The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-18

1t shows that the United States now
pays only A cents per pound Tor the
highest class OF mail, (letters and postal
cards) and 4 - cents per pound for prints
carried by foreign vessels. For similar
service by their own merchant marine
they pay $1.60, and cents, respectively,
per pound, for such mail matter. The
rates named are paid for Atlantic trans
portation, which is about go per cent.
longer, and much more expensive and
dangerous than the navigation Of the
route from here to San Francisco.
The majority report shows the receipt,
by the Oceanic Company, from this Gov
eminent, of perquisites aggregating more
than 81 900 per month, viz S13,22l OF
per year, as judged by the year 1891.
That amount OF itself would pay for the
carriage of the Hawaiian mail to San
Francisco, at rate about SO per cent.
in excess of the rate paid by the United
States for Atlantic transportation OF its
mails on vessels carrying Its own flag:
and would pay for such service at the
rate of four and half times as much as
the United States pays to foreign YES
sells.
The vessels OF the Oceanic Company,
now in commission, are all under the
American flag, one of them, the "Aus-
tralia," having been lately thence trans
ferred from our flag. Consequently there
does not exist the reason in our case, as
in that of the United States. for our pay
ment of high postal rates to the vessels
carrying our mails.
But if, in addition to all present privi-
leges enjoyed by mail steamers, we
should adopt as our postal tariff, medi-
UNI between the rates paid to domestic
and to foreign vessels by the United
States, namely, one dollar per pound for
letters, aud six and one-fourth cents per
pound for prints, (being more than twice
as much as we now pay for the Atlantic
transportation OF our mails to Europe),
it would cost us, Gas per the figures OF the
majority report), only 81, $50 for bien-
NAL period, as compared with the subsi-
dy proposed by the majority of the COM
mittee,-$24, 900. This would represent
saving OF nearly so per cent, while
paying most generously for the service to
be performed, in addition to the value OF
the perquisites mentioned.
We do not think the permaneucy OF
the line now operated by the Oceanic
Company is at all involved in this ques-
ton of subsidy or no subsidy from this
Government. That line is already suffi-
GENTLY established to exist without fur
Their subsidy from US. But the perqui-
sites furnished by us, though valuable to
that company, are not from our stand
point, equivalent to the payment by us
of their value in money. We have the
wharves, lighthouses, etc., and the re-
mission of charges for their use is only a
negative loss, while the payment OF SUBJ
sides in coin is positive expense.
Our conclusion, therefore, is that an
appropriation should be made for the
payment of postal rates between here
and San Francisco, and other west coast
ports, on mail matter of Hawaiian origin,
sufficient to meet the rates last men,
toned, viz. one dollar per pound for let
tiers, postal cards, and all registered mail,
and six and one-fourth cents per pound
for prints, and all other matter, not in
cluded in the first class above, and that
such appropriation be made available to
any company, in whole or in part, whose
vessels shall carry any Hawaiian mail.
To this end We present herewith bill
to cover the points suggested, and recon-
mend its passage, and that the following
items be inserted in Section OF the APP
preparation Bill, under the heading of the
Post Office Bureau, viz =
"For the carriage OF Hawaiian
mails to America, in accord
ance with the Act of 1892,
relating thereto. 5 13, 900 90
"Subsidy for Steamer from
San Francisco to Honolulu,
via HilO, in accordance with
said Act 5000 90
Respectfully submitted,
G.. w. ASHFORD,
ROBERT r. HIND.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Bush propounded questions to
the Cabinet concerning the Crown
Lands, asking that information be
furnished by the Crown Land Com
missioners relative to certain lands in
Kaneohe, Oahu, said to be owned by
or leased to Mamie r. Brewer.
Rep. Ashford propounded questions
as follows: Relative to the amount,
date of issue and interest of bonds
issued in relief of the late King Kala-
kaua, and also relative to transfer OF
certain lands to the Crown Lands
Commissioners.
At 1915 the House proceeded to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of Bill 65A, concern
| ing light wine and beer.
Rep. Bush moved that all bills con-
corning liquor be referred to a com
mittee to report to the Legislature in
| 1894.
Rep. Smiths amendment was read
Noble Young moved to amend by
making it women other than Asiatics,
| instead of women who are Hawaiian
| subjects, as it would not be easy to
| ascertain who were subjects.
Rep. Smith accepted the amend
ment.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox objected to the
amendment. Women could not vote
and they ought not to mix themselves
in such things. This would put the
| power in the hands of the women and
make the woman the head of the fam.
lily A man who was not head of the
family was only fit to be killed by
bad whisky.
Rep. Kanealii said the bill provided
| too many licenses for Honolulu. Ten
was too much on top of the licenses
already existing. These new places
| would be primary schools where our
| children would learn the elements OF
drinking. He did not favor a law like
| this, which would make nation OF
drunkards. People drank to get
drunk, and they would not be satisfied
with wine and beer. The bill was
one of the DEVILS measures. Proba-
| bly, some of the prominent supporters
| of this bill expected to make some
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