The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-05-13

WEDNESDAY. NAY Is. 1855.
TINS reduction Of the taSson horses
which. for many yeArs has been cue dollar
per head on all over t~o years old. hs:
been under discussion tor several DAYS IL
the Assembly The Bin. a< brsagh, in
Substituted h.K Dollar in place Of ons
dollar. making reduction, II passed in the
estimates Of the BadSet. q SSOcO0
One of the reasons which indeed the
levying Of this tax in the srsi instance.
an has persuaded subsequent Assemblies
TO keep it in tcroe, was the yTea; number
Of worthless horses which overTGa the
Islands. devOuriag pastures which should
have been devoted to raising stock, Sni
ooonpying grOand that oCsht TO be oul'i-
waited; ani the s,Il greater evil which the
ownership Of these saim2ls bad upon the
habits, welfare and morals Of tie people
themselves
Horses have been sold al auction in
Hoaol-lu IS low As $50 each and al
th'SuEh the oouatry the.r value as properly
had become redDcei 10 an Insignificant
6gu7s, and therefore worthless - property.
Ba; very few Of them were p1; in the
service Of l2bo-, whie they tempted the
Hawaiian 70 IiieneSs and dissipation
Macy horses have disappeared ihoosEh the
ope-ziioa a the law. but nc: - many as
WAS hoped. and hOrSesesh ss5l remains q
Cheap commodity.
No nan IS - poor II Hawaii Lei that
be can rot OWE horse sni ;he uaEihers
returned By the assessors, together with
those which escape taxation. and those
exeapi under the kw, Prove ;ha; the
ho-seS 0aiuambsr the &jsli inhabitants,
In most oaanires Sach a Sisie of affairs
wo-d Be considered an evil. ani IS hiG-
deriag the advance Of The people in hab;,s
ei l4bov and industry. and Is tending 70
1isehisroas and eEeniuzse idlenesS. Ia
the rurAl districts many s u21. vith0ut
The EAoiEty OF lOc0aO;ion e4jOyei by means
Of his cheap horse. would be content &c
remain about his own horse snd 6el3. 10
60i il the improvement Of them $ sOG0ce
Of Interest ard grasisc=iioa. ih7Oagh tie
Inability q seeking excitement sbzosd-
Bas the ho-se hzs become - connected
with the habits Snd laodes q Hawaiian
Ess. that It Is diseuli nOS 70 distinguish
wbe7e the necessity ends soa The laxuyy
commences The lSborer rideS TO his work
IN he 6slis. tie eh;l8rea 10 s,ho0L The
eOugreyssioa TO church. The votes 70 tie
pals, tie se-yzni attends 70 his e.rzni q
ho-Sabzck. while bas : snail p7Opo-tioa q
ths asss are So0zed TO pack ss-Tics O-
Other lzhc-.
Tie ho-ss q these Islands hz< oeassd
TO be lzxa-y-as hzs become II thep pop
ziA- liad ; necessity. POor people IN
oshe- eosnsries use their less, zad Il eec-
t@ia,y sosli csase ssle 70 associate the
adjective Psoe. nth the owner q = hoasa-
With s1ch zalii;ose q cheap ho-ses,
zSi 80 generally O~asi znoag the PeOP,s-
It szs zni :, eviisas ihas tie h0-se tax
-azs 6s aspapslzr. and .lssys remsia 50.
Aay rsiae.5oa Sh5eh uAy be granted By tie .
P7sssas Assezblv. III De b4ilei with salts
fsriioa tx IL present. bat zay t-x wiil be 4
regarded AS b1aiea 70 Dc re7ored zi
so1e psssoi hereafter sd TIE z-gu1e1t
.: zspogalzzi;g III De IS weighsy then IS
II CAT poszbly be Row
Tss ssx asz-s uoeq1zl! On ibs Peo I
Pc IS vssrsd With regard 70 thsir ~
spsc;iFs zsalih. S ia5eed Do 81 t4Is<
Ieyied @ P4rsicsAr s?ec;ss q property,
z1d + tie <Pecszl 0b5eois soush, 6y The .
lsvyisg q the tax q ho-ssS. az no~
6eszs3 urz,,sl-sble. ne believe ths ueo5-
isc=ssoo< p7oy.ose5 by the Co1ui;tes vi .
Pssce tie tax u NAE eqz1 bazis. ssd .
rsa5s- It Eore usifo-a II is oPe-zlsoa q .
ST clzsssS
TIE BIZ Is zodi6ed lad whsch ~iH .
p7ooasly be sase.si b The Asseublyl,
izposss TAX < Ely esuts O 81 ho-ses
vOc1h less ih2n Sf.y 6olz-s oae 6O-@- oa .
al esks- AazssS. viii the @5dilion q oee /
PEI eez,- o tue e1osss q yzl1s 0Es- Ooe
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