The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-23


Iaukea, G. b. Wilson. :. VI. Damon. W. C..
/ Wilder. Guy Wodehouse.
Mr.. Kaunamano moved the petition and
/ bill be referred 10 Il special committee.
/ Mr. Hayselden moved the amendment
Z a. recommended by the committee be
adopted
Nj Thurston favored the bill, but
thought some parts Of it conficted with
Mr. Browns turkey" bill, which passed
last session, and which made wild turkeys
private property where found on private
estates
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said it was
highly important there should be some
legislation with regard TO the game of the
country. This bill should include the
fishes OF the sea, as we'll as the biris of the
air \ great deal OF attention was paid to
the preservation OF fish in the United
States and Great Britain. The size of the
meshes of the nets was regulated by law
He understood that the Chinese fishermen
here used nets with such a fine mesh as to
skim the water and gather in the very
smallest of fish. There should be law to
regulate the size of the mesh. 1t might
require special law, but he thought the
subject should be embraced in the con-
sideration of this bill If not, he should
deem il his duty to bring the matter up
again.
Mr.. Dole believed that a law to protect
certain kind of fish would be useful, but
doubted if there was time al this session,
without information before the House, to
perfect such a law. He should favor
law of that kind, but hardly thought it
could be incorporated in the bill under
discussion. With regard 10 this bill, as re-
ported back by the committee he did not |
think it would conflict with the Turkey !
bill of 1884, which simply gave the owner |
ship of certain wild fowl to property /
owner while the game was on his estate. |
He moved the report of the committee be /
adopted.
His Excellency Mr. Dare said the law |
contemplated could be passed without !
serious conflict with the laws on the stat
ute book. In England the owner of a pre-
serve must subject himself to the laws of |
the land. At certain times he cannot kill |
a deer These laws were found necessary !
in all countries to preserve game. This
measure before the Legislature was wise
gestion by the Minister of the Interior was
a good one If nets of too fine mesh are
used, then there should be some restric-
ton. 1t may be done by separate legisa-
ton, or a section inserted in this bill for it.
He moved the bill pass.
The report of the committee was adopted
Mr. Hayselden moved the bill pass to
engrossment. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Brown moved the bill be read a
third time on Tuesday. Agreed to.
The following is a copy of the bill as
passed:
An Act to prevent wanton destruction of
game.
Be it enacted by the King and the Legis-
Iative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands
in the Legislature of the Kingdom AS
sembled:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful to take,
kill or destroy any migratory wild duck,
plover, snipe, turnstone, curlew or silt
between the 1st day OF May and the 1st
day of October.
To take, kill or destroy any native wild
duck, quail or pheasant between the 1st
day of March and the 1st day of Septem-
Der.
To take, kill or destroy any wild hen
pheasant at any time.
To take kill destroy any wild dove,
wild pigeon or mudhen, between the 1st
day of February and the 1st day of July
To take, gather or destroy the eggs of
any wild duck, mudhen, pheasant, dove,
pigeon or quail at any time.
To buy, sell, offer for sale, transport or
have i'll possession any of said game at any
time when it is unlawful to kill the same.
Section ,. For violating the provisions
Of this law the penalties are a fine not
ess than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars, or in default of payment of such
fine, imprisonment, not less than ten days
nor more than two months.
CARRYING OF FIREARMS.
Second reading of an Act to amend sec
ton 1, chapter, Session Laws of 1870, re-
ating to the licensing of carrying fowling
pieces and other firearms.
The report of the select committee on
,he bill was read. The committee offered
substitute bill, which was read as follows:
An Act to license the carrying of fire
arms for hunting purposes.
Be it enacted by the King and the Legis-
alive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands
N the Legislature OF the Kingdom assem-
Dled:
Section l. The Minister of the Interior
may at any time, upon the recommends
ion of the Governor, license for term of
1ne year any applicant for such license, to
Use and carry firearms for hunting pur-
poses, in the island of Oahu on receiving
or such license the sum of five dollars.
Section ,. Any person in said island who
shall use or carry for hunting purposes
my gun, carbine, rifle. pistol, or other fire
arms, without having ut first obtained a
license as hereinbefOre provided, shall
lpon conviction therefor before any Police
,r District Justice, be fined III sum not
% exceed fifty dollars for every such Of
ense, and shall be imprisoned at hard
abor until such fine and costs are paid &C
,ording to law
Section 3. All such licenses shall be
signed by the Minister of the Interior,
numbered according to their respective
dates and impressed with the seal of his
department, and no such license shall be
Section 1. Every person holding Ii
,ense under this Act shall give any in