The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-12

$4,000. This would give the Government
available funds for all purposes It woul,
not do for the Government To dig reser
voir and then find they had no waite
rights.
The item passed at $4,000. the other
motions being withdrawn.
PURCHASE OF WATER RIGHTs.
Mr.. ThurSton moved that an item OF 81
be inserted for water right claims, and
that it be referred TO a committee
Mr.. HayseIden said no member could
make TWO motions AZ one time.
Mr.. Thurston said his motion was not
intended a. a joke. He made it TO bring
the matter 10 point, to find out how
much would be required for water rights.
II 81 sticks III the members crop, why he
would take $50, 5000 The proper amount
will be found out upon investigation.
Mr.. Brown said the Commissioners of
Water Rights would find out the sum re-
/ quired for these rights. and report to the
! Interior Department He favored refer
/ enCe TO a committee.
| Mr.. Dole said great injustice had been
/ done owners of water rights The Govern
ment has taken water in Nuuanu Valley
by force, and paid nothing. Complaints
| had come TO him as a lawyer, and he adj
vised the parties TO sue the Government.
Large crops Of potatoes and taro had been
ruined when nearly mature because the
Government had taken the water away.
One man had knocked 4 Government rep
resentatiye into a ditch for interfering
with his rights.
Mr.. Thurston said the Makiki claims
came to $23 900, There were fifteen water
rights in Makiki and over two hundred in
Nuuanu Valley.
Mr.. kaunamano moved the item pass at
$4,000
Mr.. Hayselden was in favor of inserting
an item, but not in favor of it being re-
ferred to committee of lawyers. Mr..
Thurston was the lawyer for the Makiki
claimants. He supported 500 900.
Mr.. Thurston said Mr.. Hayselden had
referred to him as the Makiki lawyer. He
would say he was not the lawyer for those !
claimants. He did not even know them by
sight.
Mr.. Hayselden-Did you not present
bill here for one of them J. VI. Herring.
uatiOns are uncalled for.
Mr.. Castle said as far as valuations were |
concerned, it would be safer to refer the |
matter to a committee of lawyers than |
committee of assessors.
The item was referred to the Committee |
on Public Lands
NEW wHARyEs
His EXcellency Mr.. Gibson moved to in |
sert New wharves and repairs, $4,000" !
The late Minister, III his report, had esti- |
mated new wharves at $4,000 He was |
not prepared to recommend that. 1t was
very desirable that the Pacific Mail wharf |
should be extended so as TO accommodate
the interisland vessels. The Superintendent |
of Public Works estimated the work at
$4,000. Additions to the Fish Market |
wharf and contingencies would place the |
sum at $4,000.
Mr.. Brown asked if it would be IA pile
wharf.
His ExceIlency Mr.. Gibson said it would /
Mr.. Brown said he did not have much
confidence in the Superintendent of Public
Works.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said the work
would be contracted for if the item passed.
The item passed at $4,000
CUSTOM HOUSE WAREHOUSE.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson moved to in
sert New Custom House warehouse,
IS 600" There is a certain class of goods
that requires certain degree of tempera-
ture. The Custom House was not suffi-
GENTLY provided with storage to meet the
of the country. He had in
that lots of goods would be
stored here, making this place a kind of
Mr.. Dickey seconded the motion, because
the Inspection Committee had recon-
mended it.
The item passed.
ROAD DAMAGES.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson moved to in
sert Road damages, 100000" There
were improvements to the roads in the
burnt district, and the proposed widening
of Merchant and Fort streets. He moved
the item be referred to a select committee
to report on Friday
The motion prevailed.
HARBOR DREDGING.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson moved to in
SerG, Dredging honolulu naruOr, I
$4,000"
The item passed.
THE PALACE STABLES.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson moved to
insert, palace stables, SIS, 600"
Mr.. Dickey moved it be referred to
select committee
Mr.. Thurston said the matter should be
looked into carefully. and retrenchment
should not be forgotten.
After some discussion on a motion to
call the ayes and noes, the item passed at
SIS, 900.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson moved to
insert, encouragement of immigration,
$40, 900. The Government deemed it a
proper time to pause in the matter of i'm
migration. Instructions had been sent to
Japan and London that the Governm ent
was not prepared to carry out any meas
ure of immigration. The dispatch to Lon
don was received too late to stop vessel
which is now on its way with Portuguese
Then there are some more
South Sea Islanders to be returned. There
must be margin, and he thought $50, 900 |
would meet all obligations. This was not |