The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-06

mlSsary department, where We think
material saving could be made.
Your committee have received mucl
/ valuable assistance from officers %
both the regular and volunteer forces
and have no doubt, from their sugges
lions and advice, that an efficient and
/ complete guard and protection of the
government property can be main
! tanned with the force recommended.
respectfully submitted,
| +. d. TENNEY,
J. ENA,
ALEX. YOUNG.
Honolulu, Oct. 9TH. 1898.
Mr. Morgan moved the report be
! accepted, and the recommendations
made adopted. Carried
Attorney General Smith introduced
q 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 10 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.
Mr. Waterhouse said he wished to
ask the minister of finance if there
was any law requiring the pilot to
10 incoming vessels.
Minister Damon said when he
came into present Office his first
work had been to carry ont 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.. Warehouse 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 a
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 SO minutes from
he time the Miowera was telephoned
until the vessel struck upon the reef.
1t was undoubtedly an error of judg-
nent on the part of the master.
Mr.. Waterhouse said he was very
glad the explanation had been of
,ered. He remembered he had come
rom the coast on a vessel lately
when the captain had been Obliged
% ask him as to the land marks
llong the coast of Oahu. Another
yessel on which his brother was
had had similar expert
'nce.
Under unfinished business the sec
md reading of the act to acquire the
tile of the kuleanas on the island of
was brought up and passed
o final reading.
The consideration Of the crown
ands bill was deferred on motion of
Attorney General Smith.
The councils adjourned at 2:30
|, NJ.