The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-30

success; but am happy to state that
the dredger is a success. About one
half of the bottom has been removed,
and it is dead certainty that inside
of three months the removal of the
to the entrance will sure
ly be completed. The company is I'M
der bond of S65 900 to carry on the
work successfully. They cannot aban-
don their contract on this account. If
we let the dredger go on, inside OF
three months we shall have the larg-
est ships af1oat come into this harbor.
The work is being carried on intelll-
gently. The Minister agreed with the
Representative from Hilo that the
dredger is gigantic sucker; yes, 1T is
doing gigantic work in that line now.
Rep. Bush said that he did not see
reason for the haste. The bill ought to
have been introduced month ago.
That dredger has been failure until
recently; 500, 900 has already been ex-
pended on this dredger, yet the Minis
ter has not reported to this House re-
garding that expenditure. II it Is true
that inside of three months the Great
Eastern can enter our harbor, why
was this bill hurried in this way?
Minister Parker said that the item
for dredging the harbor was passed in
1890, and the present Cabinet is onlyfur-
thering the work. The amount for the
dredger is inserted in the Appropria-
ton bill, but the money is due now,
and we cannot wait for the Appropria-
ton bill. Several payments have been
made. The failure OF passing this item
would involve this Government in a
great danger. The Cabinet are aware
IoA hnr 80 nfi
luton would spring up next week, but
that is of no great consequence to US.
Noble Macfarlane wanted the mo-
this, as there Is ne time to refer to q
committee unless the committee
would report tomorrow. No money
could be paid out for the dredger after
July 81. If not paid, the Risdon Iron
Works can throw up their contract.
1t is highly important that this work
should be continued, and that the
money should be appropriated. In
the end it would cost the Government
great deal more money if the con-
tractor throws it up. It would in
volve the Government in a consider
able loss if the money was not passed
to morrow.
Rep. Ashford: If the payment is to
be made on July 81, what is the neces-
sity for it now?
Noble Macfarlane: To permit the
Cabinet to pay, otherwise the work
would stop. The Minister of the In
terror is greatly at fault for delaying
this matter. There has been deficien-
cies in the working of the dredger,
but that has been overcome, as the
dredger is doing excellent work now.
1t may be that in the course of three
months the largest vessels may enter
into our harbor. This is therefore g
very important matter to this Govern
ment.
Noble Neumann: The member from
Lahaina spoke fully on this topic, sc
it is not necessary for me to say any
thing more. He proposed to pass the
mittee. He moved the previous ques-
ton, but withdrew it again in favor o.
Noble Williams, who suggested thai
the bill be referred to a committee
with instructions to report tomorrow
morning. He shut off further debate
| by moving the previous question.
The bill was passed to engrOssment
| to be read third time Saturday..
Rep. Smith then read the following
resolution:
Resolved, that the Committee Oh
Accounts be instructed to report tx
this House statement of the account!
of this session of the Legislature
showing total expenditures to July 81
Such report to classify the various ex
penditures, such as salaries, printing
etc.
m odn
| Noble Neumann asked leave o
absence during the afternoon.
Minister Parker presented his lette
in answer to questions propOunded by
Noble Dreier, in regard to the occu
patton of "Johnson's' Island by Grea
Britain through III. 3. NJ. S. Cham
pion, as follows:
/. Her Majesty's Cabinet has not beer
officially informed OF this act, but ha
seen the statement as published in TIN
newspapers.
2. A proclamation published pursuan
to an order by the King in Privy Council
on July q, 1858, announces that on tn
l4th day OF June, 1858, Cornwallls isl
and, in latitude Is degrees, 43 min. N
and longitude 169 degrees, 33 min. w
from Greenwich, and on the 18th day O
|
island, in latitude Is degrees. A min. N
were taken possession of with the usua
formalities by Sam G. Allen, Esq, h
being duly authorized to do so, in tn,
Hawaiian Islands, and that they wer,
henceforth to be considered and respect
ed as part OF the domain of the Kingdom
of the Hawaiian Islands.
On the 18th December, 1858, Hon. Jas
w. Borden, Commissioner of the United
States at Honolulu, addressed to Hi
Excellency K. G. Wylie, tue Minister O
Foreign Affairs, a Communication GOV
ering dispatch from the Hon. Levi!
ass, Secretary of State for the UniteC
States, in which o prior claim to thes
islands was raised on behalf of Mr.
Banding, an American citizen, VIII
raised the American flag there on th
9th of March, 1858; but Mr.. Wylie con
tested the claim on the grounds of infor
mality and demanded further proofs of
legal possession before resigning to tn
United States the Hawaiian sovereign,
over these islands. The records of thi
department so far as investigated, an,
careful enquiries made elsewhere, fail t
show that the United States presse,
their claim; and it is the impression Q
her Majesty's Government that "John
ston," alias CORVALLIS land Kaluna
islands are still portion of Her Males
tvs dominlons.
3. Her Majesty's Government not hay
ing received any official notification G
this alleged occupation by Her Britanni
Majesty g Government, considered it un
advisable to enter protest, being of tn
opinion that Her Britannia Majesty
Government on ascertaining the fact
will withdraw their occupation withou