The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-28

Noble Macfarlane (under the i'm
preston that the item was "for the
encouragement of tourist travel")
spoke in its favor, contending that
it had not been indefinitely post
poned.
Noble Widemann, in reply to a
remark made by the mover, said
that capital had been going away in
stead of being attracted here the
past two years.
The President, after further dis
cussion, ruled the motion out of
order.
Finance Department. Salary of
Minister, $4,000.
Auditor-General, $4,000.
Rep. Kanealii moved $4,000.
The President, Noble j. M. Hor-
ner, and Rep. Brown concurred in
the view that the salary could only
he changed by amendment TO the
Audit Act.
The item passed.
Registrar Public Accounts, $1,000;
Clerk Finance Office, $4,000. Pass
ed.
Rep. White was ruled out of
order, unless he moved to reconsider
the Interior Department, in motion
to transfer the item for the Lahalna-
Maalaea road from Sec. 3 to this
Section.
Tax Assessor, Oahu, $1,000.
Rep. Waipuilani moved $4,000.
The law was certain to be repealed,
and this would pay the salary till
the new law came in force.
Minister Brown did not see why
they should pull TO pieces q law that
had resulted in increasing the taxes
collected by S13S,000. There was
q large increase in the returns for
Oahu this year, with only two APP
peals. He did not take much stock
in all the cutlery about terrible
things in the future. Sugar was
still six cents pound. This being
volcanic country there was rs
much likelihood of an eruption des-
troying a whole plantation as of the
dreadful ruin anticipated by some
gentlemen from the American tariff
Legislation.
Rep. Paehaole moved $4,000, think
ing none of the assessors would
throw up the office.
Noble J. NJ. Horner disagreed
with the Minister of Finance. He
attributed the increase of taxes to
the growth of property rather than
to the law. The tax-assessors were
the best paid officers of the kingdom
for the work performed. Three
months was sufficient for all their
work.
Passed at $4,000.
Tax-assessor, Hawaii, $1,000.
Noble j. M. Horner moved $4,000.
Carried.
| Tax-assessor, Maui, $4,000.
Rep. Kaneahi moved $4,000.
Noble Baldwin was sorry the
House had gone in to reduce the
salaries of assessors. The assessor
for Maui had three islands to assess
Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. (Avoice
and Kahoolawe.) Yes, and Ka-
hoolawe. He hoped the House
would not reduce the salary of this
assessor who had charge of the isl
ands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Ka-
hoolawe, and Molokini. daughter.
The incumbent was good man al
though he did get after the planters.
He was afraid this movement fol
reduction was caused by opposition
to this system, but it was the best
system in results they ever had. II
was bad policy to cut down the sala'
ries of those who creased the wheels
of government, and he was afraid il
would produce inferior work.
Rep. Kanealii gave instances o.
what he regarded unfair assessment:
on poor people by the Maui official
Minister Brown was terribly
shocked to hear of the atrocities
perpetrated by this official on Maui
1t was not he but his deputies, how
ever, who made the assessments
Those oppressed people had only tt
spend quarter to get their wrongs
righted by the appeal board. M
complaints had been received from
Maui.
Noble Widemann did not know
the man but had some experience o
his work. He had the misfortun,
to own piece of land at Waiehu
which he had returned for years a
eight years. rental. This man as
sessed it at $4,000 and he sent maj
there he was sitting now (point
ing TO Capt. Lilikalani)-to offe
the land to the assessor for his valu
alton, but he never accepted tn
offer.
Passed at $4,000.
Tax assessor, Kauai, $4,000.
Noble Crabbe moved $4,000.
Rep. II. w. Wilcox moved $4,000
Rep. A. S. Wilcox considered tn
salary small enough now as an in
ducemcnt to good man. The in
cumbent had four islands to assess
daughter.
Noble Widemann considered ~,
800 even $1,000 as salary that
young man should be glad TO ru
after.
Passed at $4,000.
Rep. II. w. Wilcox moved recon