The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-07-24

hhulAinano, hihnOei haElua, DeckltEr-D.
An amendment to the amendment that 1t read
= four years > instead of :. eight years " was
passed. The bill was ordered to be re-eugrossed,
and to be read a third time on Saturday next.
An Act to provide for the coronation of the
Kings OF Hawaii, on it's third reading.
The ayes and noes were taken on a motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill, as follows
AYEs-Messrs Kunuiakea, KAulukou. Nawahi, Woods.
S W Kaai, Pihpo; G. n Wilcox, Beekley.E
IsS noEs M.4ti1' sh Sdeeer Ba hipg Iiiif slInGn B B haai K Anins
kahulu' kaanaana, Aholo, Gibson, Nahaku, K W wilcox
Kupihea-23
The House adjourned at 4 p m.
SxTY-THIRD DAr-Wednesday, July 21st, 1880.
An Act to amend Section 237 of the Civil
Code, and TO amend the Act approved the 4th of
August. 1874, was read for first and second times,
Bill passed to engrOssment, and ordered TO be
read a third time on Saturday next.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of a resolution appropriating
SIS. 900 for expenses of Legislative Assembly of
1880. Passed.
Appropriation Bill on it's third reading.
Under the head of " Civil List, the item set
apart for the Heir Apparent was increased by
"a, 900. and that under Permanent Settlements
Queen Emma's allowance was also increased
to S4, 900.
In referring to the item for the Marine Rail-
way, the Minister of the Interior said he had
made use Of all the arguments he had to make on
this subject, and he would not trouble the House
with any further remarks on this subject. This
appropriation is like all others; it depends upon
the receipts OF the Government. There was not
money enough on hand TO carry out one sixth of
items voted for, but the Government felt sanguine
about carrying out all their projects by the re-
ceipts Of the next two years.
Mr.. Rhodes SAID he had already given his vote
for the Marine Railway; he had now to propose
that the sum be transferred to immigration. In
support of his argument, he said, the King can
not reign without subjects, and the more people
that were brought here the better for everybody
but they must be people of a proper description.
Since he voted he had seen the POmdre. and he
had also heard that none of the other Ministers
knew that she had been purchased but the Min
lister of the Interior.
Mr.. Kaulukou rose to a point of order as the
POn0re was not before the House.
Mr.. Rhodes continued. lie said so much mo-
ney had already been spent, and when the bills
come IN for the POrn0re they will be found to be
very heavy. The Pomare is an old rattle-trap,
and had they gone into the market they could
have got a better vessel for the money.
The Minister of the Interior said, that for two
or three days it had been rumored that he was to
be taken to task about the repairs of the POmaTe.
If these questions concerning the POmare had
been asked in a gentlemanly manner they could
have been answered SO. When the Appropri-
alton Bill passed it's second reading the Board of
Immigration felt justified in buying this vessel
and expanding money on her. Reports were
favorable about obtaining labor from the Solo
mon Islands and New Hebrides in preference to
the South Sea Islands. and it was decided by the
Board to have a vessel that would carry $50 per-
sons, and the President was authorised to pur-
chase such a vessel. On looking round he saw
nothing but the P0mare. The following report
was submitted by Messrs. Tibbetts & Sorenson
REPORT.
Memorandum of survey, held by the under
signed, master mariners and master shipwrights.
sin bod h nnf.r ~ m tho hFID
Pomdre, we beg to report upon the condition of
the hull of the said vessel.
That we consider her in a sound condition as
regards her hull-her timber heads, timber ends,
butts, stauncheons, covering boards, transons
and breast hooks. also her timbers, so far as we
bored through, appear in sound condition. Tim
bers fitting keelson at limbers, also the keelson,
knees and deck beams are also in sound condition
The vessel has no appearance of any wet or dry
rot. AS regards her bulwarks, ~taffrail, hatch
combings and wlndlass, we find in bad condition,
owing to careless usage and neglect. We also
find in addition to the report on purchase, the
mainmast head rotten, also main cross-trees,
require to be replaced. The vessel so far be-
low water appears tight, not having been pump
ed out since heaving out, which is five months
past. n. Trip, j. Degreaves, L. Sorenson.
Honolulu, July 18th, 1880.
He bought the vessel for So, 200 to be paid
for after the Appropriation Bill had passed. The
mainmast having been found rotten, 5000 was
claimed on that account which will be allowed.
Hearing that there were reports about the large
sum of money he was spending, and that Messrs:
Tibbetts and Sorenson's bill would be 81 900 and
upwards, be communicated with them and re-
ceived the following reply:
Honolulu, July 10Th, 1880.
His Elk. 5. O.. Wilder, Minister of the Interior.
Sir:-In answer to yours of this date, we beg
leave to submit a joint report on the state OF the
hull of the brig POndre, and further to state that
our account SO far, including material, will be
/ hatween 80 500 and e. ono
We have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient
Servants. TIBBETTs q SoRENsoN.
Therefore the vessel stands thus:
TTG9S5efis < sorcnson:s 5000
B~lscksmith's 900 %0
Ship c%6andiery &c, 1000
Labor Cbefore startingl 65
To be added to the above is the cost of water
casks, provisions, &c, making the total cost of
the vessel between S13 900 and i ,OOO. We
have a good vessel and sea worthy. She should
bring back 200 adults for which the planters will
nav SO, 900, which leaves 4 900 for the cost of
the vessel. She will cost $500 month for the
SIX months she is gone. The brig Hazard, fitted
out privately, cost Sl7 900. He had given the
history of the PoHdre as far as he could see. he
saw no reason why this sum should be transferred
from Marine Railway TO immigration. The ap-
preparation is all that is wanted unless we enter
into a scheme of bringing East Indians here.
The Board of immigration expect to bring
1000 persons here in the next two years. lie did
think that after what the Hon. Noble had said
about the HuCaii being rotten, he would have
hesitated before making such statements about the
PODldre.
MIR. Rhodes said he had a right to ask quest
tions.
The Minister of the Interior said he was will
ing to answer. He believed the Pomdre would
be a success, and that in two trips she would pay
for herself.
The amendment to transfer the item was lost.
The item for Marine Railway passed.
The pay of various district magistrates was in
creased.
A motion to increase the pay of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs was put and lost.
A motion to insert an item of $4,000 under