The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-07-01

for every Ole 10 estimate htmQsi ~ IAN
Bis housekeeping expenses viii DC aascted nna.t
the reciprocity treaty. snPposing the plan en 70
Minister Of finance be carried out Ih Wall o.
seen that opposed 10 the long list Of groccfAesa na
eatables Of an kinds from which the ~ Per GEM
duty viii be removed. the articles being thotr
mainly Imported FROM The United S@tef, urIs Y
only one article. tea. on which 10 per cent shs~
Is proposed 10 b. levied. which may Dc sANuA
u.tesssrx ,b,s leaving an immensc balance iu
/ favor Of the housekecper. IL IL true tnal ts 49,
% sugar and rice will be increased herc syr%n
duties being taken % IN the upned rtAses' ~
seems 90 me Mr.. Editor. that any one who mAkff
a point Of this must have bis preladiee % s'senk
against the reciprocity treaty AZ 70 De 0naoro W
IL most evident advantages. for 70 take inc cas-.
schooI. x6o have 30 mach excited Nc. nzsirs'
sympathlcs. what would ask could be petTt iW
The trsi named. in a pecuniary point 81 vies, .hsh
ior their congregations 70 ha.e p.sasy a., {. ~ ,sr.
ents oT children should be generally ven on-thf
other words. that sugar aud rice, our nam pro
I ducti0ns should be dear.
ed By the government PlAo which mlsns s"nsas !. ~ ~
Pcnsss q a struggling hguseholeet," : dghHs, rr.. 49,
made and wearing spparsl ~ every /, rslq,s hun 81 an,
alarm on this sccre. To she nrs. place lt y Y. - 49,
extra chanss Is IN SoaSd nsnbsrs sn.cOo . year @ easst
,Hsa'y cents . yssf { s' s ssSs @sS; q si ina a 4 ssss vsssss
q this amount, however, l. duty on what are esnsd sasf.s
ms ! s.I w. IN .sR,s |. 30 t SS : vessels Bas even supposins ths
shoae twenty cents . ysss s1sh VIZ ~ 49, !, I'M y ~hieh Il 20 ;.
thrown N an SmsrieAn cotton rieos goods, and shlch ae ssn
e sBS s. 70 .SI% ' BE- S .Ss ps sssT' : q 1 " a. s"s ne sssoaissi ss..s..
in such goods a. pain brown oorians. yhl,s so,,os.; sss', ass'
nels. cotton duel, and % on, AmsEicm. voolsn no " Sa,s
sooien. cotton aud other mixed foods v.lsn sr ,~e,, ImrosI
ed from the United slaios- Now a via oecsr 20 ssssy s "
rem. dresses are made up o the above god. s@ y. a, %sss
made either az home o. a, nc ass = ! ssnlls NJ. n Probably 90,
less Ihan under The old ten per cent dI,y. Ssosgs Ssss 49,
ON which he da,y /. proposed 70 be raised hneen yer csns iam
aware that some 81 your iaE rsaaI !, mach mo,s ansr.
sssaTies o. lie y than the bread aud butter ln chs nt' eonmn.
,bis View ~ she matter They should however ssar Ia mind
that the duties on All the main articles Of weeen. cotton ~
England and Europe, are untouched, including gss.ssss. A.,
b ."cs . r,ISssa ,m opS from those countries Coz lAAlss dresses.
and clothing, with the exception q slhs y nn'o- 90 eos.
Assia' I. : house ss &c SS TSss,r mi and @iS s,n.sssrs, his rialsa
or britannia ware, OF his upholstered and covert ia,nl."Is,
~ general harSwars' his plain American furniture and wood
sHsSrs, b. paper, s,ss.n'Iy w ss mo s"'s here ss snis = T.s%.aS
the struggling paier fAmIias that the duty VII aso ee mhsn
~ = ams" oo Gsr S1~a' boots boot. and shoes, and that even vhsn 10
comes 10 iuKuhes. although he WIN have 20 ral nvns ~"ss
content with a pipe he will get hts tobacco more ohesp" "a"
In the face Of these fact. Mr.. Davies asserts ,hsi new q !.
proposed TO ,sriousty iaersass ,s zoe, ~ a.. = Y ,s.a"sn.
heard Of where from any nttle money. they {. ts saessps-n
and school 'ssenenl may hase saved az ssdn on csrsslri
srteirs Of import viii he an lnconvcniense snd 70 cerisIn
; sS:S: S 2 aSs; 9, 20 %. e 90 %s ss ,a@s T ssou I%s sSs ass s,ssmr, . rsls
forward The sleTEy%en and sSnooa Sa' !" ,ee,raalauon a oss
SSane isI@ sy .aS se'i ir 3 i = q S%s, ssiSsn, ssf ss.s .ho.s mai
seneat y The change, ana thsi both directly and 'ndaseiIy
~. Davies suggestion - oharE'
ID .ss ~, TT a,-l lra,l ofn bat.ss grgesem
equally hsg.s 0als ..ie- -e, Z aums
cases, better tLan I'D valorem 2. "a, esI~ssily wlss ys ~.
, ,s ne :: T. ja .sb:s 's sf tSs tan ss''' L. sT 8. ; ssts u s. ssss . lsr
ins,sSos, m,s % ordinary Sass ,.S sass% vim. would have 20 isy o.
Mr, Davies plan. tbs SANE amount q duty a. isssy esfst.
other wines. Watches worth any whsrs from ~ - fsoa
each seem a singular article 70 selse. VOC : spsS'n % az ssalfssnr.
, slsd ETN e %a. 70 sSr in.I . .SsSiai Ir ssT { q SSs zeal ,lrsr
n more " ess1so SaI ssTS < boys saais AID a crsuoaa ront NJ,
this N.Y. g'' Davies PSs 's sss sa% g SS3.s, quite strongly Q o. NV Tent,
proposal % raise The p sSS I! attempt, ss : 1ssT 70 s SSs S ;s.; Il Il 81
cent. 70 .S One y pI . SSHt, eSa = The liils scheme for mort
log your a, 2 IH 70 .SP e Z. Sss s,s'. ss e sss s1. s y . sssss 4 Z"
so as 10 save The one per cent. tar on June soh. althoash %
geaiOu'' I. hardly one t ssSs r 10 sSoS %1Ts and me Ssss in'
Of dis country, Il ~oass seem thai Che Minister 81
.ssS T S%ot sSsSsi ). 70 ao s%ss sa SPf ,S.S II. 10 % s sss ' ~ Sssr y
and the country, whatever might be the result 70 -hosr
But Mr. Davies brings forward another case when he -
Il Tr 4: s 81 H. g L 1ysi4 sa' cargo sIsss worth :sy $4,000 ss;.a issss
sUsn saRs, ! Sa tEs sas Z y .im 5SfS'n iinpIas &c 4 @asrshsS
cannot delay his cargo a day OF a weeh. ne ma as - u a. =. :
irving TOO socn Now whss merchant would Keep ssoa @
cargo even n month solely for the sake ~ asoiank ~ y ".
well IL would lay his ~neIghbOrs 20 cry 70 y. se.r s,smsa 2
. ? Y, o bsSI.., I iiyssSo ,S' cargo ! and how ssd hey would be-
pay the one per cent, tax and make perhaps ave pr cent
aSan =. So q Whole SS, S AVOID sS ssSs; hsss ts ~ .isef. 81 so!oSs ; ilSgS
GOO Q. :, sl SoS 900 % s .SI,a 1 4. g sp sSs .s %.11s" thsy cannot. Get I'd %
them in June and replenish them 10 July BY any nshes rss.
1,orhc. e 4. does o@ seem a little heavy ir ths.e merchants %
have an item IN theII tax BIN. Of $500 o. 49, $1,000 y % Z t y y, ,s
posed one per cent. is 900 high IL "a legitimate Tor them ~.
Tio1 Of ne . prdab s.SS increased realm o. property under me
reciprocity treaty. 20 put this tax At thlee quarters ~ = w.
tax because its payment can b easily s,"1ss y !, rh s. mIS' ssd
siriy svSSed, We should not probably have heard y pseh
a02S ny y; 1r.o,,.a % srre, with Mr. Da,ie. viii regard y ~sas
he says about an income taH, 90 FAT Al least AZ % aam. ma
. .SS Re ,ssIS !, s, !. o1 asS o. oI sas ! mss' ,S sg aSs Communists, 70 ssssss
an income tax with the requisite inquia1riai maehlnsy 70
n nan ,Ss, would no q Soas. Be- happy 20 encourage us Keeling and
Yield TO the proposal But the machinery should ss sneh Wa
those who were net 90 get Oh Comparatively Gee. Bat i.ss
GENTLY conading nature % induce them % drop The property
tax which they know they can collect. 90 leave me property
tax assessor 60 Mr.. Davies Tor instance and sAy az Ne susssst..
IN IN Ms; Davies ), Just .. tal y; ,l how , @see es Ssa .ss ' . ssaso !.
bic amount, you knos, for working s1Pss, %sh. ~ u sus.r s NJ
n1si .e a 20 : rs. r 10, IL, Ss tPoaUis would come 10 when u. Gs
hing for wotI az s1 IsSss. s ss%s 20 dssa a ass1,sds =
alton Of machinery and ~bundisgs. thst t~w boiler fbsi hsate
p, P y aa az and %ss ,ss ,s sss' p s .Sa su. .os' IN Fan Essnoi,oo, ava .ss
advance tina, had % be paid % ao.s 20 Sn ,Is1,sssn se ~. %,
thing or another, the net income OF a suaAi ~" ""~"
seem % be about the nearest thing 0iAn ~" y A.. A.
Now Mr.. Eaitor, the plan q tss goss y n%a 49, ~ s.s ne, s.ss
revenue may be n long way from beng, me D@s !" ~,
Cd, but Il 10 quite clear that Mr.. Dayiee oh1nVone ~
reverse o. sound ones, whilst his aibernanv4t IN tnnems -,
will not, 4 think, strike the public A. one hk.y pe ens.
popular o. productive. stnl l am glad that he has placed n,
views ia black aud white before them, because when Y. hna
that this Is all that a shreud man Of buaineha, whoht 20 DEL ~
rlnusly aud directly taxed under this schene, has 70 urge
against Il, We must feel relieved from any vagus feeling ~
danger 20 the general interests which the soao.s hat b'o ana
radical changes Indicated by u might ieaa umh mlnos o En-
terrain, had 90 such attacks been made upon u. MI Dawes
communication will also have other good results of chhlng ~.
teniion % the fallacy Of the assertion that me proposeo
charges are going 10 inlure the struggling househo.oer, Tie
clergyman, school teacher, and the native, fr te mon Ssrsor1
4 examination II them raunf uFove that these CaeaN VIII upon