The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-12

their police and district courts does
not possess the confidence of those
upon whose good report the judicial
reputation so largely depends. The
appointment of magistrates within
the possibility of corrupt nomina-
tons had lowered the standard of
magistrates so appointed. The adj
ministration of justice must be pure
and removed from the domain of
party strife. To this essential end,
the committee recommend that q
Royal Commission be appointed, to
take into consideration the present
status of the police and dis
trict courts, and to make such
recommendation as shall seem
best for the establishment of the
said courts on basis that will give
confidence to all classes in the king
dom, as well as to all other nations
with whom we may come in contact.
Such commission should he COM
posed of the ablcst men that can he
found, without regard To party or
politics, and if the Hawaiian nation
can avoid having Consular courts
thrust upon her. as upon China,
Japan, Turkey, Egypt and other
nations, and yet retain the increased
intercourse with other Governments
and subjects that every year
develops, it will be an immense adj
dition to the prestige which Hawaii
has hitherto enjoyed by intcrna-
tional consent. Softencd and
smoothed by verbal explanations as
it might be, the recent action of the
Japanese Government is regarded
as an indignity to the Hawaiian
nation, and compliance Herewith on
the Hawaiian side an admission of
wrong and neglect.
Mr.. j. NJ. HoRNEE moved, sec
anded by Mr.. Fl. p. Baldwin, that
u resolution be drawn up for pre-
sentation to the Government, asking
for the appointment of Royal
Commission for the purpose men
toned in the report. Passed.
Mr.. w. f. RowELL was not
ready with the report of the Com
mittee on Transportation, and on
motion was ordered to complete the
report for publication in the Plant
cr's Monthly.
Mn. III. p. BALDWIN read the re-
port of the Committee on Sugar
Manufacture. 1t referred to the
thorough tests being made in these
Islands, ut present, of the macera-
ton process, with every prospect
of its establishment. As for the
diffusion process, results were more
problematical. The report pointed
out the difficulties and the advan-
tages of diffusion, and cited expert
ments being conducted on various
plantations. 1t seemed so far that
the gain in sugar was not equal to
the loss in fuel by the process.
With the double and triple effects,
diffusion had better chance to
succeed than when boiling was done
in the open pan. At different mills
results varied, according to the
quality of the cane and the degree
of crushing. The report discussed
other departments of manufacture
at length. A complete abstract is
deferred for want of space.
Mr.. LIDGATE read a supplement
tary report on the same subject,
suggested by a letter in the Month";
In. He held that the first ster
toward reform was the obtaining of
good understanding of the present
condition of things. Great care
was exercised to procure economy
in certain items, while carelessness
ruled with regard to rs many ano
important particulars. He told OF
an automatic meter he had adopted
which kept an accurate tally of thu
juice passing from mill to boiler.
Both reports were accepted anC
ordered to be printed, and vote o
thanks was rendered to the authors
MIR. j. Nj. HoRNER thought thu
question wanted further looking
into. They were trying to effec
Improvements in every department
of cultivation and manufacture
Much reliance had to be placed upo
subordinates, and the latter, part
cularly sugar boilers, were some
what close corporation, selfish, an
disinclined to give information t
managers. One manager the pas
year had, by vigilant attention
saved forty tons that otherwis
would have been wasted in tn
uolasses, and there was no knowing
how much had gone that way II
) spite of his watchfulness. He urge
the closest attention to these matters
Mr.. w. III. BAILEY said that, no
: being chemists, the planters had t
depend altogether upon instruments
: He advocated the starting of Il
+ agency for modern instruments
, Honolulu. AS n rule their sug;
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