The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-02-11

/ to the contractor an annual subsidy
of $40 900, gold coin of the United
9 States, for twenty years in equal quar-
terly iDstallrlents of $4,000. Exciu-
sive franchise, however, depends upon
the beginning OF cable construction on
or before May, 1897, aud the estab-
fishing Of telegraphic communities
tons not later than November, 1898.
Further, the government of the
United States must join the under
taking by the grant of substantial
assistance to the contractor. Failing
the corporation of the United States,
the Hawaiian Government may cam
Gel the agreement by delivering q
written notice thereof at the house of
Bishop & Co. in Honolulu not less
than sixty days in advance OF term
ination.
This Government grants to the con-
tractor the free Use of rig way
across Government lands for leland
ing OF cables or the construction Of
land lines connecting them. 1t also
grants suitable sites on any Govern
nent lands approved 10y the Govern
ment for the construction of stations
and stOrehouses for maintaining or
operating the cables. Free use of
these sites is accorded for twenty
years. Material for cable construc-
tiOu, etc, will lie admitted free OF
duty for twenty year.; property con-
ice ei with the ga bic. will be exempt
from taxation for tweuIy years and
La" harOor or port due or charges,
except pilotage, will De levied from
vessels exclusively engaged in cable
work. During this term of years the
contractor may condemn aud appro-
pirate, according to law, such prop
eIty or rights Of way as may be
needed for cable construction, MAIN
tenance or operation.
Inter island communication will
Include Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Ka-
uai and Oahu. II requested by the
Government, within one year after
the completion of the inter island
cable system, the contractor will sell
it TO the Government for actual cash
COST, free from ali liens, and grant use
of cable ship, charging therefor only
actual cash outlay.
OF course the cables must be of the
best material aud workmanship Max
imum charges tor inter-island mes
sages will not exceed ten cents a word,
provided that it be not obligatory on
the contractor to send any message
for less than 81. Foreign rates, to be
determined by the United States Gov
will not exceed 81 q word.
should caole communication be es-
-abllshed between Hawaii and Aus
.ralia and japan, the rate of messages
rom Honolulu to Japan, or vice versa,
;aDnot exceed pro rata proportion,
based on distance, of the regular rates
or similar messages to or from San
francisco and Australia and Japan.
Messages from Honolulu to points be-
ioad Sau Francisco Will not be higher
han the contractor is charged for
beyond San Francisco.
'ress rates will not exceed one-baif
he amount charged for ordinary mes
ages. provided 1t be not obligatory
lpOn the contractor to send any press
Message for less than 81. The Ha-
vaiian Government will have free
up to the amount of the
annual subsidy, reckoning rates as
prescribed for ordinary messages.
This contract was signed on the
9Th day Of last August by President
Dole and his Cabinet, w. G. Wilder
nd F ]. Clay, president and secretary
+ the Senate, and d. L. Naone and
ames N. n. Nicola, speaker ana clerk
the House of Representatives.
'hese last signers are native Hawai-
ans. AT that time Colonel Spalding
ePositrd with the Minister of Finance
Hawaiian bonds to the amount of
Is 900 as security. II the contract be
1lilled satisfactorily, these bonds will
e returned; otherwise they will be
,rfeited to the Hawaiian Govern
lent as liquidated damages.
On one subject everybody Is agreed.
royalists, annexation
us, anti annexatioRists, protectorat-
ITS, Hawaiians, Americans, British,
Portuguese, French, Nor
'egians, Chinise, Japanese, all want
cable. Doomed to live without even
weekly mail from anywhere, we are
ond-riDg in all these languages how
olonel Spslding is getting on with
lie fifty-fifth Congress.