The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-10-21


make no collections. -
After careful enquiry into the
facts Of the case we brand both
these statements as deliberate un-
truths. The Government owes moth
ing to any one that is now due which
it cannot pay at moments notice.
Messrs. Wilder & Co. are the people
who are referred to as having ac
counts against the Government to the
tune of $50, ,OO0 We are not prepared
to believe that Mr.. Wilder ever
authorized such statement as that
made in the Gazette, and we unhesi-
tatingly brand it as false statement,
made with vicious intent to injure
the credit of the Government, with an
entire reckIessness of the fact that
falsely to accuse the Government as
to financial matters is to injure the
country. The eXigencies of Messrs.
Wilder & Co.'s steamship business
demanded another wharf. No site is
available for a private wharf, and by
agreement with the Government,
they built a new wharf at the Espla-
made front. The arrangement was
that as soon as the Government
should be in position to take the
wharf over they should pay to VIII
der & Co. the cost of it. Meanwhile
it is free wharf for Wilder's Steam
ship Co. The latter had to take the
risk of the Assembly voting the
money to pay for the wharf and had
also to await the convenience of the
Government in the event of the ap-
preparation being made for payment
of the cost. There cannot be doubt
that the Company would rather have
the wharf than the money and that
they are making pecuniary saving
far in excess of the interest on their
outlay every week that they retain
possession of the wharf. eNO salts
faction can they obtain" says the
Gazette. We venture to say that
they have entire satisfaction in the
state of things. Had they
been obliged to wait till the Govern
ment could build them their wharf
they would have been greatly incon-
and would have had reason
for accusing the Government of Civ
ing them mo satisfaction" The
wharf will be taken over and paid for
by the Government exactly at the
time when, had it necessarily been |
left to them to construct it, they |
would have been commencing the
work. Meanwhile Wilder's Steam |
ship Company are making a profit |
out of the delay.
Messrs. Wilder & Co. have also q |
claim against Ethe Government for
about $4, 900 for lumber supplied on
account The lumber was |
oought with stipulation that they |
should await an appropriation from
he Legislature for payment. This
account has virtually been paid some
ime ago, the claimants being in
lebted to the Government for rent of
he Marine Railway more than the
um due to them for this lumber. So
much for the balance of the alleged
of $50, 900 to one fir:n.
The immigration story is more
idiculous than the other one. The
owes nothing on account
# immigration. At the request of
ONE planters or their agents, Mr.. a.
Frank Cooke sent the schooner Julia
o recruit for labor among the Pacific
stands. At the New Hebrides the |
chooner's people managed to collect
ixteen people, and before any more
yere secured the Julia was wrecked.
n order to render Mr. Cookies labor
raffic legal, the captain OF this
,hooner was, as usual in such cases,
ccredited as an agent of the Ha-
,aiian Board of immigration. In
is double capacity as captain of the
'recked vessel and agent for the Gov
which had become respon-
BILE to see that the engagements
1tered into by Hawaiian subject
ith foreign islanders we're strictly
.rried out, the captain caused a
essel to be chartered to bring up the !