusly spent. Much can be
done. and much should be done, to arrest ths
decrease Of the people.
Your Committee. therefore. recommend that
$40. 200 should Be appropriated and authority
given the Board 10 carry out these measures
By careful estimate Of expenses. we consider
this sum necessary. Let us give to the Board
Of Health an appropriation sufficient in amount.
aud then we can claim strong effort on their
part for the good Of the people.
The petitions that have been presented to
this Assembly. and referred to your Committee.
are. We believe, answered oy our recommend
atious. The petitions from the lepers are not
complaints. but prayer for medical attend
anee.
Your Committee believe that the manage
ment Of the establishment on Molokai has
been improved under Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh. and
SO far as they have been able to Judge. the
lepers are treated with all the kindness and
consideration possible under the circumstances.
All Of which your Committee respectfully
submit. SGN'L e. WILDER,
s. W. MAHELoSA.
P. KANoA,
6. W. PILiPo.
Report approved.
The Committee on Commerce made the fol-
lowing report:
To II. H. N. Ksksanaoa, President Of tAs
Legislature Assembly;
SIR-iour Committee were instructed by the
Assembly, on the 4th Of May, to give hearing
TO all parties interested. and to report as to
the expedieney Of granting subsidies TO any
company formed for the purpose Of inter-island
navigation, and also as TO the like expediency
Of granting a subsidy to a line Of steamers
now plying between Honolulu and San Fran
cisco.
In obedience TO your instructions, we have
considered the testimony laid before US from
all sides, and beg leave to report as follows:
l. As to inter-island steam navigation, we
LuA AA1A AIcA0 = ~ CAAcAClSC Nnc luACE-leiAuu
Steam Navigation Company, who own and run
the steamer KilaHsa. This company has been
in existence about eight years and has not
been successful. IL does not seem 10 haveear-
ried with it any great degtee Of Improvement.
or TO have enriched the country, even at those
points where the steamer has regularly made
its voyages Instead of such increase in the
production aad business Of the country, and a
corresponding increase in the receipts of the
steamer FROM freight and passage. We find such
a decrease in the receipts Of the steamer, that
the Company cannot longer exist, nor the
steamer run without government assistance,
although II has always enjoyed exemption
from payment Of license, wharfage, water, &c.
In opposition 70 the interests Of the KiiGHsa
and the Company, are the cOasting schoOners,
which represent a capital Of more than 500 900
and which pay for license. water, wharf
age, &c, besides carrying the mails free of
compensation, and whose owners contend that
IT viii be detrimental to their interest and con-
trary to the even-hsnded protection with which
the government should regard the interests Of
all, for this Company TO receive yearly sub
sidy in addition to previous b0untieS. Your
Committee does not fail to see some justice
in the claims Of these coasters, but Is however
that the sehO0ners viii continue to
prosper as well as heretofore, even If the steam
sr receives the proposed subsidy. The Com
mittee consider the running Of the KiiaHsa
: convenience to the Kings Government aud
TO the public in general, and therefore taking
into account the fact that it is owned in the
and spends its earnings in the king
iOm, and also that the business of the eoun-
iry has already for years been carried on in
adoption to these regular weekly trips, do
recommend to the Assembly the appropriation
10 said Company Of the sum Of $ zoe yearly,
to be granted on strict fulfIl:=eut Of certain
'peeihe conditions by which the public shall be
nest accommodated Among these we would
'Peeify the guarantee on the part Of the Com
1anp Of eleven trips per quarter, with unfail-
ng regularity, as per published timetable,
lnder penalty Of three hundred dollars for
zach trip omitted. The Committee are Of 0pin- /
on that it would be advisable 10 discontinue 4
be trips to Kauai.
.. As to the line Of ocean steamers now ply /
ng between this port and San Francisco, your 4
find that the Company called the 1
1alifgrnia, Oregon and Mexico Steamship Com /
ANY ars under contract with the United States
Government to perform ten trips yearly between
he aforesaid ports, for which service they are
o receive SIS 900 in United States currency I
er year, for the period Of ten years, and there
Gems to be no doubt whatever, but that this
0ntraet will be fulfilled. This Company now
ropOse 10 run an additional steamer and make
light more trips per year, making eighteen in
II, or one every three weeks, provided this
0vernment viii grant them the sum Of S35,-
90 per year for two years They promise
$50 not to raise their charges for freight above
be amount Of SIX dollars per ton, on Hawaii
Z staple products, nor the price Of passage
b0vs the limit OK seFenty-6Ve dollars Per pas
nger-
Your COMMITTEES would question the proprie-
: Of contract Of this nature With Compa-
. already under contract TO a foreign gov
rrmeut, as II might at some future time lead
, undesirable Complications. Without how
T euiarging on this subject. the Committee
-ogld 20 on to consider the expected advau-
lges to accrue to the country from these addi-
onal trips Of the steamers
With respect to the carrying Of sugar and
iolssses. which products make up the bulk Of
le exports Of the country, your COMMITTEES
re Of opinion that steam conveyance l. to
lat degree more expensive than that By sail,
lat il i less economical IN the long run, and
lat part Of the additional expense viii come
pom the planters IN this country. The saving
interest on the Valne Of the eargoes in con-
.quenee of the shorter passages, and the saw
z n insurance. b steam conveyance, would,
the opinion Of the COMMITTEES, bot partially
1unferbalazce the additional expense, where
,, With valuable and assorted csrg0es these
70 items would have great preparedness.
borrower, the lumber brought to this market
ines By sailing vessels, Which would be com
siled, 4 all the sugar vent BY steam. to 20
lek N ballast, thus involving Ices some
here on the score Of economy Either the
nee Of lanber you'd be increased, OF the
eight would be taken away from the steam
=, 20 that at the end Of two years the steam
ne would still need subsidy from this gov
-nment As much a. a. prsseat, in2smueh as /.
e only condition Of success to the steamers,
shown By the statements Of their agents, is
AT they carry fill freight, Or IN other words,
e baik Of oar exported produce
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