The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-08-17

Cher meet every year WIN the MIL
lister of Finance as a Board of
Equalization, and arrange and settle
up II a plan of assessment of all pro
perty throughout the Kingdom.
There is a great saving in expense
to the Government, as well as AN Ill
crease in Taxes collected, under the
present system, as compared with
that under the Governors, as WI be
seen by the statement herewith APP
pended. To remove the Assessors
in Chief of each Island would ncces-
state the employment of higher
priced class of deputies than are
now employed under the Assessors
in Chief, and the result would pro-
badly be no reduction whatever in
the sum total of lsalaries,now paid.
At the least calculation, it will
take two years more of hard work to
put the present system on a good
and sure footing, and any change at
this time would be severe blow to
carrying out of the work. The most
of the detail work is being done by
the Assessors themselves, the depu-
ties being busy with other work, so
that the abolishing of the Office of
Assessor and giving this work to the
Governors or deputies to do would
put the work back where it was two
years ago.
In few words the present method
of assessing and collecting taxes is
we'll organized system conducted
on business principles with cen
trial Office on each island, where the
information, material and detail
work explained above, is kept for
reference, the whole plan of opera
tions being regulated by the Equaliz
alton Board whereas the old me-
thod, with the Assessors appointed
in a hap-hazard way each year, often
appointed from ono island to assess
district on another island and the
returns made through a Governor
who knew nothing about the pro
perty of the island shasn't the sem
blance even of business system in it
to recommend it.
To remove the head Assessors,
and thus break up the central Office
of each island, would take out of the
system one of its most essential and
important features; it would really
remove the king bolt of the system.
We believe that to make this
change, and remove those from Of
fee who have acquired such valu-
able knowledge of the business and
of the property throughout the
country, at time when the Govern
ment is sadly IN need of good IN
come from taxes, would be suicidal
and unwise.
We recommend that these bills be
laid ON the table.
Respectfully submitted,
III. p. BALDWIN,
E. G. MACFARLANE,
l.. A. THURsToN,
j. A. AKGNA.
On motion of Rep. Koahou the
report was tabled until he coulC
present minority report.
Noble Williams from the Printing
Committee reported Bills l5lA, l6t
| 1877, 1863, ia.
Minister Spencer presented an
5 swers to questions relative to tn
!. naturalization of Chinese, and t.
e the effect: No. of Chinese natural
4 lied during last period 81. (2) Il
y the present period the numbers hay
l been-April, O.; May, 3; June,
4 July, n; August to date, 46. {;
Total naturalized Chinese, III.
: The Order of the Day being NOV
y ed the Appropriation Bill came b'
S fore the Assembly. Nothing bein
u ready for consideration in the wa
d of the deferred items, under sectio
q | of the bill, no action was taken.
IS On motion Bill ll5, relative t
|, internal taxes, was taken up and sec
1t ton 62 was passed.
3 A general dulness seeming to pc
& wade the Assembly, Noble Neuman
r. at l0:45 moved recess until | 3
rs The vote seemed to favor the me
ton, but the President ruled othe
g wise, Noble Neumann not obiectin
: Section 63 passed.
y On motion the vote passing Sc
TX ton 81 was re-considered and the
referred to the Judiciary Committe
ID to which section "a was also referre
Ks AT II the Assembly, ON motion
'd Rep. Smith and Noble Neuman
is took recess to allow members oppo
'X tunity to see their friends off in Il
Sc departing steamer Australia.
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