The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-08-19

| hcp. w dlpuild0l moved IDe Item De
stricken out. The law passed in 1885
fixes certain boundaries within which
poi may not be manufactured. This will
simply increase the cost of poi.
Rep. kapaehaole-The law is a sani.
tary measure. The idea was to have a
place set apart for the manufacture Of
poi, so that it could be supervised by the
Government. The poi may be sold
anywhere. l see no harm in passing
the appropriation
Minister Brown-As Just stated this is
a sanitary measure. On page Is of the
report OF the Board of Health large
portion OF the sickness in town is attrib-
uted to these poi factories. Looking at
it from different point of view, it will
probably be like the wash houses, which
pay about twenty per cent on the invest
ment. Since the establishment of the
wash houses the entire cost has been re-
turned to the Government in the shape
OF rent.
Noble ]. M. Horner said this item had
been considered by the committee which
had considered the electric light, etc.,
and they thought it was all right.
Rep. K. Wilcox was in favor of strik-
ing the item out. Ii anyone wanted to
tax the poi business, it could be done by
licensing. This was something which
would regulate itself. If poi makers
were not clean, people would not trade
with them.
Minister Brown said anyone could still
obtain permit from the Board of Health
to manufacture, if the premises were pro-
perlv guarded.
Rep. Kauhi said there was no niger
on the fence in this business. 1t was a
good thing for the Government to go into.
The item passed.
Lighthouse Makapuu. Oahu, and Ka-
hului, Mani, SIC, 900.
Noble Baldwin moved to have the
item divided $4,000 for each. He did
not want the money all spent for Maka-
pun nor for Kahului
Noble Baldwin after inquiries moved it
be $500 for Kahului and $500 for
Makapuu. The Minister of the Interior
had informed him that the items were
SO divided.
Noble Macfarlane was in favor of the
item as in the bill.
Rep. Nawahi wanted it lighted by
electricity.
Minister Brown said there was no
lighthouse in the world lishted by cleo
tricity. The light was too uncertain.
Noble Baldwin-The Minister of the
Interiors intentions are undoubtedly
alright, but it is the right and proper
thing to separate them. Kahului needs
81 800 lighthouse. 1t is an important
port and vessels cannot go in and out at
night.
The items were passed separately,
Makapuu IS, 800, Kahului 81 500.
Rep. Rice moved to insert 81 900 for
a light house at Nawiliwili. 1t was much
needed. Passed.
Rep. Waipuilani moved to insert 5000
for maintaining certain light on the
Kona coast which was great convent
ence to fishermen.
Noble j. NJ. Horner thought there was
something queer about all this. There
were lighthouses all along the Hamakua
coast, and the speaker thought none of
them cost more than $50.
Noble Marsden-There are no light
houses on the Hamakua coast at ALL
Minister Brown-We are now consid-
ering the building and construction of
lighthouses. The item asked for is the
running expenses OF one which does not
belong to the Government at all.
Noble Marsden moved the committee
rise and report progress Carried.
The committee rose and reported and
the report was adopted.
President Walker appointed the follow
ing committee to reply to the Kings
message: Rep. Bush, Mobiles Wide
mann and Knu6San Ranc Maronpa and
Kalua; on fire department building
Rep. Lucas. Noble Phillips, Reps. A. S.
Wilcox and A. Horner and Noble Bald
win.
At :15 P. NJ. the House adjourned.