The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-01-17
AN ACT

AN ACT
To AUTHORIZE THE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONTRACT
FOR THE Construction OF INTERNATIONAL AND INTER
ISLAND SUBMARINE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH CABLES
WHEREAS it is desirable to establish soon as praetc-
able teegraphic communication between this King
dom and the North American Continent and the
Australasian Colonies of Great Britain and between
the different Islands of this Kingdom: 7g
AND WHEREAS certain persons engaged in the
perfecting of plans for the construction and main
tenance of a telegraphc Cable or Cables from
point the North American Continent, through
the Pacific Ocean, to certain of the Australasan
Colonies of Great Britain:
AND WHEREAS it necessary to the speedy estab
lishment of such communication with foreign shores
that the parties establishing the same shall be
granted certain exclusive rights to the landing
of telegraphic Gables shores: Now, there
fore.
Be it enacted By the King and the Legislature Of the Ho-
ocaian Kingdom:
SECTION l. The Minister of Finance with the concur
renee of all the members of the Cabinet is hereby
authorized to enter into contract with the Honorable
Audley Coote of Tasmania, his associates and assigns
with any other persons corporations for the
struCtion and laying of submarine electric cable from
and between point on the North American Cont
nent and some point upon of the Islands of this
Kingdom, and for the construction and laying of like
cable or cables between the different Islands of this
Kingdom, in substance as hernafter provided.
SECTION g Such contract may, by its terms provide
for the grant concession and confirmation by the Ha-
waiian Government to the Honorable Audey Goote his
associates and assigns any other persons or corpora
tons Hereinafter named and referred as said con
stuctors) of the sole and exclusive right and privilege
to construct land submarine electric cable or cables
which shall reach to or from any British possession
colony upon the shores of any Island of the Hawaiian
group for OF during period not exceeding three years
from the first day of January 1885, Provided however
that if the said Minister Of Finance at any time after
the first day of August 1889 shall require assurances
from such constructors that such cable shall be
pleted from point the North American CONT
nent to Island of the Hawaiian group not later
than the first day of August $780, and the said CON
structors upon such request being made shall fail to
give such in that behalf shall be satisfac
tory to the Hawaiian Government then the exclusive
right and privilege the grant of which is hereinbefore
authorized SHALL at the option of the said Cabinet at
at any time thereafter lapse and become void
upon notice to that effect being given to the said con
structors
And further provided, that the concession and grant
hereinbeore authorized shall be so construed as to
disable, prevent preclude the Hawaiian Government
from consenting to the laying or landing through its
waters upon its Shores of any submarine telegraph
other electric cable cables which during the period
of three years, hereinbefore mentioned shall be
structed laid sought be constructed or laid or
landed upon Hawaiian Shores by or on behalf of any
foreign nation power
SECTION Such contract may further provide for the
payment by the Hawaiian Government, to said CON
structors of annual subsidy not exceed twenty
thousand dollars, in legal tender Of the Hawaiian King
dom for and during period not to exceed fifteen years
from the date of the establishment over such cable or
teegraphic communication between the city of Homo
lulu and some point the North American Continent
Provided that such communication shall be established
not later than the first day of January, 1891
SECTION A. The grant of any of the rights OF priv
ieges and the payment of any subsidy hernbefore a-