The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-06

The House met at 10 O'Clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. S. g. Wilder, in the Chair.
Minutes of Monday session were read and
confirmed
PETITIONS.
Rep. G. Brown presented a petition from
Hilo, with $50 signatures, praying that the
office of governor be not abolished. Refer
red to the Judiciary committee.
Rep. Kamauoha presented a petition
from South Kona, with "a signatures, pray
ing that the Konohiki sea fisheries be made
free to the people. Referred to the judi
ciary committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Rep. F. Brown, for the printing commit
tee, reported the dentistry bill printed.
QUESTIONS ASKED MINISTER'S.
Rep. Kalaukoa asked the Minister of
Interior Q) does the wood taken to Kala-
wac belong to the government, (2) is the
wood to be given to the lepers, (3) has the
Board of Health given orders that such
wood should be sold to the lepers?
Rep. G. Brown enquired of the Minister
of Finance when the Appropriation Bill
will be ready to bring before the house?
MINISTERIAL ANSWERS.
Minister Thurston said he was ready to
answer, at once, the questions of Rep.
KalaukOa.
Noble Smith raised point of order under
the rule calling for such answers on the
day following that on which the questions
are asked.
Rep. C. Brown cited the rule requiring
questions to Ministers to be in writing,
whence he would infer that the answers
ought also to be in writing.
The President ruled that the point OF
order was correctly taken, but 1t was at the
option of the house whether to hear the
Minister'S answer Immediately or not. On
being put, the vote was given in favor OF
allowing the Minister to proceed
The Minister stated U that the wood
taken to the leper settlement, as
also the growing wood, belongs to the
Government; (2) the growing wood is free
to anybody who chooses to take it: the
wood that was recently sent there was in
consequence of complaints OF lepers that
they were suffering for want OF wood. On
going to the place, he ascertained that
people were paying Sc and $3 cord for
wood brought in from the mountains and
low lands, the hardwood being brought
from the mountains and the kukui from
the low lands; these prices were for bring
ing it in and not for the wood itself; (3)the
wood sent there by the Government was
purchased at $40 cord, and the price set
on it at the settlement was $6 per cord.
One of the causes of complaint arises from
the circumstance that the lepers had moth
ing to do except to find fuel for them
selves, their food, clothing and other sup
plies being given to them gratis. When
there, he went in person to SO or 60 of the
houses OF the people, enquiring into their
condition and wants, but heard complaints
in only one house.
The same Minister then read the follow
ing communication from the Postmaster
General relative to the petition for a mail
carrier from PukOO to Wailau, MOlOkai,
introduced by Rep. PaehaOle on Saturday
Honolulu, June 4, 1888.
His Elk. l.. A. ThurStOn, Minister of In
terior-Sir: In regard to the petition from
the people of Wailau, MOlOkai, requesting
that mail route be established between
that place and PukoO, l addressed your EX- |
cellency on this same subject under date of
November 10, 1887, when a similar petition
from the same place was brought before |
the Legislature, then in session, in which |
stated that careful attention had been
given this matter, and also pointed out the |
difficulties in reaching the place. Since |
then have personally interviewed Mr.. K.
w. Meyer, Mr.. PaehaOle and Mr.. Luhiau, |
and arranged that certain native, Napa- |
pa by name, should undertake the carrying |
of the mails over the mountain for 500 per |
year. Before this went into effect, how |
ever, it was discovered that Mr.. Napapa |
was simply speculator, and that he never |
intended to make weekly trips over the |
mountain, but depended upon such native |
tarO planters at Wailau who, at times, |
come over to Pukoo, to do the service and |
he to pocket the $50. This L would not |
allow, and told Mr.. Meyer to make such |
arrangements as best he could direct with |
the Wailau people; but up to the present, |
no satisfactory arrangement has been |
made, although Mr., Meyer still has the |
matter in hand and will give it every at
tention. l might here state that, as a rule, |
there are not more than half a dozen let
ters each week for this place, and by the |
mail leaving to-day only one letter has been
received at this office for Wailau, and that
one was for Napapa, who will no doubt re
ceive it at PukOO.
have the honor to be, sir, respectfully,
f. WUNDENBERG.