The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-21


the photograph Of each person receiving
4 passport shall be attached 10 it.
Mr.. Dole said that the visages OF Chimes
/ might look different 10 their countrymen
bat 10 white people they looked very nea
/ alike. Still, he thought this was a step il
+ the right direction. 1t would, he thought
be better 10 issue the passports to the Cap
tains of vessels or to the Custom House.
/ His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said this wa.
Z certain matter which engaged the atten
ton OF the late Minister OF Foreign Affairs
and he was sure the present one would
( attend TO it for the best interests of the
Kingdom. This land had been made such
pleasant place for the Chinese that they
were eager to come to it. The Hawaiian
Consul General at Hongkong had init
mated that As high As $50 had been
offered for passport to return here.
Did they only bring their wives and
families, there would be no anxiety
TO keep the Chinese out. But they
did not want hordes of Chinese and
Japanese men TO come here alone. They
did not want men of any race alone. They
wanted families. To increase and bless the
land. Every reasonable precaution had
been taken, besides having the certificates
from MesSrs. Alec and Goo Kim. the Com
missioners. There has been strong pres
sure brought on the Foreign Office to Sc
cure passports to send away To get friends
here. The interests of the country are
guarded to prevent the influx of men only.
The fee for passport was originally 81.
1t was increased to 81, and about $4,000
had been paid into the Treasury as
Government realization. Every dollar
was paid into the Treasury, and not used
as Il perquiSite in the Foreign Office.
Mr.. Brown said that according to the
Minister'S report, 81 Chinese had arrived
here since September 1st without pass
ports. He would like to know how many
of the ,3S7 who left since that date had
passports.
His Excellency Mr.. Creighton said he
could not answer that exactly. a number
had left without passports because they
could not show any tax receipt for property.
In one case he used his discretion and
granted passport to a laborer who had
been in the employ of gentleman in this
city for fifteen years. The discrepancy in
the numbers pointed out he could not ex-
plain off-hand. 1t may be from the form
in which the questions were put. There
was no intention to mislead They de-
pended on the Custom House for figures
of those arriving and departing; the record
of passports issued was kept at the Foreign
Office.
Mr.. Castle said he was obliged to the
Minister for his statement. He would like
to know what the expenses of passports
were as mentioned in the reply.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said a por-
ton of the realization from passports was
paid into the Treasury few days after the
close of the fiscal period, therefore did not
appear in the report. The cost of pass
ports was trihing, but portion of the re
ceipts had been applied by the Secretary
to office expenses. He had forbidden this !
when he found it out. Again, the Secre- !
tary had had good deal of overwork in |
connection with the issuing OF passports, |
obtaining information about the applicants, |
and in other ways, and he thought it only |
right that he should be paid extra for 5hat /
work. Then there was the cost of printing /
several blank books, which would have to |
be deducted
Mr.. Castle had come to the conclusion |
that about $4,000 had been received from |
passports, but it was not all paid into the |
Treasury.
Mr.. Hayselden thought the Minister of !
Foreign Affairs had fully explained the |
figures. The difference was owing to those |
who went away without passports. The |
German bark Hydra, which left recently !
for Hongkong, had two hundred passen-
gers, but about forty only had passports.
The statement was received and laid |
upon the table.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr. Hayselden moved the order of the |
day. Carried
Consideration of the Tax bill in Commit
tee of the Whole, Hon. Mr.. Keau in the
Chair.
Mr.. Hayselden moved that the first sec
ton pass with the proposed amendments
as offered by him when the bill first came
up for consideration. The section, with
the proposed amendments, reads as fol-
lows:
Section 1. That section II of said Act be
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Section II. The term real estate for
the purpose of this Act shall be deemed
TO mean and include:
Il. The possession Of claim to, owner
ship of, or right to the possession of land,
whether covered by water, or not so GOV
cred; provided that claim to land shall
only be assessed whenever such claim is
made to land upon which no taxes are as
;essed to any person i'll possession.
-. All quarries, all timber, and all
lights and privileges pertaining thereto.
'3. All mortgages, deeds of trust, con-
racts and bonds whereby land is pledged
Is security for the payment and discharge
If debt or other obligation.
"A. improvements, which shall include
Ill buildings, structures, fixtures, fences,
yharves, and all other improvements
,rected upon or affixed to the land"
His Excellency Mr.. Dare moved that
subdivision three of the section be struck
nut.
Mr.. Dole moved that section l read as
ollows:
Section /. That section II of said Act is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section H. The term real property
or the purposes of this Act shall be
leemed to mean and include all land, with
off nd