The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-06

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motion, which carried, and the reso-
luton as amended then passed.
Minister Gibson said that, as he
stated yesterday, he had prepared a
report of the Foreign Office for the
past biennial period. Among other
matters in that report there would
be found full statement of the re-
strictions placed upon Chinese, in
Guiding the recent rules passed by
the Cabinet Council. With respect
to this particular matter the report
would satisfy the desire of honorable
members who wished statement in
writing. He hoped to be able TO
present his report the day after to-
morrow. Anticipating the report to
make an immediate reply, he said
there were three or four occasions on
which regulations had been issued.
The first one was to grant return
passports to all Cinnamon leaving
the country. The next one was
limiting the number of Chinese adj
mitted by one vessel. outside of
those having return passports, to 20.
Since this had little effect, it was or
dered that none but holders of pass
ports should be admitted. That re-
gulation could not have reached the
Hawaiian Consul-General at Hong
kong earlier than March 25th, so
that the arrivals by the Gaelic and
other vessels were not an infringe
ment Of that rule. Regarding
the member for Lihue's understand
ing that passports were issued for
importing Chinese laborers, that re-
ferred to two or three instances
when the Planters Labor and Sup
ply Company were making demands
for laborers, but that would not be
permitted under the new regulations.
1t must not be understood that
those requests, to the amount of six
or seven thousand, were complied
with, as passports were only issued
for few hundred. With regard to
reports that Consul-General Mckin-
ley was issuing passports, and charg-
ing So or SO for them, he begged
to inform the honorable member
that he was entirely incorrect. The
Consul-General was not issuing a
single passport, but simply vised the
passports of Cinnamon coming from
Hongkong, charging 81 for each.
He felt sure that, when the last
regulations were fully in force, the
stream of Cinnamon coming here
would cease, because there are
no longer any passports issued for
returning Cinnamon except for those
well-known Cinnamon doing busi-
ness here, and it would be great
hardship TO prevent them returning.
1t was the earnest desire of His
Majesty's Government to restrict
the immigration of Chinese, consist
ing as it did almost wholly of males.
1t would be their duty to restrict
the immigration of any nationality
with so large proportion of males.
A perusal of his report would leave
nothing further to be desired in the
way of information on this subject.
Rep. Thurston said one point was
not covered by the reply, and asked
if the Consul at Hongkong did not
know that no more than 25 could
come before the 25th March.
Minister Gibson said of the 120 OF
1870 arrived by the last steamer
every one above the prescribed 20
had passport, recognized at the
Custom House as in due form.
Minister Gulick introduced an
act to provide for the issuance OF
copyright, and moved its first read
ing by title. Carried.
Rep. Dickey gave notice of al
act to repeal an act to regulate the
remission of tuition fees in the pub
/ lie schools. Also, an act to exempt
!, all native-born Hawaiian subjects
! from payment of the road tax.
a The President reported that the
! address in reply to His Majesty
! speech had been engrossed and was
: ready for presentation.
, Rep. Kalua moved, seconded by
: Minister Gibson, that the committe,
q who prepared the address present i
+ to His Majesty. Carried.
Rep. Aholo moved, as the hous
h would not have enough work t.
keep it in session unless it mad
work for itself, that the copyrigh
bill be read second time to-mor
q row. Carried.
h Rep. Castle moved an adjourn
ment till 10 tomorrow, which car