The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-10

, others who have endeavored to create al
impression that Ministers had been squan
dering public funds on one thing o
another, to the neglect of the roads of thu
country. He would beg 10 call the atten
ton OF the honorable Assembly to the fact
that out OF the appropriation for roads and
bridges, road tax, Road Supervisors, etc,
there was expended during the last fiscal
/ period the sum of $204. 900. Now, this is a
! large proportion of the revenue of the
country TO be expended on roads and
! bridges alone. Il far exceeds the cost of
/ education of the whole country, which
| amounted to 1851 900. Thus it would
! be seen that roads and bridges were
not neglected by the late Ministry.
but this important measure OF in
ternat improvement was well and iber-
ally carried out. In regard to this import
ant work for the improvement of the coun-
try there might be expended to great ad-
vantage, if judiciously applied, half mill
ion of dollars. But this large expenditure
could not be properly taken out of the or
binary resources OF the country, which
should be obtained through its good credit
And such resort TO the use of the good
name and good faith of the country would
not be regarded as anything out of the
way, when our production. or even our ex-
port. will be near $40 600 900 in value. He
now had the honor to say that the Appro-
priation bill before the Assembly is a cor
rect representation of the business of the
country in respect to expenditure which
should be presented for the consideration
of this Assembly There are here no
large items for work of internal i'm
provements, which should be provided
for by Loan Act, but he felt assured that
every dollar set forth in this bill by Minis
tiers can be provided for by receipts from
Custom House, by internal taxes and by
receipts of the Interior Department and
other sources of revenue. There had been
no attempt on the part of the Ministers to
make false statements to cover up or mis-
lead i'll this matter. He repeated that the
words of His Majesty in reference to this
subject, uttered i'll the speech from the
throne and advised by Ministers of the
Crown, was a correct statement in re-
Spect to the revenue and expenditure
of the Kingdom. No doubt to have greatly
improved roads and bridges, and to carry
on works of immigration and internal i'm
provements, it would be necessary to have
recourse to the credit of the country, and
its credit is good. He had no doubt il this
Assembly authorizes the borrowing of
money under Loan Act now before the
House, there would be no trouble in OBJ
tanning the money. 1t would be under
stood by lenders that it is to be applied
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water works and other enterprises of bene-
fit TO the country.
Now, Mr.. ThurstOn has spoken of what
he chooses to term the impudence of Min
listers for inserting in the bill an item for
foreign missions of $50, 900, or as recently
amended to $4,000. Now, Mr. Thurston
is one of those who has no hope in the fu-
ture OF this country, yet he is native-born,
and should be animated with patriotic feel
ing to the advancement of the influence OF
Hawaii for good beyond her borders. Let
me inform him and this honorable Assem-
bly, that IN event brought to the knowl-
edge of the Government by the last mail
will show reason for one portion of the
sum proposed to be expended. The Gov
eminent of the United States has thought
Hawaii that it would be q proper step on
the part of His Majesty's Government to
send a representative of this Kingdom to
the Samoan State. At this time the con-
ficting interest between rival chiefs of Sa-
moa, Malietoa and Tamasese, has been
recOnciled. Peace has been proclaimed
with the sanction of the representatives of
great Powers. Germany now seeks no in
tervention in Samoa. Great Britain is de-
sirous to promote her independence, and
the United States approves of Hawaii I'M
dertaking to guide and instruct by diplo- !
matte assistance sister POlynesian COM
munity.
Mr. Thurston said the mission to Samoa |
would not help the roads at Hilo.
His Excellency MI. Gibson said the roads |
at Hilo could be provided for and yet not !
neglect this mission. Hawaii has a future |
in view of her own advantages, and il is
proper for her TO take position in relation
to kindred communities. She has duties
in this respect, bus it would be proper for
her to consider her means and not venture
on enterprises neither warranted by her
resources nor the concurrence of friendly
Powers.
Mr.. Kaunamano moved the item be re-
ferred to a special committee, which pre-
vailed.
The committee rose at 4 80.
On the House resuming, the Chairman
progress and asked leave to sit
again.
The report of the committee was adopted.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Mr.. Aholo gave notice of a meeting of
the Finance Committee at 8 a. IN. Satur-
day.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr. Castle gave notice of bills to amend
chapter % of Laws of 1882, relating to /
to instruments, and rela-
tive to returns of officers on processes of
Courts.
MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Mr.. Brown gave notice of meeting of
the Judiciary Committee at 9:45 Saturday
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson gave notice
of meeting of the Special Committee on
the Catholic Mission bill at $50 "a m, in
the office of the Interior Department.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The President announced the following
Special Committee to consider the items