The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-21
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifty-ninth Day.

committee reports as lOIOW5: / re
commencing that petition in regard to
water pipes be referred to the Minister
Of the Interior; 2 That $500 be added to
the appropriation bill for certain sea-
wall 8. That the petition to reconstruct
an old road at Punaluu be referred to
he Minister OF the Interior; 4. That
1900 be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for a road in Waipio Valley. The
report was referred TO the Minister of the
Interior.
Rep. Lucas reported ten bills printed.
Ordered distributed.
Noble Mccarthy for the Select Com
mittee on the claim OF T. C. White reports
that he was employed for making plans
and specifications that he claimed $500,
but was allowed $3.50, which he refused.
The committee think the work was
worth $500, and recommend that that
sum be paid him. Another claim for
800 they disallow, as the work was done
during time already paid for by the Gov
eminent. The report was laid on the
table to be considered with the Approp-
ration Bill. Also reported for the Bowler
claims as follows:
To the Hon. J. S. WALKER, President OF
the Legislature of 1890.
SIR Your select committee to whom
was referred petitions 221, 227 and 228
from j. F. Bowler, being for claims
amounting to $40 ,2l4.84 would report as
follows:
We first took up petition 22S for work
done on Palace electric light foundation,
ETC., and found the following facts, to
wit:
That in the month of March, 1887, the
then Minister of Interior, L. Aholo, or
dered Mr.. Bowler to perform certain
work on electric light foundation at
Palace, also repairs to gas house in
Palace yard. In pursuance of such order
Mr.. Bowler performed said work to the
amount of 81 ,6l2.08. From evidence
your committee believe that good job
was done at a reasonable price. That
| on or about June Goth, 1887, the said
amount became due and payable, and
shortly after said time Mr.. Bowler pre-
scented his bill to the then Minister of
lJs II.
approve it, on the ground that there was
no appropriation from which to pay it,
and that the Palace did not belong to the
Government. but was the private prop
erty of His Majesty. Your committee
find that the Palace is Government prop
erty, and it appears as such in the sched-
ule, Minister of Interiors report, 1890,
page 226. That there was an appropria-
l. 81 l., ba.
paid, namely, Lighting city of Honolulu
have found that the late Minister of In
voucher 1928, which was for the cement
used on this work, and gave his draft for
the same, and it was drawn from the
above appropriation.
AS regards petition 227 your committee
found that in November, 1886, tenders
were asked for for certain work to be
done on Palace wall. Tenders were re-
ceived from j. F. Bowler, r. Lishman,
and Honolulu Planning Mill, and Mr..
Bowler being the lowest bidder, the work
for so much per square yard for cement
wash and plastering, per lineal foot for
coping and side wall; per post for con-
total amount to be received for the work
to be determined on measurements to be
made by the Superintendent of Public
Works on It's completion. After the
completion OF this work the Minister of
Interior instructed the Superintendent of
Public Works to measure the other walls
for the same alterations as the Likelike
street gates, which at the same rates
as paid for the former work would
amount to 1000. The job was given to
Mr.. Bowler on Feb. LIST, 1887 as per let
ter press copy book in the Interior Office,
and he was to wait for payment till Feb.
LIST, 1889, as the appropriation was nearly
exhausted. The work was performed
and was approved by the Minister of In
terror, l.. Aholo, and by the Superintend-
ent of Public Works, Julius III. Smith.
When the bill became due Mr. Bowler
asked the then Minister of Interior, l..
A. Thurston, to have an item inserted in
the Appropriation Bill of 1888, which he
refused.
AS regards petition 221 your commit
tee have found the following facts: That
about April, 1887, there were on these
islands a number of South Sea Island
laborers whose contracts had expired
and the Government at that time were
being urged by the Foreign Diplomats to
return said laborers to their homes. Mr..
Bowler hearing that these people were to
be returned had a consultation with w.
Nj. Gibson, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and L. Aholo, Minister of Interior and
President of Board of immigration, with
the result that Bowler purchased the
bark Kalakaua for the purpose of return
ing said laborers, and fitted her up ac-
cordingly On the Goth day of June,
1887, a written contract or charter party
was signed by J. +. Bowler and G.. II.
Henderson (his captain), parties of the
first part, and the President OF Board of
immigration, L. Aholo, party OF the
second part, by which said bark Kala-
kaua was chartered to return said la
borers at $50 per head. Mr.. Bowler was
also granted permission to recruit labor,
copy of such permission being on file
in the Interior Office. Mr.. Frank God
frey was commissioned Government
agent to see that such laborers were
properly returned home. There being a
change of administration about this time,
Mr.. Bowler was notified that the contract
before mentioned had been cancelled
and also that his permission to recruit
had been revoked.
From testimony taken, we find that
there were between $50 and 400 OF these
people whose contracts had expired and
who were ready to return to their homes.
Also that the vessel could have recruited
between 250 and 800 laborers, which at
that time were paid for at the rate OF
sos per head and the estimated cost of
recruiting would be about $50 per head.
We also find that the vessel was to take
coal and supplies for the kaimiloa, which
were to be landed at Apiang, 25O tons at
So per ton. We find in copies of con-
tracts on file in the Interior Office that