The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-03-24
Correspondence.

To hs Editor q ne Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
srR,-We beg leave TO hand you herewith
for publication the correspondence which pass
ed in the months Of October and November,
1875, between His Majesty $ late Ministry and
| ourselves, relative TO a contract between the
Government and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. We desire the publication Of the
correspondence FOR the purpose Of showing
The grounds upon which the Company ask for
the payment Of the subsidy. The following
two letters comprise the correspondence re-
ferred to
HoSoLULu, Oct. IS. 1873.
GESTLENES,-HaYing delivered 10 your EKesllen-
cies on the lSih instant, . memorial Of the Pacite
Mail Steamship Company in regard 20 their Austria
lAsian Mail Line, aud our Mr.. Paugcr having bad
the honor. jointly with Mr.. II. II. Hall. Of = personal
interview with you, we COW beg leave 20 ask goa
kindly 20 inform US whether We may eOmmunieate 20
the Pacific Nail Steamship Company the result o.
that personal Interview which we beg leave to re-
capitulAte as follows:
That in view Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Comp
any agreeing to let the steamers belonging 20 their
AustralAsian route touch At Honolulu both ways,
coming from and going TO San Francisco, for the pur-
pose Of receiving and delivering the msiis. landing
aud receiving passengers and freight. His MAjesty's
Government have agreed 10 allow the said Pacific
Mail Steamship Company the following privileges.
benefits and exemptions
LIST. The free use OF the wharf on the EspiAnads
known as the ~steam~bArf. during the stay Of the
CompAny's steamers In Por, free Of duty.
End. Exemption from all port charges. tonnage
dues, lighthOusedues, wharfage. compulsory ~Piotage.
buoys, etc.
Srd. Free use Of the water from the Government
pipes. provided such water be not wasted, or used in
washing decks.
4th. The admission free of duty Of Goals. ma
chinery and supplies OF whatever Kind required for
the use of the steamers of this Company. and all
vessels arriving laden with GOALS, machinery aud
supplies imported by the Pacific Mail Steam ship
Company for the use Of its steamers shall be exempt
from port charges, tonnage dues, lighthouse dues,
buoys and wharfage.
5th. All the property Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company shall be exempt from taxation.
9th. One OF the stone warehouses on the steam
wharf for storage Of produce. bona-dde 20 be shipped
for . coal depot to be set apart for the sole use OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and also the use
Of the tramwAys for loading aud discharging, also
storage for machinery aud supplies imported for the
use Of the Pacific Mail Steamship cOmpany's steam
ers free Of charge.
As we are aware that the Hawaiian Government
are not at present prepared TO grant n money sub
sidy, no appropriation for that purpose existing. we,
on behalf Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
shall be satisfied with the assurance Of your Excel
leucies that the Cabinet will urge the next legislature
to grant a cash subsidy Of at least one thousand doll
ars per month, beginning ct the day OF arrival Of the
first steamer Of the p. NJ. s. s. Co. at this port from
Australia, and will use their influence in order 10
get II passed. We would thank your Exeellencies
to write us to that effect and also TO state In your
letter all the privileges, ETC., to be granted, so that
that letter would stand in lieu Of a contract until the
latter instrument can be daily executed upon the sub
sidy being granted by the legislature.
We have the honor TO remain, Gentlemen,
Your Excellencies' obedient humble servants,
~(Sigped) II. HAcKFELD A Co.,
Agents, =. NJ. S. s. Co.
His Ex. J. S. Walker, Minister Of Finance; His
Ex. w. l.. MOehonua, Minister Of Interior.