The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-27


baths, under the direction Of the resi-
dent physician, and the furnishing q
coal to individuals would come entire
ly within the Jurisdiction of the Super
intendent.
Having found that the requests q
the petitioners have been substan
TALLY complied with, so far as is ex
pedient, your committee recommen,
that the petition be laid on the table.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the re
port of the committee be laid on tn,
table. The committee had done moth
! ing but consult the President of tn,
Board of Health, and had taken al
of their report from information re
ceived from that source. More infor
nation should be obtained by the com
mittee, and visit should be made t.
the leper settlement before further con,
sideration.
Motion to lay the report on the table
carried
Rep. Hanuna reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
Improvements, to whom was referred
a petition from the district of Kau, Ha-
wall, signed by sixty people and pray
ing for the opening of a road from
Punaluu up to and into the homesteads
at Waikalona, as follows:
"First-The opening of a road be-
tween the places mentioned is neces-
sary and would be a great improvement
to that part Of the country.
"Second-From inquiries and CONVEX
sation with the Minister of the Int
rior it has been learned that it is the
intention of the Government to carry
out the request of the petitioners and to
introduce bill making appropriations
for new roads.
When such bill is introduced the
committee hope that an item will be
inserted to provide for a road between
the two places named"
Report laid on the table, to be
brought up later.
Rep. Richards reported printing of
House Bill No. u, regarding the i'm
provement of roads in the district of
Honolulu.
Rep. Hanuna reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Internal
Improvements, to whom was referred
a petition praying for an appropriation
for public storehouse at Napoopoo
landing, and also for the improvement
of the landing itself.
1.-The committee, upon investigation,
find:
"First-That it has not been the
custom of the Government to build
storehouses at various landings
throughout the Republic, saving, per-
haps, the shed over the wharf at Hilo.
''Second-That the second part of the
petition, praying for improvement on
the landing, was accompanied by no
estimate of expense. Motion to lay the
petition on the table, to be brought.
up with any bill introduced on the sub
ject later. Carried.
Rep. Kamauoha announced that the
select committee to whom had been
referred the petition from the Portu-
guese, was ready to report and would
do so at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Owing to other urgent matters already
arranged for by two of the members
Of the committee, the report of the
committee was deferred.
Rep. Bond gave notice of his inten-
ton to introduce an Act entitled, "An
to mitigate the evils and diseases aris-
ing from prostitution approved Au-
gust "a, 1860; also, "An Act to restrict
target shooting on Sundays"
The following communication was
received from the Minister of the In
.erior:
I'm answer to the request of Hon. |
E. E. Richards, member from Hilo, |
asking for statement CT the amount |
expended upon and the earnings from
.owage by the Government steam tug
Sleu for the year ending December 81, |
1895, beg to state that the expenses
we're as follows:
Coal, 81 1893 rs; extra labor, s274 rs;
,epairs, s1,527 %; tools and equip
nents, $79 go; oil, waste, ETC., $500 65;
Jay of officers and crew, $4,000 Total, |
10, 406 03.
THE earnings for the same period
to $10,520 TO-"
The following resolution was intro
luced by Rep. Kamauoha:
Resolved, That special committee
# this House be appointed to confer
With the agents of rice and sugar plan
atoms, together with other agricult-
raj industries in the Republic, for the
purpose of ascertaining the number of
aborers of different nationalities en-
loyed by them up to the present time,
10Th as contract laborers and other
rise; also, that the number of laborers
N each sugar or rice plantation, or
ngaged in other mechanical pursuits,
or the different years, be ascertained
nd reported on.
Further, that the committee ascer-
ain the number of Chinese and Japan
Sc laborers and their remaining time
service; also, the estimate of labor
,rs necessary for the two ensuing
ears. Referred to the select commit
&c to whom had been referred the Pc
tion from the Portuguese.
Act relating to the dimensions of the
ational ensign passed first reading {,
md was referred to the Judiciary ;
ommittee.
House adjourned at IL 80 a. m. N