The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-13


away in their support There were no
grounds OF any private gentleman IN Homo
lulu so shamefully neglected as the Palace
grounds. This should not be the case.
There was an artesian well in the Palace
grounds, Yet there were always white spots
and Green spots on the lawn This shows
that sufficient force was not kept on the
grounds. Five lawn mowers could be
purchased for 500, and these could be
used 70 great advantage. The Assembly
wanted 10 know how the money was ex-
pended. and they desired that the grounds,
which are in a measure public should inn
nrove wear by year. He moved the item
be amended to read $4,000.
The item passed as in the bin
Mr.. Kalua moved the committee report
progress and ask leave 10 sit again At 30
o'clock Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Aholo the report Of the
committee was adopted and on motion
Of Mr.. Cecil Brown the House tooka recess
until l 30 o'clock p. m.
on the House resuming il went into
committee of the whole, with Hon. s. q.
Wilder in the chair, for the further con
sideratiou OF the Appropriation bill.
PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS.
Hon. H. Kuihelani, $1,000. The item
passed at 50 400, as provided for by law.
Mrs. p. Nahaolelua, 5000 Passed.
LEGISLATURE AND PRIvY COUNCIL.
EXPENSES OF Legislature OF 1885, $50, 600.
Mr.. Richardson moved the item be
amended to read $4,000, in accordance
with joint resolution passed by the House
and approved by His Majesty Motion
carried The item passed at $4,000.
Secretary of Privy Council, 5000. Passed.
IncidentaIs of Privy Council, 800.
| Passed.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Salary of Minister, SD 600 Passed.
Salary OF Secretary, $4,000.
Mr. Dole moved and Mr.. Thurston
seconded, that the item be reduced to
5000.
On division tie vote was the result.
| The Chairman gave his casting vote in
! favor Of the amendment Passed at $4,000.
| Pay OF extra clerks, copyistS and trans
| lators, $1,000.
| Mr.. Kalua said this appeared TO be
new item, or rather an old item largely
! increased 1t was far in excess of what
was necessary. The item had been grad
ually increasing, and probably next ses-
! sion So 900 would be asked for. 1t was not
! certain where the limit would be lie
| moved to amend to read 81 400. 1t had
| been reported on street corners and N al
Ievs that the Minister had friends and ac
! ouaintances to whom he wished to give
! some compensation. He (the speaker
did not come there to vote for peoples
friends being provided for, nor did he
come TO withhold appropriations if needed.
! The members were the servants of the
people, and should look after their inter
ests. The report of the Foreign Office was
lot of rubbish. There was nothing to it.
| All it was got up for was to proclaim be
fore the world that the Minister of Foreign
Affairs is a great man. The only place to
! put the report was in pile OF rubbish. 1t
was amusing to apply for a lot OF clerks to
produce a bundle of rags, as the report was
! 1t consisted of a lot of reports and letters
| from South Sea Islands and various places,
printed and bound in book form. 1t might
be, however, that the country was TO make
treaties with the South Sea Islands, and
that clerks were wanted to draft those
treaties. Since the present Ministry has
!
crease expenditure.
Mr. Keau asked the Minister of Foreign
Affairs to explain.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson expressed
surprise that Mr., KaIua should denOunce
document which he had not thought
worth while according to his own state
ment in the House, to peruse; and still
further surprised that he should have an
objection to the item in question upon
rumors in the streets and alley ways rather
than come to headquarters and inquire, as
to the facts, from the Minister at the
Foreign Office With regard to this item
it will be remembered that at a previous
session it was strongly urged that the cor
respondence of the Foreign Office should
be in two languages, Hawaiian and Eng
lish, Since then all important documents,
autograph letters of His Majesty's, etc,
are prepared in both languages. When
Colonel Iaukea returned from his foreign
mission he Stated that much surprise was
expressed by dignitaries abroad that the
/ correspondence of the Hawaiian Kingdom
with foreign nations was not conveyed III
their own language, accompanied by
translation The Foreign Office Is endeay
oring to fulfill this expectation of Ha
5 waiian Legislature, and convey in the
e diplomatic literature of the Government
= an Illustration of the genius Of the Ha
waiian people and language. Another I'M
. portant consideration with this item IS the
= accumulation OF the archives OF the Foreign
J Office. \ great deal OF it may be value
less. but much is of importance and intact
/ which should be copied and indeXed. The
e Secretary had taken hold of the work from
= time to time. but owing to the pressure o
y his regular duties he could not continue
e the work. Chance experts had been called
[ in, but they had found other engagements
e so the work remained unfinished. Refer
0 ence has been made 10 the fact that tn
. appropriation made by the late Assembl.
e for this object has not all been expended
: During the long session which had en-
/. crossed his attention, the work OF the offic
a had been somewhat held back, and tn
e item has not been drawn upon for NOR
g than three-fourths of the period In thi
e mass of archives, contained in abOu
Y fortv-six packages, it is impossible I
e refer readily to any important docu
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