The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-23
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-EIghty-s
Day.

| names: Their Excellencies Gibson, Creigh
ton and Dare; Hons. Walker, Dowsett
| Macfarlane, Hayselden, Keau, Baker
Kauhi, Amara, Brown, Kaunamano, Ma
| hale, Nahinu, Kauhane, AhoIo, Kaukau
Richardson, Castle, Kaai. Thurston, Pae
| haole, Kauai and Palohau. The minute
| were read in Hawaiian and English anC
| approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on COMMERCE.
Hon. Mr.. Macfarlane presented the fol
lowing report from the Committee OF
Commerce:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legsla
tive Assembly-Sir: Your Committee oil
Commerce and Agriculture, to whom was
referred petition from certain persons Ell
gagged respectively in the growing and ship.
ment of bananas, praying that a maximum
rate of freight for their commodity, at fifty
cents per bunch, be made a condition for
the granting of a subsidy to the Oceanic
Steamship Company, respectfully report
that they have had said petition under con-
sideratiOn, and recommend that the same
be indefinitely postponed, for the reason
that your committee does not deem it the
province of the Legislature to compel said
steamship company in their freight rates
to discriminate in favor of any individual
shippers of merchandise, or the collective
shipping of any single commodity.
That the Subsidy bill so called has
already provided that the rates exacted by
the Oceanic Steamship Company for fares
and freights shall not be levied over the
amount hitherto charged and that the
question involved in said petition should
be left to the amicable settlement of the
parties interested.
GEO. w. MAcFARLANE,
Z. X. LILIKALANI,
J. T. BAKER,
S. G. WILDER
Mr.. Brown moved the report be laid
upon the table to be considered with the
Oceanic Steamship Subsidy bill and the re-
port of the committee on the same bill.
Hon. Mr.. Macfarlane said that Mr.. Dole
had no intention of presenting a minority
report. He entertained different views
from the majority of the committee but
said he should not present a minority re-
port.
The motion by Mr.. Brown prevailed.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said he had the
honor to present the report of the Bureau
of Immigration, which had been prepared
by the late Minister of the Interior, Mr.
Gulick. 1t was a very valuable and i'm
portant work, and had been carefully pre-
pared. 1t was deemed advisable after the
Government had been so long engaged in
immigration, to review the whole history,
and in this report would be found
a complete history from the first
shipment by the ThetiS, January,
1852, down to the present time. 1t
had been prepared with great care and was
an exhaustive report. 1t was necessary
the Government should send away, through
the Foreign Office, number of copies to
its representatives in foreign countries
The report had been delayed for different
reasons, but principally on account of the
Hawaiian version, which only came from
the press yesterday. There was an extra
quantity of copies if any member wished
TO send any away.
Mr.. Thurston moved the report be re-
ceived and the Minister thanked for bring
ing in the report before the end of the SEES
sion.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said it was
hardly worth while to make any reflection.
The blame should be laid upon those who
had taken SO long to print the Hawaiian
version.
TARo FLOUR BILL.
Mr.. KaulukOu, on suspension of the
rules, read a first time can Act to encour-
age the manufacture and expectation OF
taro -four" The bill was read a second
time by its title and then referred to the
Committee on Commerce. 1t provides for
a subsidy of $50 for each ton of taro -four
manufactured and exported by the Alden
Fruit and faro Company for the next ten
years.
THE JAPANESE STORE.
Mr.. Brown propounded the following
question to the Minister of the Interior:
l hereby request that His Excellency the
Minister of the Interior inform this House
if the japanese occupying the store on
Fort street, opposite the Office of w. G.
Irwin 81 Co., have license for carrying on
the business engaged in. If So in whose
name; and also, whether or not the goods
in said store have paid duties as pre-
Scribed by law?
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. PaehaOle moved the order of the
day. Carried.
Second reading of an Act to prevent
wanton destruction of game.
The bill had been referred to a select
committee, who reported it back and rec
commended its passage after slight amend
ments had been made. The report of the
committee was read.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare, on suspension
of the rules. presented a petition contain
ing the following prayer: I'VE, the UNI
dersigned, being deeply interested in all
legislation affecting the game OF these
Islands. and have from experience a
knowledge of the habits of said game. do
hereby heartily express our approval of
the bill AN Act to prevent wauton de
struction of game" Signed: A.
]. Cartwright, Jr, W. NJ. Giffard, II. NJ.
Whitney, Jr., Z. J. Spalding, J. H. Wode-
house, Jr., T. Lishman, James Odds, J.