The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-07-20
s1xrY.FrHsT DAY.

WEDNESDAY, July 14th.
Pursuant to adjournment the Assembly con-
yened at a few minutes past ten o'clock, prayer
having been previously offered by Chaplain Wal
amau. Roll call and reading OF minutes having
been finished attention was given to the following
reply presented by the Minister of the Interior in
answer to a question regarding the lease of lands
at HilO, Hawaii, asked by Rep Thurston the pre-
Vious day the answer being as follows:
Il have the honor to submit the following reply
to the inquiry of Hon. L. A. Thurston The lands
or Opea, Peleau, Avapuhi. etc. in the HiIo dis
trict, Hawaii were leased in October, 1888, to J..
Cooper for twenty years at S3l0 per annum. (See
Government lease No. 1922. Mr.. Cooper being in
arrears in the sum of $232.50, July Is, 1885, the
matter was placed in the hands of the Attorney
General, early in September, for collection by my
predecessor in the department, Mr.. Gulick.
June 3, 1856, the Attorney General informs the
Minister of the Interior that Es IS advised there is
no property out Of which the amount can be OBJ
tanned on execution. and advises that he take i'm
mediate, actual possession OF the premises and
dispose of them IN Sach manner may seem to
you Tor Ihe best interests OF the Government
June II, 1856, Mr. Dole, as attorney for L. II.
Davies i Co., having learned that request had
been made for tue cancellation of lease No. 352,
protests. on the ground that said lease had been
assigned as collateral to q. w. Macfsrlane u Co,
with certain mortgage nov held and owned by
L. d. Davies q CO.. that they were not aware OF
the fact that the rent had not bean paid bat they
would be responsible for the rent. No permission
to assign the lease required by Law having been
r
icatIOn was referred to the Attorney General.
June II, 1856. the Attorney General replied,
advising the Minister to offer lease of the pro-
perty for sale at public auction, in accordance
With law, and give the clients of Mr.. Dole an op-
portunlty to protect their interests.
"Ihe Minister of the Interior Mr.. GuIick) then
ordered that the lease be offered at auction on
Thursday. July y, 1856, for the same term of the
original lease 10 years. aud that the upset price
be $40 per annum."
Representative Brown stated that he had some
considerable knowledge of this matter and from
what he knew, he was of the opinion that the for
meE Attorney-General (Neumaunl and Minister
OF Interior, tGulick) had acted in an arbitrary
manner. Moved that the answer of the Minister
be tabled. Carried.
Representative Castle gave notice that he would
PROFOUND the following questions to the Minister
OF Interior, VIZ: Il. How MANY return PASSPORTS
have been issued to Chinese since September l.
1850. = How many Chinese have lsft the Islands
since September !, 1885. 3. How many Chinese
Lave arrived IN this Kingdom since September J.
1850. l. What fee is charged for issuing such
passportss ). Is such fes turned into the Treas
ury as Government realization?'
Representative hsunamsno offered q joint resO-
luton 10 provide the usual d0nceir Of $1,000 for
the Board OF GenealOgY. The resolution reads
that such sums as from time to time NAV Be re-
quIred, not to exceed $4,000.
Representative BroTn moved that the resolu-
ton be laid On the table to be considered with the
Appropriation Bill but this motion was losr 10 to
On mOtlou- and under suspension Of the rules
the bill was read a second time and motion made
that II be passed to be engrOssed.
Representative Caste said that he considered
tnas the House Toald be doing q creditabIe action
oy passing over this resolution until something
mad been heard from the Board. Tue amount
already paid over 70 this Board was $1,000 for
EhIen there was practically no return He moved
tns resolution be referred 10 the Committee on
hduce slon, with instructions that said Committee
report inside Of ? week
Representative Dole seconded the motion 10 re-
Ier- de considered that the manner Of bringing
In tEis resolution, at the last moment, and the
lacE OF any report from the Board of its dOiuos.
rad taken all together, become q public scandal,
Ihs report presented b. the b ard two years AGO
nad been preserved by him and was regarded az a
literary curiosity II did not contain the gsneaooy
d single Hawaiian chief but did had some pis-
Siarlzso statements On the gsoiogg OF the fslands
Now what had geusalOgy TO do With eeolOovS He
REFERRED 20 an incident which showed the unrelfs-
Dillty even 70 the history attached 70 bones
Then found saying that. during visit 10 Kau
1s Witnessed an experiment IN distinguishing
bones Of chIsks- IhKee skeletons had been dfs-
'ofered, the bones we're wrapped Up N three
'undles. A white pig, was obtained, blessed 6c
'Ea allowed 70 make progress toward the bundles
u Donss and tae hFss one snnelt Of By the animal
s@s regzrdedr EithO1t csVil, as the bones Of a !
MET tLszghteT.J he related another incident
cum st halaEalO we're washed away during a i
ieaFy fFEshet- The keeper Of the place vas in I
real tnbulatIOn and had been ever since obtain 4
1e fresh s1pDly Of bones for the purpose Of r. 4
toekIHg the place. fIsaughtex-j This amount Of 4
ilDttO granted eFery two years Was great waste I
here vas never anything to show for It, not even l