The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-13
Afternoon Session.

United everything was perfectly true.
works exactly as he says.
Mr. Hayselden was glad TO see Nj
Thurston agreed with the Attorney Gen
erals argument Mr.. Thurston knew him
self that the eight-year clause did not wor
Justly. He had proved it in a sworn state
ment made TO the Assessor OF this district
As an agent of Mr.. W. o. Smith, he haC
returned the value of Mr.. Smiths prop
erty at S1l 900, when in fact it was LEASED
to Mr.. SOper for $50 per month, which
1 under the eight-year clause would only be
assessable at $3.50 Therefore he (tht
/ speaker) would expect to see Mr.. Thurston
! support the section.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said Mr..
/ Thurston had admitted the soundneSs OF
| his argument. He says the old rule for
fixing values is rule to guide Assessors.
| He (the speaker) thought the new rule
much better
Mr.. Dole said the present law was an old
law; it was in force in 1882. Now they are
proposing to go back to the old state of
things when this was law. He had no
doubt the Attorney General assesses the
way he urges, but if he knew the country
he would find it difficulty Native Ha-
waiian Assessors are changed so frequent
ly they cannot get accustomed to the
work
Hon. Mr.. Judd said he was not in favor
of the section. Property has increased
much in value under the eight years
rental. The rule had worked well. Very
few Assessors understood what leasehold
stances where Assessors had made unjust
assessments under the present law. This
new section will confuse He opposed
tinkering with tax laws and was not in
favor of any change.
Mr.. Hayselden said that the statement
made by the honorable Noble as TO the in
crease in the value OF property was not
borne out by facts. According to the
Auditor Generals report the assessment of
real estate under the old law was S14,980,-
547, and in 1885 $15, 412 800 a total increase
of $432, 352. But the district of Honolulu
was assessed st, GAS, 433 in 1882 and in 1885
SIS, 1873, 523. That shows an increase of ST.
1880. In the other districts there was
loss of 81, 10Y, 900.
Hon. Mr.. Judd said he stated the in
crease was only in the city, not through
out the Kingdom. Mr.. Hayselden should
remember that in 1882 sugar was $40 a ton
more than now.
Mr.. Hayselden said the honorable Noble
should also remember that the output of
sugar was doubled.
Mr.. Dole said the assessment values had
increased every year since 1882 until the
the. total assessment of real and personal
property was S31, 100, 337; i'll 1892, $33, SOL !
622; in 1888, $34 Psi 1925, an increase of
nearly million of dollars; in 1884, S34,- |
236,693, a diminution of SIS, 230; in 1885, |
1873 81 ,872. The diminution of 1864 1924 |
between 1886 and 1885 would correspond |
with the fall in the price of sugar. There !
was no sense in saying the output had been |
doubled
Mr.. Hayselden said that Mr.. Dole was |
referring to real estate and personal prop |
erty, while the House was only arguing on .
real estate.
Mr.. Palohau spoke against the section.
Mr.. AholO said there should be some |
rule to guide the Assessors in their assess
ments. Two pieces of land adjoined each |
other. One piece was assessed at one figure |
and the other at figure much below.
Perhaps it would he better to try this sec
ton for couple of years and see how it |
works
Mr.. Keau favored the section. Since |
the present law came in there has been an
of only $500 900 in real estate val
uatiOns.
The motion to strike out the section was
then put and lost.
The section was then passed.
Section 10. That section q of said Act be
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 81. The interest of any person
as tenant, lessee or occupier of any real
estate that is exempt from taxation, shall
be assessed to such person who shall be
liable to taxation in respect of the value of
such interest"
Mr.. Hayselden moved the section pass.
The only change from the old law was to
make the interest more definite.
Mr. Dole moved that the section be
struck out. 1t was a very silly change and
not required.
The section was passed,
Section IL. That section % of the said
Act be and the same is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Section %. The full cash value of the
interest of any person i'll real or personal
property shall be estimated at a sum
which such interest might reasonably be
to bring at sale by public auc-
ton for cash.
On motion of Mr.. Hayselden the section
was passed.
Section y. That section % of said Act
be and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section % The King in Cabinet Coun-
Gil shall appoint annually, on or before the
first day of July, an Assessor for each tax
alton district of the Kingdom, whose duty /
it shall be in accordance with the proVis- |
ions of this Act, to make on or before the /
day of September, a faithful .
assessment of all taxes imposed by law (
within their respective districts, and to /
furnish an accurate list of the same, &C /
cording to blank forms to be furnished by !
the said Minister of Finance, which shall /
exhibit the names of all persons assessed |
and the different items of taxation charged /
against them. In case of non-residents /
the list shall state their residence, if known, /