The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-10
+ the military beg to report as fol-

lows:
we have examined into the eff
Cheney of the forces as at present or
ganized, and find that the present
regularly enlisted forces consist of 179
| officers and men. Your committee
are of the opinion that this force is
larger than is now required, and re-
commend that the same be reduced as
rapidly as possible to force not eX-
ceeding 126 officers and men.
Your committee are also of the
opinion that the salaries of officers
should be modified so as to bring them
within reasonable bounds for con-
tinued service.
Your committee are also of the
opinion that future enlistments should
be made at a lower rate of wages than
now prevail, and that certain per-
uuisites now allowed the men, such as
shoes, should be discontinued.
| With the reduction of the force of
| enlisted men, there also should be
thorough reorganization of the COM
missary department, where we think
a material saving could be made.
Your committee have received much
valuable assistance from officers OF
| both the regular and volunteer forces,
and have no doubt, from their sugges-
tions and advice, that an efficient and
complete guard and protection of the
| government property can be main
| tanned with the force recommended.
Respectfully submitted,
E. d. TENNEY,
]. ENA,
ALEX. YOUNG.
Honolulu, Oct. 18th, 1898.
Mr.. Morgan moved the report be
accepted, and the recommendations
made adopted. Carried.
Attorney General Smith introduced
new act relating to marks and
brands. He explained at some length
the defects Of the old law, and said
that the new act proposed to do away
with the registry of ear marks.
The bill was ordered typewriter.
Minister Damon introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, that in view of the neces-
sity of maintaining the roads and
bridges of the country in good condi-
ton and repair, the minister of fin
ance is hereby authorized to pay the
drafts of the minister of interior from
the appropriation entitled, roads and
bridges general.
MIR. Warehouse said he wished to
ask the minister of finance if there
was any law requiring the pilot to
wait for the doctor before going out
to incoming vessels.
Minister Damon said when he
came into present office his first
work had been to carry out improve
ments in the post Office department.
The finance department had next
turned its attention to the matter of
the custom house. Referring to the |
question of Mr.. Waterhouse he stated |
the pilots had acted under an old |
regulation of the board of health of |
the year 1891 which forbids the pilot |
leaving the shore until the author
lied physician of the board of health |
was present. 1t was his intention to
ask that the board of health rescind
this resolution as soon as the new
regulations were prepared. 1t was
proposed under the new regulations
that the pilots should go immedi-
ately aboard any incoming vessel and
take their chances as to being quar-
antined should the vessel prove to
be affected. He wished to say that
he regretted such pressure had been
brought to bear that had re-
suited in the resignation of
DR.. Trousseau, who had been very
efficient officer and very accommo-
dating to the board of health during
his incumbency.
Attorney General Smith said that
very careful Investigations had been
made into all the circumstances of
the present disaster and that it was
clear the fault did not lie with the
pilots. The Australian steamers had
been coming here for the past fifteen
years and no serious accident had
happened heretofore. He believed
the present accident was due to
mistake of judgment on the part of
the master of the steamer as was the
accident to the steamer China some
time ago. There was some delay
caused by the pilot boat waiting for
the executive officer of the board
and the placing of the lights on the
can buoys had taken some time, but
as fact it was but 55 minutes from
the time the Miowera was telephoned
until the vessel struck upon the reef.
1t was undoubtedly an error of judg-
ment on the part of the master.
Mr.. Waterhouse said he was very
glad the explanation had been of
fered. He remembered he had come
from the coast on a vessel lately
when the captain had been obliged
to ask him as to the land marks
along the coast of Oahu. Another
vessel on which his brother was a
passenger, had had similar expert
ence.
Under unfinished business the sec
ond reading of the act to acquire the
title of the kuleanas on the island of
Molokai was brought up and passed
to final reading.
The consideration of the crown