The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-01-17


of telegraphc communication by and over such cable
between Honolulu and the North American Continent
the Minister of Finance shall pay such subsidy IS
hereinbeore authorized the messages of for the Ha
Government shall be received and transmitted
and delivered by and over such cable free of charge
Provided however that if the expense OF so receiving
transmitting and delivering such messages, when COM
puted at half the rate at which, when such messages
shall be transmitted ordinary press messages shall be
transmitted over such cable shall exceed the amount OF
the annual subsidy paid contracted to be paid here
nbefore authorized for any year then the OF such
expense shall be paid by the said Minister of Finance to
said constructors.
e. That said constructors shall not make, or form,
or permit any combination pool, or other agreement
with any other person. body company syndicate who
or which shall hereafter operate any cable or
cables through or across either the Indian Pacific
Ocean to or from the Australasian Colonies of Great Brit
ain or to or from the Hawaiian Kingdom the effect
purpose of which combination pool, other agreement
shall be to advance increase the rates of ofteegaphy
to or from the Hawaiian Islands, by over any cable
which shall be laid constructed to from the Ha
waan Islands by the said constructors.
CD That the rates for the transmission of messages
to and from the Hawaiian Islands by and overany cable
which shall be laid constructed by said constructors
shall not exceed the following described limit that
to say
az For all messages other than Hawaiian Govern
men and press messages to fro between the point of
such cables connection with the American telegraph sy
tenn and Honolulu not than forty per cent of the
rates which shall be charged for like messages such
cable to or fro between said American point and any
point in New Zealand or Australia
o. For like messages to or fro between Honolulu and
the point points of such cables connection with either
the New Zealand the Australian telegraph system
o4 civ ntofth tho obo
charged for like messages such cable to fro be-
tween either said New Zealand point said Australian
point and said American point.
Co. The rates for ordinary messages items of news
to any newspaper news bureau of the Hawaiian King
dom commonly known as press messages9 shall not
exceed one-half the rate which shall be charged for
other messages excepting messages to from the Ha
waan Governments or any Officer thereof in his Official
capacity
C) All messages, other than Hawaiian Government
and press messages shall be transmitted at and for
and the same rate n tA1 = l SEA
(8) In no case or instance shall any message over
such cable to fro between the Hawaiian Islands and
any foreign portor point be charged for at greater or
higher rate than shall prevail in the case of like mes
sage such cable to from any other point equally
or more remote from Honolulu. .la1
SECTION D. Such contract shall further provide and
contain part of the consideration for the grants and
subsidy hereinbeore authorized covenant on the part
of said constructors to furnish and within six months
after the completion of such cable and the establish
men OF telegraphlc communication thereOyer to any
American Australasan point or port at their own
proper charge and expense lay and construct cable
series of cables to connect the Islands of the Ha-
waian group, from Hawaii to Kauai as follows to wit.
From Hawaii to Maui from Maui to Oahu, with a land
ing on Moloka and from Oahu to Kauai :.
SECTION g. Such Inter-sand cable or cables shall be
landedupon such Islands, such reasonable manner and
at such points shall be designated by the Cabinet and
when laid constructed and landed shall be delivered
to the Minister of the Interior for and to the use of the
Hawaiian Government at price not to exceed the
actual cost OF such cable or cables delivered on board
ship at the place of its or their nanufactnra