The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-06-21
Reciprocity aud Taxation.


Se'i i'',"'''S ''il" 'aN"''on'
Ia ---srv's fss-e ne publish "a Man for
. sa7-lvias is deseiea-y FL sl.e revenue Of tbs
. kf--a,-a. anticipated urCa giving oEect to the
c1ucca.ica u rcc5r-gcsy with tie United
States 6 America. ana alsa the spcech Of
His Exc5Lorcy tie MiHi>.e- Of Finance. de-
l5ye-gd b5tc-e die Legislative Assembly on
Friday las; 1n tie OCCASION &c the prssenta-
non III tl.l Aforementioned plan" To say
tll4- We arr disappointed with the Ministerial
plan dles uat convey our feelings. The pub
BE lad right Is ezr1-s that whatever plan
might Is r-cr-<ll, should be enc which had
baea carefully aiees.c3. ana which could he
ag--,yel cE tv SD is sound ana 81 every way
u-1ctical,e. The present iauctu7s Is one Of
tae mast rlouea11us which has ever occuued
Is slc annals q Hawaii. We have entered by
treaty into commercial relations Of the most
intimate mature with our uearest neisLbor,
.l.e1el.v Involving new co.5I,ious Of national
ltc, ana Wondering necessary complex changes
r. our laws. Trae s.asesmauship would have
devoted t. the solving of she pro1leus-fuan-
cial ana otlers.-v,icb are opened up by the
changes Is Be e1e,tl,} ly the Treaty. the great
ost possible amount q study ana thought. 1t
vl-l1 have conceived scheme for making up
tie prospective deficiency In revenue. and have
improved the long time which has elapsed
since the treaty was signed In bringing it TO
the highest degree Of perfection. But instead
It ans. "risr has beea presented. which
Is c7-resseilv thrown out more as sus-es-
s71 than ANYTHING else. and Is 50 crude and
i-'-ssvised as Is Lad Is the belief thstno more
s,fv LIS fss, bestowed mon II than Is. re-
srs-s5 fora rsue 81 ercls-e.
Tie first ,hfrz which attracts attention and
r-ss-4s s-rrrfss Fl IN, Ministerial ~rlsn = Is
tie rrop5ssl Is create licenses for the manu-
fsctrre 81 sugar and rice We have bound
ourselves bv the terms IF the Treaty to impose
ro exr5-t duties 81 charges anon anv Of the
orioles admitted free into anv 81 the p9rts Of
the United States. Nov II we make sugar
planters paw $3.50 IN every ton Of sugar they
rarrrsctrrs. viii # not in rsaiitv he IN EXPORT
sr-v. whatever We nav esll Il. seeing tbat 50
Ia--e 4 pr1r7rsi1n of our sr-ar. {sl,5ut S DER
ca-t i ! sxpo-.si We srs we'll aware that
-hsrs + difference of cufnfo1 IN this subject.
brt a Ions i thsreis snv Doubt IN heard to
r. f. w1aif surely rs tbs mart Of vfs.i5z, to
avoid apv action tbst the United States Gov
eminent nav p5ssfbry iu.srurst 1, opr prsi1-
5f,s We shr75 fesl efssr indeed n learn
that the sans nail which conveyed the proc-
l.-s,t;,, ~ His Majesty. 5a-l,ring the Treaty.
n force. also bore ths intelligence that our
Government had initiated measures. the carry-
in- into effect Of which would he regarded by
the United States As an alrogatfoa Of the
Treaty. Tie absurfftv. not 10 saw Injustice. OF
the = plan nav bs seen from tie fact that II
i urop1se5 to tax rics and sugar planters only
ssi.2 $50. far whose benefit chiefly the treaty.
has been NEGOTIATED. while poor people Who
use vins. needles. tea. ETC.. must nav under in
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l--IleEs s-oula L-y t-'elf leil snare q the IN
crease II taxation which may be necessary I
but we maintain that there are more iuifci05ls
methods f,r ---7v7y.- ~ tr.is rasnI. The, ~,
- = '--A--s 7-a-- - ---e-
Inc suggestion Of a correspondent In re (
gard to an Income tax Is worthy Of serious
esnsilarati5r- h.sfr- uu.ffsuutabFv tba fairs.
- Ls' = sup
pose me case g Two piaalaLlols, each PFoduc- I
Ing 200 tons q sugar per anuum- The net IL I
come Of one nav he $4,000 a wear. and az the
7.fe- q oa1 f,- .ba sa,,s ,.,-;-4 ~, 5;=-- 1
--'' - 1l-l-i
suoe 0eins o-e g q allle'siice IN me cost Of /
production What pruPrety would there be 4