The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-10
YuE LEGISLATURE
OHe Hundred and Fourth Day.
SATURDAY, October :.

MafSuen presented a petition from
several pineapple growers represent
Ing that owing to the large number
OF acres planted there would soon be a
glut in the market, unless the fruit
could be cacned for export; az the
United States have established duty
on such imports OF 30 per cent, max
ing the trade Improbable, the petit
TONERS ask that the Hawaiian duty
on machinery, etc, for canning pur-
poses be RENTED, and also the taxes
on the canning plant during the
maintenance of the American duty.
Noble Mar den moved reference to
the Committee on Commerce.
Rep. White moved the cOnsidera-
ton of this petition be indefinitely
postponed. The pineapples were ex-
ported at large profit, and now came
this whining petition.
Noble Marsden said the petition
asked simply for a remission of duty
on things which do not come into the
country at $50 LOW. The reason given
by the hon. member for postpOning
the petition was the strangest he had
ever heard.
NODle OK WAS Sidu W ste llii5
petition Introduced. 1t ought to have
come in earlier. But better late than
never Coal, iron and steel were al
ready admitted free Of duty for the
benefit OF manufacturers here, to en-
able them TO go on. He did not I'M
derstand how any man-English,
American O. Nawaiian-cOuld stand
up and oppose bill of this kind. Let
the machinery and the tin plate in
free, and We could probably have fifty
or seventy-five Hawaiians employed
making cars. He had noticed tend
ency on the part of the Hawaiian
members ust as soon as they had
caught a loose which laid golden
eggs to cut IS head off. 1t had been
demonstrat I'd that the cultivation OF
pineapples was suited to the country,
and something in which Hawaiians
in which the Hawaiian needed in
struction ~ day, it was in industry.
If they won / only put their hands tC
the spade ard take the wealth from
the soil, i.,st-ld of waiting for some
grand bogr- enterprise to put million:
in their pockets. The Hawaiians Were
both able and willing to work, bu
they did not strike out as other peo
pie did. The House had voted t.
maintain ne duty Oh Ice, which wa
burden of S4O00 on the country
and it should not resist so moderate ;
request az this.
Rep. Waipuilani said the matte
must be looked into carefully. Their
were other fruits here, guavas, etc.
which made good preserves. Ii
agreed with the hon. Noble that some
thing could be done to assist these in
dustries. The difficulty was, the higl
rate of duty. There were certain
kinds of fish which might be preserv
ed and exported.
Rep. White opposed the petition.
The petition was referred to tn
COMMITTEES on Commerce.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Rep. Lamauoha gave notice to til
Committee on the Constitutions
Convention Amendment to NEE
Monday norIlng.
RESOLUTIONS.
4 Rep. Eamanoha introduced Il reso
Tuition calling upon the Sanitary Com
II mittee j confer with the Board c
II Health, and inform the House as t
Z whether the medicines are furnished t
the Government physicians for graft
itOus distribution to poor HaWallanS
or are they entitled to make a charge
Does su,h charge belong to the Gov
eminent or the physicians? Referre
to tn ); snitary Committee.
Undei suspension of the rules, NObl
Williams presented the report of tn
Snecial Committee on Water Work
as follows:
TO the HONORABLE JOHN ). WALKER
Pro sidept of the legislature:
SIR:--Your Special Committee o
Water Works, appointed to considt
Petitions, Nos. So, $50, 1913, 2l3, $50, .
and 3l5. addressed to this House haV
had tn. same under careful consider;
ton ard find that good grounds #
complaint exists in the system OfWatt
supply for the city of Honolulu.
In tie report of the Minister of tn
Interiar, page 105, we find that Il
cost of the present system up to da
for pipes, reservoirs, lands and wat'
rights, is in the sum of 1887, 2Ol. 5
the running expenses, including sal
ries up to March 81, 1892, from 1881,
period of II years, amounts to 945t
54S 13, or per annum SlO,0Ol.lf.
The receipts for the period OF
wears amounts to an average of S1t
127. 40 Der annum, n return over al
above running and other expense
not III Guiding interest on investmel
or amortization, of S6,226.23.
But on examining the figures al
tables on page l03 of the Report, it
apparent that from the year 1880 Il
running expenses of end improv
ments to the system have far eXcee
ed the receipts therefrom, and tn
the 81 parentIy good showing of ave
ages must be credited to the periC
between 1864 and 1878, and that SIM
that time the water works system III
cost for permanent work, surveys, I
pairs and running expenses, $3.50
1889, while the receipts during tn
perio. amount to S417, 1914, diift
ence against the system of Sl62 OH
or per annum since 1878, Sl3,51S.6S.
Your committee has examined Il
stor. se system of reservoirs in NJ
anu Wiley and Makiki and find II
reservoirs of total capacity OF for
millions of gallons, United Stat
STANDARD, and these cost the count
S61, oS6 GO. The reservoir at Luakah
Nuuanu Valley, known as No.
nroiJably the best constructed of n
ia this section, is situated at the TO
Of a slight rise in the ground, son
hundred or so feet above the reserve
at the Halfway house. This reese
voir is the first in the series of storaj