The New York herald., 1876-10-14
HAWAI-

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE sAxD-
wIcH ISLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES
EXPECTS or rnR RECIPROCITY rRzAEx-A
SPECIFIC TARFY TAx-THE KINo's xxPKNsM
DURING HIS TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
HONOLULU, Sept IL, 1874
The passage of the Reciprocity Treaty 81 the Unted
States Senate has put face matters hsrs fos
tho ,mo being rhs steamship City OF San francisco.
Captain wadde arrived on tho 2lth of August, bear.
ing the OF the passage OF cthc law making the
treaty effective. As the ship rounded Diamond Head,
covered with bunting from TO storm and truck 70
watcrs edge, shout went up that echoed ns and
near along tho water front
EyyEcrs.
Tho prco ., sugars rico other oomnoAk
ties wont up at the time, tho householder
and others not directly interested In the cultivation
and of sugars and roe felt she nrs effects
Of tho treaty In manner anything but rcassuring
However told that the enhanced prices OF some
commodities will bc than Offset by the moneys
which tho planters will distribute In the way Of waseA
improvements and enterprises
PROPERTY CHANGING HANDS.
Sugar plantations are. changing hands, tho tendency
being 10 consolidation Already We hear thai the Wat
hes plantation, West Maui, has becn purchased for
the sum Of $l750oo. bong $4,000 advance on The
sum at which hau interest in the plantation sold
month since IL 10 said that the purchasers have In
mind plan By which the sugar estates oi Waikapu,
Ba,iey's and wauku will bc purchased and thus the
whole eastern slope OF West Maui viii become one
plan,ato just how this consolidation and centralt
win tend the advantage Of KalAkaaa's king
dom has been explained. TO tho simple q would
seem better nave say. hity sugar arms Of lOG
each than one grand estate OF ZOO acres but
time will toll tue story For the time being the whole
country electrified the news, everybody 10 happy
and why borrow rouuic
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
Our legislature sill drags weary length aleng,
ng tocay on Its Que hundred and tenth Jay. The
Appropriation bill is based upon treaty effects That
Is IL everybody nush the governments be, and
We propose 10 spcnd The moaoy while We may. Tns
several revenue bills before tho Assembly mcol
nance 20 taxation IN any shape The Tariff b,ii pro
posed by The government imposed u duty Of twenty
nvc per cent ad valorcm on schedule estimate As
amendment 10 now under consideration which makes
radical changes In the schedule, levying
A SPECIAL TAX
many articles rs foIlows:-
SECTION 2-There shah be levied collected paid upos
the 'oowng goods imported i4to this Kingdom. specins
mating vi per iea.nrr and skis
gloves. s per dozen pairs cigars aud cherooi siops
the Tho United ssas pss IT, on ps
s s: on on e.%pssr AM .. sssSo and
other spirits Of the ,t.enrh o a.c"As slo per gallon %
waters description the strength
fruits and other articles swssssnsa Mixed
upward s5 per- ssi."a: On port sherry msdeir. and sssr
wines OF like nature. Is per cent of alcoholic
strengi also cordn.s bittsrs
merchandise description, containing
alcohol ptiss that strength and
ling aud spa hoca. IS per Dozen II quarts
aud VI so per dozen II in pints: Rhine Wines " pei
II ia rhine wines. 5uc dVsen II 10
pints cider, 81 dozen u IN cider SO
per doxcn la pants; Anselca muscat wniu
Wines commonly Cniitornis Wines ~ per doscl
II in quarts ~ per doxcn u IN P,sts on bottled ale and
porter. JO per dozen u in quarts 2Sc dozen n ia
pints; draulht VI all descriptions 25e per gallon
caret In casks bottles, DOC gallon masshes
2oc per gross.
STAMP INCOME TAX
Besides this we have Stamp act that - said TO ba
searching and aggravating your Internal Revenue
OF war unes. And besides all this have In.
come Tax act that Is slt TO be- the crownng blow n
this man OF money. Tho native member seems
have awakened last TO the probable elects Of ths
treaty and seems hclnod to get even u We H
that some twenty-five or thirty men Will become
quiie well to DO unaer the provsi0ns OF the treaty.
that these men, the treaty commissioners bong 0i the
number liked the treaty that direct could BE-
levied upon their productions. and q iaH wa!
to escape with very light for the next yean
at least
AYFAIRs
Is not pleasing to native member, who also feels,
perhaps, that hc has been compile esey overrsaehed
he concludes 10 put tho lax that Tho sugar mns
snal iec H. but unfortunately shall all feel n and
somo OF US have no sagxr bvnanzaA
KINGS ExPKSsks IN AMERICA.
The Assembly has voted The SUN vi $50 700 70 Hta
Majesty for tho expenses ncurred hs "trip Wash
ington IN the interests OF tho treaty.