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

Na. ParSpESr Tho plan which place before
the house IS not ia the shape Of rcsolaton. or in
the form e an ae hut il snply information to the
house. IS 70 The views and ideas the Government
h,vs t3r Supplying the deficiency ia the revenues,
anticipated upon giving eGees to the ssuveutioa Of
reepracity with the United States As vel As to in
crease the reye1ge generally.
Ian vel aware. Mr.. President. q the diiseulty ia
plaeias this paa or any plan before this Legislature.
or any Legislature, u the country. TIA, would meet
With general favor at first. Direc, taxation Is not
popala=, and never can tS made 50. Ba, have met
large number Of people AMI couversSi with them.
va9 bad no otieega to their usiehbors being taxed
cafy LEI them alone. II fact. Mr.. Presiielt, an
not aware Ct any kind q expenses that are very
Pgrglar with the masses Of the people.
Tie prgbab-e deficiency % our revenues by The
srgaty On DATES viii bs something Ike SO zoe FER
arnum. hi, estimate /. based on the imports Of
1872, 1873 1874 ara ISIS; but it must BE under
stood that the three first named years the value Of
cur chief article Of export sugar, vas extremely low
and Ills veil gsdsr~ts5d fact that s0gatry like
ours csuu0; well import mere than Il exports. An
increased value to cur exports vii doubtless increase
the value Of car Imports ard largely, 90 doubt. from
The United states q the articles admitted free under
the treaty WI, this deficiency in our revenues Re
loss & the cozutry submit, Mr. President, that il
viii not Il VIII Be lss. II revenue, bat not loss
q she country. The Iuited States simply asks a
market for certain articles they do act seek to place
any RESTRICT Is on rs in diSP0siuE Of then. The
Uued States does expect reap the eutjre beue-
e. Cf the duty take % any than We expect to
yet the entire duty they remove frum oar sugars,
and cur merchants Cannot hope % d. So ecupetition
IS too great fer that. Iii be presumed then Mr.
Prcsiisut, that the consumer wil derive 10 small
share Ct the benefits Of reciprocity in this respect
ard let as inquire. Mr. President, Whg the consumers
are. Who the people q De benefited by tie re-
n0val Of the duties TIE articles under the
tion Of Reciprocity2 Are they the sugar and rice
planters aloneg No, NJ. Presiisut, they are those
Who use Hour. brad. AM bread stufs they arc
those who use boots and shoes and egttsn goods; those
Eh5 need iHuber, shingles, nails, doors shadows etc
fsr bgiliing purposes those Who need pllws,
wagons carts spades, shoveis. hoes, etc; well
those who reed sugar Mills sugar kegs, hoop iron,
sai the like.
Mr.. President. the removing Of the dsties ia the
articles uaDei Is in aec5riance with agreement
made Eita tie Cuited States and although I claim
HaEaiians viii be benefited By the removal Of the
duties the articles imported under the treaty, Is
part OF bargain Ibts country gets from the
United States j free market for sugar. riee pulu,
mol1sses, hides, skins. t4l0E, etc. need not Ar.
PresisEt oeeary the time of this hgase detailing the
great ard zsrng benefits this country viii derive BY
the privilege Of free market for its produeei ny
colleague, The Minister Of Foreign Affairs, f1Ily
explained thHt. on ; former occasion.
Tie qgs=tioz nov Is, hoE shall the deficiency be
made up lou Eill observe by the plan that have
laid before ycu. that the Government proposes 10 in
crease the tax ca real and persouzI property oHe half
q ere Fer cent but u exempt from taxation property
of each kind 70 the vaige Of hGudred dollars,
deigst 500 fr0u the real and personal property Of
those Who are reasonably well 70 do Is Of 81 al in
portazce 70 them. bat this from the vzlal-
t7a q the poor zaE property Is 70 hin e0zssie-z-
be, ard this exemption vii relieve large number
Of poorer classes from taxes real and personal
property.
Tbe Increase Of the half per cent CT the assessed
valge On real and persoual properly, viii, With
fzl aud intelligent assessment, add to
something lie SIS Gee
L has beea said IL this hose aad elsezhsre, tia;
the Planters ard plantation interests only to be
heaesttei b. the treaty This lot the fact aud
vii nos Be the case Do adnit hoEeEer than the /
Planters viii Re directly bsneEtted. and every H4x-
aii1u and f9reiEner within the Kingdom, viii te /
indirectly benefited Il they seek be 60 OF might
say, permit themselves to benefited.
As the Plart2ti1z interest VII derive sreh large
adTzntagss Ea1er the treaty, and mean rec veil
sugar, the goTsrEueat, under the circumstances,
e1utTIbute n Eoue way towards the reFenues. and 4
therefore propose scheme q tax CT plsutztiGn Il
licenses that night be made % yield gpEaris of \
81, 900 ard eould BE collected 70 expense.
Tie matter Of stamps i also worthy Of eoaside-z-
uo1. Is the l1E u0E stands, doeluent 10 be re-
corded If only the Tzlas q one dollar requires q one
dollar stamp Document Of SIG8 coo II value reels
10 more The government Of the opinion new
law shoaA be passed Ehi=h viii iaercase the reve-
nEs, and Eerk no hardship to tie People By adding
one dollar stamp 70 every slee9. pz-t thereof.
SIe0e, ard also aIsz1, OF revise the Law
gard 70 EtauPs generally.
The granting Of separate lisszses for the sac Of
drrxx and e5irfues 4 also esure-aplarei While Il
viii add s5meikinz rrEsuue il vii also gzard,
ard Proteet this kind II b1siress AID a. E1mbeT
Of petsus before the House Increase the cost
Ct licenses. would rrcsz mend the HcGse to give the
natter the e0ns1er1tiaa il deserves. and
ssa WY banking licsnsss should nsi be issued.