The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-06-29

bill requiring postage to be paid on news
papers sent to different parts of the King
dom.
On motion, the Order of the day was
now taken up and the Appropriation Bill
came up for further consideration. the
Assembly resolving into Committee Of the
Whole, Rep. Kaunamano in the Chair.
On motion of Hon A. S. Cleghorn the
following special items were passed and
inserted under the head of maintenance
Of nurseries, viz:
Thomas Square. 5000 %
Emma squarc..-......... ............. 200 %
The next item
Current Expenses Board Of Immig'n 1880 90
caused Rep. Dole to ask for bill of par
ticulars which the Minister of Interior
said was composed as follows: Salary of
Inspector General of Immigrants, $4,000;
salary Inspector japanese Immigrants,
$4,000; salary Secretary Bureau Immigra
ton, $1,000; incidentals Bureau Immigra
ton, $4,000.
Representative Dickey moved that the
item be amended so as to read $4,000.
The country now spent $4,000 for a Jap
anese inspector. Ii the Japanese Gov
eminent needed an inspector let that
nation pay Tor HIM.
The Minister of Interior said the Jap
anese inspector was employed in the
interests of this Government. He had to
report to and receive his instructions from
him, and was in every sense an officer be-
longing to the Government.
Representative Dickey thought there
was no need Of such an officer, any more
than for Portuguese, Chinese or other
inspector of immigrants.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs said
the Bixth article of the convention be
twei1h this Kingdom and Japan says: I'm
order to ensure the proper fulfllment of
the terms of the contracts entered be
tween the Board of Immigrants of the
Hawaiian Kingdom and any Japanese
emigrants, and to afford full protection %
such emigTants in the enjoyment of their
rights under the laws of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, His Hawaiian DIajesty's Gov
ernment will provide and employ, during
the continuance Of any of the contracts
aforesaid, sufficient number of Inspect
oTs and interpreters, who shall be able to
speak and interpret the japanese and
English languages, and the service of
such interpreters shall at all times be
rendered without charge to such emf
grants in the Courts of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, in any suits arising out of or
concerning any such contracts, in which
such emigrants may be plaintiffs, defend
ants. compliments or accused
Representative Dole asked whether the
japanese Inspector was a Hawaiian
citizen OF not.
The Minister of the Interior said he
was not
Representative Dole considered that
the citizenship an important matter. He
had been informed that the employment
Of Japanese under the Hawaiian Govern
ment had been done under pressure of
the Japanese Government. Here was an
extraordinary engagement of a Japanese
at as high salary as was paid to the
Hawaiian Inspector General of Immi-
grants, who has charge of immigrants of
all nationalities. He did not know how
much this Japanese Inspector knew, but
he had impressed the speaker as man
who did not understand the nature of the
contracts under which the Japanese came
to this country He understood that a
number of japanese physicians and in
terpreters had also been employed. Some
of these men came with their wives. He
supposed they belonged to this Govern
ment, but did not see where their salaries
came in unless it was in $4,000 for medi-
cal attendance. In like manner number
of japanese interpreters had been en-
ployed but their salaries did not appear.
He considered that, if a large lot of
foreigners, strangers to the country, were
employed by the Government and did not
take the oath Of allegiance, the matter
should be inquired into. He thought
there must "be q niger on the fencen
If it was true that this Government was
being bUlldozed by the Japanese Govern
ment to employ these men, then it was a
deresation to the dignity of this Govern
ment
On motion the Committee now rose, re
ported back their action to the Assembly,
and were given leave to sit again
Announcement was now made by the
Sergeant at Arms that a messenger from
His Majesty had arrived bearing a Royal
to the Assembly. The
members rose to their feet and Col Curtis
I. Iaukea entered, presented the document
to the President and then retired
Representative Kaulukou thought all
persons who were not officers of the House
should now retire.
The President stated that the message
was offering advice to the House and re
CURED no secrecy.
The Royal communication was then
read. as follows:
MOBILES AND REPRESENTATIVES,:
impressed with the necessities of the
economical carrying out of the expendi-
lures of the Kingdom, and for prudential
of State, it is My earnest
desire that your honorable body take every
step towards retrenchment Of public ex-
penditures
Il therefore recommend to you to revise
your action with reference to those partic-
ulars upon which You have decided in the
budget presented to you in reducing your
appropriations, beginning with the civil
list, and to carry out My suggestions in
the appropriations upon which you have
not yet voted. l have instructed Ny Min
listers to lay before the House in which di
rection such retrenchment is to be effected.
Il pray the Almighty to have you in His
most Holy keeping, and to guide your de
for the good and welfare of Ny
Done at our Palace at Iolani this 2lst
day OF june, A. d. 1886.
''kALAKAUA Rex,
The Minister OF Foreign Affairs begged |
o assure the Assembly that the promise
u retrenchment was not mere idle words |
lgnifying nothing. As far as the Minis |
ers were concerned, the desire Of the |
A1ng would be carried out to the letter. |