The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-12-16


in its discretion from consentng to the laying or
landing through its waters or upon its Shores of any
submarine telegraph or other electric cable cables
which, during the period of fifteen years hereinbefore
mentioned shall be constructed laid sought to be
constructed or laid or landed upon Hawaiian shores,
by or on behalf of any foreign government.
SECTION 8 Such contract may further provide for
the payment by the Hawaiian Government to said con-
structorS of annual subsidy not to exceed twenty
five thousand dollars in legal tender of the Hawaiian
Kingdom for and during period not to exceed fifteen
years from the date of the establishment such
cable of Geographic communication between the City
of Honolulu and some point on the North American
Continent or elsewhere Provided that such communi-
cation shall be established not later than the first day
of January, 1894
SECTION 4 The grant of any of the rights privi
leges and the payment of any subsidy hereinbefore
authorized shall be conditioned upon the covenants of
said constructors be expressed in such contract that
is to say
l. That during such period, the Minister of Finance
shall pay the subsidy herenbeore authorized the
saees Of or for the Hawaiian Government shall be
received and transmitted and delivered by and over
such cable free of charge Provided, however, that if
the cost of such messages when computed at half the
regular rates for ordinary press messages shall exceed
the amount of the annual subsidy paid contracted to
be paid herenbefore authorized for any year then
the of such expense shall be paid by the said
Minister of Finance to said constructors
3 That said constructors shall not make or FORM or
permit any combination pool, other agreement with
any other person. body, company syndicate who or
which shall hereafter own or operate any cable
cables, the effect purpose of which shall be to adj
increase the rates of teegraphy to from the
Hawaiian Islands by anycable which shall be
laid constructed to or from the Havsan Islands by
the said constructors
That the rates for the transmission of messages to
and from the Hawaiian Islands by and over any cable
which shall be laid reconstructed by said constructors
shall not exceed the following prescribed limit that
to say:
4. For all messages other than Hawaiian Govern
ment and press messages to fro between the point
of such cables connection with the American telegraph
system and Honolulu not more than forty per cent of
the rates which shall be charged for like messages over
such cable to fro, between said American point and
any point New Zealand Australia if such cable be
extended to New Zealand and Australia or if said cable
be extended to other points, in similar proportion
B. For like messages to fro between Honolulu and
the point points of such cables connection with
either the New Zealand or the Australian telegraph
SYSTEM not than sixty per cent of the rate which
shall be charged for like messages such cable to or
no. between either said New Zealand point or said
Australian point and said American point should such
cable be extended to New Zealand and Australia or if
said cable be extended to other points in a similar
proportion.
6. Should such cable be constructed only from the
Hawaiian Islands to the American Continent the con-
tract shall fix maximum scale of charges
4 The rates for ordinary messages or items of news
to any newspaper or bureau of the Hawaiian
Kingdom commonly known as press messages shall not
exceed One-ha the rate which shall be charged for
other messages, excepting messages to or from the
Hawaiian Government, any Officer thereof in his
official capacity
5. All messages. other than Hawaiian Government