The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-06-29

FRIDAY, UHE 2s, 1879.
IA.T MOuday, n the legislative Assembly. the following
petitions were presented and referred to tbs Committees On
Commerce and JudciAEys
To "A, L,n.Erfvs As,smbix Of hAs Raasas1aa Isfan4s IA
LegisiafuDs Ssssnbfs6s
The uneersigneI, meabens Of The Honolulu Chamber Of
Commerce, respectfully petition your Honorable Body to re
peal 90 much % section SIC Of the Civil Code a. svies specific
dates on sugars, Molasses, syrups of Sugars, and Coffee, and
also the Act Of Dec. Goth, 1884, hryne a sp~afe duty on
Rice.
The undsrsAssd would respectfully represeat thai in their
opiaioa this specific duty on these articles IL rertaIuty exceP
1tes unequaly and anjnsuy upon CERTAIN Interests
Raw Sugars and Coffee ara very seldom if ever imported
into this country, and are not likely to be-
The excepsaooaI dssy on Rice dseosrages trade with China,
ard taxes uniastIy . single class % our lAbOsins population to
uhoCa Rice Is considered . necessary article % food.
The quality of China Rice Is quite different from that raised
IA thsss SSlaoas. and the operation Of the dnv Is simply TO
eOapeI ear Chinese sbonns CLASSES to buy a more expensive
ARTICLE than hey req1fr-, fr The beoeaT Of a Sew.
That beneeE 10 mere apparent Than real, hs the price Of cur
roduct Il Rice 1. regulated by the San Francisco market,
where If n ns-k an shipped The profit q the Rice culture
in these islands depends upoo that market, and experience has
shown thar this protective duty does not Increase IL
The az thersfore, vhHs it KEEPS from The revenue the duties
wnieh mleat b. eoIected at 10 per cent. 90 Rice imported
or0m China, does not aid The Rice culture Of this Kingdom
As cheap living for all Iabosing classes b essential for success
In a producing country, and these taxes tend TO raise the cost
Of living TO 90 large a part of our I4boring populatsn, the IN
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confederation to this petition
Signed bys WI. Green, "a. BaekfeId a Co, c. Brewer &
Co, A.. J. CartWdght Walker & Alien, Al Z. Ceghorn & Co,
7. r. Davies, n. May, l. B. Peterson, Levers 4 Dickson, A.
w PIERCE a. Co, r. O-Han a Son, Ms .Grinbaum 4 Co, G..
q &c co' O. e 9. Mensaa- = g S ne; so' per C. F. fpaA9e 1 ASar
a AehueE, H. NJ wRIsey, CasIIs q Cooke.
To ns Legsis1Ue Arss1u6ly of the HauoafiGn Islands, an
LegisLafurs Isse1sbfed, Hs Err. p. EahaoIshla, Pred-
dsnfs
The undersixned, members % The Honolulu Chamber Of
COnmeres would respectfully petition your Honorable Body TO
amend See. 81 Of The CivH Code BY aiding To the said section
the blowing clause
And no person holding an auctiopeeT's license for said ISL
add Of Oahu shall Be granted any license 70 sell at wholesale or
retail, general merchandise, or spidtuous liquors, except by
order q aome person duly licensed TO sell merchandise or spir-
iGuous HquorsS
YOur petitioners would respectfully represent that while IL
10 doabtIess SOC NE public benehI thar the number Of licenses
should be limited a. At present, the above amendment becomes
nsosaaary 10 protect merchants from the disadvantages Of the
present Eystem, which gives the persous holding auciioneers'H-
esuses an undue advantage in having the exclusive right TO sell
by public auction, while enjoying all other rights In connecticut
therswflh- YOur petitioners would ask your favorable consid-
grafton 20 this petitioz..
God saEs the King y
Z slxned by 3 w. l. Green, 5. n. Castle. II. Hackfeid & Co.,
Al. CartEright. A 3 Ceghorn a Co, g. Brewer & Co, J.
4 Co, @. zhodes, II. May, Ed. HoGsehIaeger a Co, r. o.
Hall A son, p. A Sehaefer & Co, 7. Il. Davies, H. N.
Whitney, q. q. Mclean, Along & Aehuek, T. c. Henek, pz
O. g. Pnuger, Dn1ingham A Co, IS Walker
tThs Ansrlcan whaling bark Triton arrived at Hio on the
90.h Inst. 81 months from New BedfSrd, having taken IS bbts.
0fsperm on The passage out, whleh has been shipped 20 this
pert. The nrst omeer having brought the vessel out,-CAptaln
John Heppingsfone took command and sailed the following day
for Kawaihae- she wiz touch here for letters before going
North.