The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-21

return of property under that new
provision, and others had
said they could not do so.
1t seemed to him that the old law
covered the whole ground, and there
had been no mistakes made under it.
An intelligent assessor would lool,
at piece of property in the same
way as if he was going to buy it
everything on it, improvements,
houses, woods, etc. After taking
into account all its advantages and
capabilities he would say the land
was worth so much. The definition
in the law as it stood was so COM
plete that really there was no neces-
sity for this attempt to change it
and to spend all this time upon it..
In getting at the property in this
country for taxation purposes q
great many persons were employed.
He thought a board of equalization
would be good. 1t worked we'll in
other countries. What they wanted
was something that would cover the
whole ground, which assessors and
the people would understand. Even
the amendment of Rep. Aholo was
not necessary, and he thought the
law as it stood was sufficient.
Rep. Kauhane spoke in Hawaiian
without waiting to be Interpreted.
Rep. Lilikalani said the present
law was framed by former At
torney-General, now an Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme
Court, and it had worked well.
He had heard it discussed in
various ways and the many
amendments offered. When they
sifted it all down they were getting
back to the law of 1882. What was
the use of their wasting time? Let
them indefinitely postpone this sec
ton, and go on with the consider
alton of the remaining sections,
which contained something useful.
The chairman was about to put
the question of indefinite postpone
ment.
Minister Dare thought they should
get back to where they stopped when
last in committee on this bill. When
the committee rose an amendment
proposed by Rep. Hayselden was be-
fore the house. (The speaker was
here informed that the amendment
had been withdrawn a few moments
ago. He was surprised it had been
Withdrawn, because he thought it
exactly covered the ground. The
next amendment was to strike out a
subsection, moved by himself. The
motion to indefinitely postpone the
section was defeated and could not
be renewed. TIE amendment of the
hon. member for Lahaina should be
offered as a substitute to section
one. Unless all those amendments
were withdrawn, the substitute was
not before the committee. If the
author of the bill was satisfied with
Rep. Aholo's substitute, he would
also withdraw his amendment.
Rep. Aholo's amendment carried.
Sec. 2. That section l6
of said act be and the same is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows: "Section 16. The term per-
sonal property for the purposes of
this act shall be deemed to mean
and include all household furniture
and effects, jewelry, watches, goods,
chattels, credits, dues, wares and
merchandise, machinery, all ships
and vessels whether at home or
abroad, all moneys in hand, lease
hold and chattel interest in lands
and real estate, franchises, patents,
contracts, growing crops, public
stocks and ibonds, and all domesti-
Gated birds and animals not herein
before specifically taxed"
Minister Dare moved to add the
words, land all mortgages, deeds
of trust, contracts and bonds"
Rep. Dole moved a substitute
section as follows:-
Sec. 2. That section 16 of the
said Act is hereby amended to read
as follows: ''Section 16. The term
personal property for the purposes
of this Act shall be deemed to mean
and include all property not covered
by the description of the term real
property as set forth in section IA;
all certificates of deposit issued by
the Hawaiian Government, and all
ships and vessels, whether at home
or abroad"
He said if man had house
worth $4,000 and mortgaged it for
$4,000, then according to the bill
the house and mortgage both would
be taxed, which was double taxa
ton. They should tax money
wherever it is; tax kuleanas to their
owners, wherever the royal patent
is. His amendment included all
property, and if the property was
not found it was the fault of
the Government or of the as
SCISSOR. That schedule was good for
nothing, because it did not include
everything. Why did it not say
sewing machines, shoes and hats?
Rep. Hayselden said it might be
the member for Lihue was correct,
but it was pity all the States failed
to think so. The schedules in some
OF their tax laws covered Is pages.
MIR. Dole knew that better than he
did.