The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-05-22
P. n. S. 5. Coo TIme Table for 1850.
THE PACIFIC
Commercial A0Ofrtlstr
SATURDAY, A %.


Tx successful experiments by Mr.. James
Campbell, and later by Mr.. Marquee in Artesian
wells, doubtless marks a new era in the develop
ment Of Hawaiian resources. It is still to be
ascertsiued whether these wells Can be successful
at high elevations. The present success, how
ever, is sufficient to affect the future value Of
many large tracts Of rich land, lying near the
sea, and now almost worthless for want Of water.
We understand that the success of the we'll on
Mr.. Marquee land has produced something like
a gold excitement among land owners, and the
demand for wells 10 far beyond the capacity of
the machinery now here to bore for years to
come. This gives a chance for other well borers,
and for such competition, which would fix the
cost of such jobs at a reasonable figure.
a PROPOSAL to increase the expenditures of the
government by S447 1924, or nearly half a
million, in a single biennial period is somewhat
startling, but it may we'll be argued that such an
increase is justified by a corresponding increase
in the revenue in the last biennial period. Ad-
hitting this to a certain extent, we lay down as
a good rule, that the income of the preceding
period should be a guide to the regular expendi-
ture for the succeeding period; and where it is
desirable to make appropriations for public i'm
provements, these should be included in the rev.
enue derived from irregular sources. In fact the
proposed appropriations for improvements, &C.,
have fallen considerably below the amount of
such revenue, which we make 1861 ,4O7 so, being
the balance left in the Treasury from the last
period 1888, 1904, with the revenue derived
from Government realizations S3l8, 527.45
The proposed appropriations for new water
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for palace, immigration, pail road, marine rail-
way, Kapiolani and Thomas parks, laundries and
foreign steamer subsidies, amount to S457 900,
leaving $500, 900 more that should have been
placed on the appropriations for developing the
resources Of the country, but which is proposed
to be squandered with more besides upon new ex-
penses Of Government got up for the OCCASION,
but in the nature Of permanent expenses such as
decorations, royal household expenses and mill
tary nonsense. The budget is thus worked up
until it amounts to $3.50 ,499, which is S54,-
92l .0S larger than the total revenue Of the last
two years. We certainly disaprrove Of this use
less addition to the running expenses of the Gov
eminent, and also this small appropriation of APP
propriate funds for developing the country.
WE LEARN from the San Francisco papers that
the Pacific mail steamer City of Peking has again
been in quarantine at San Francisco, with small
pox on board. 1t also states, there may be no
way Of preventing the immigration of healthy
Chinese, but surely the local authorities have the
right to pronibit those affected with infectious
diseases of any kind. a strict quarantine en-
forced against all Asiatic ports would do much to
check undesirable immigration, fit did not pre-
vent it altogether
As the antipathy to the Chinese increases In
San Francisco, so do We get more of them in these
islands. The majority of them do not come direct
to Honolulu, but via Hilo. No doubt the agen-
cics of many existing societies, or as the Chinese
call them guilds, are anxiously looking for the re-
suit of the bills now before this Parliament affec-
ting their interests, and in the meantime they
are gradually augmenting their forces in this land
Of Paradise to them.
The City of Peking, brought over 300 Chinese
on her last trip, en- route for Honolulu, many Of
whom were suffering from smallpox on their
arrival at San Francisco, and in spite Of all the
precautions taken to prevent the spread OF the
direful disease there. there is the bare possibility
of it being carried to Hawaii. Therefore we
hope that speedy action will be taken to
so control further immigration of Chinese,
either direct or through those favorite loOp-holes,
San Francisco aud Portland, Oregon, that there
may be no risk Of this disease being brought
here.
WE RETURN to the subject of the Appropriation