The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-07-08

Amendment and section as amended
passed.
Section provides for the duties o.
the commissioners, to seek to prevent
the introduction of blight disease into
the Kingdom. They are given power &c
enter any premises where they believe
the blight exists and cause any tree OF
plant affected to be cleansed or des-
troyed.
Noble Widemaun moved to amend by
adding the word trees, and so as to make
the expense of cleansing any tree OF
trees on any place borne by the property
owner.
Rep. Kapaehaole-Am not in favor oil
the amendment. 1t will work great
hardship especially among the Ha.
waiians. They own great many small
taro patches, and that is all and they
cannot pay the expense. The benefit is
public and the expense ought to be
borne by the public. am in favor OF
the section as it stands.
Noble Muller-I am not in favor OF the
amendment.
Rep. Rickard-I am in favor OF the
section as it stands with the addition OF
the words plant or plants and Noble
Widemann's first amendment. The OBJ
iect is public and it would be a burden
for the land owner not merely to lose the
trees but also to have to pay.
Noble Widemann- The taro pest re-
ferred to by the member from Molokai is
something which comes and goes and
does not spread. do not know why we
should tax the other islands to pay the
expenses OF suppressing a blight con-
fined to Honolulu.
Rep. Waipuilani-I am not in favor OF
the amendment. According to the argu-
ment of the honorable noble, coffee
owner in Kona ought to cut. The law is
intended not merely for this pest, but to
any which may be injurious.
Noble Crabbe- l have an amendment
which 1 think will cover the whole
ground. (The amendment changes the
wording from singular to plural.)
Rep. White-In the Hawaiian version
it saws the trees shall be removed, in the
English destroyed. 1, therefore, move to
strike out words, or destroyed.
Rep. Brown am in favor OF bill in
general, but as it stands it is altogether
too arbitrary. The committee can come
into my yard and tell me to cut tree
down without giving me any chance to
cleanse it. | move to amend. The effect
of the amendment is to give the land
owner ten days grace in which to en-
deavor to cleanse the tree before the
committee shall have authority to order
the tree destroyed.
Noble Kauhane- That the expense
ought to be borne by the landowner. If
the pest got into the cane fields of rich
plantation, the general public ought not
DO have to pay that.
Noble Baldwin There are some rea-
sons why the private owner ought to pay
himself, but the argument is on the
whole stronger the other way. The in
habitants of Kauai have direct interest
in graduating the blight in Honolulu.
1t may reach Kauai with any vessels.
Noble Ho-ner-This bill seems very
reasonably drawn, and l think we can
hardly do better than pass it as it is.
1t says the commissioners shall take all
reasonable precaution. The contingent
cies which have been anticipated are
largely imaginary.
Rep. Kapaehaole-I agree with intro
Queer of the bill that the expenses
should be paid by the Government, and
1 move to amend by adding to this sec
ton the words "that the expense shall
be borne by the Government"
Noble Homer Does not section 9
cover that amendment?
The President = There are quite
number of amendments
Rep. Richards amendment was car
ried.
Noble Widemann's amendment put
ting expense in private owner was lost.
Rep. Browns amendment giving ten
days grace to landowners was carried.
Rep. Kapaehaole withdraws his
amendment.
Section passed as amended.
Section refers to plants brought from
a foreign port and the duties OF the Gus
tom officers.
Noble Marsden moved section pass as
read.
Minister Brown moved to strike out
word wharf and substitute vessel. Carried.
Section as amended passed.
Section 4 provides what shall be done
if plants are brought from foreign coun-
tries affected with any disease.
Section passed as read.
Section 5 states the duties of every
person who shall have reason to believe
any vegetation is affected with disease.
Passed as read.
Section relates to the duties of the
Commissioner, and the regulations to be
given by publication in Hawaiian, Eng
ish, Portuguese and Chinese languages.
Noble Marsden moves to amend by
ADDING Word TaDanaaa
Rep. Brown-To make these reguIa- |
ions legal, they must be published in |
Japanese There is no Japanese news
PAPER here.
Noble Marsden-Then the Japanese
,ould claim exemption. This applies to
1000 or 10000 Japanese who cultivate
plants and trees. think the word ought |
o be in.
Rep. Brown-Then l move to amend
~ striking out the words "by publica-
ion. You can only publish in a news
'aper, and there is no Japanese news
,aper.
Amendment is carried. Section passes
IS amended.
Sec. provides the penalty, fine not
o exceed 500 for violating the provi-
ions of the Act.
Attorney-General moves to amend by
Inserting words ''shall be deemed guilty.