The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-24

| down moment; when | am through
you can talk. With a population OF
10000 people, there are few places
where people can go. am in favor Of
| a boulevard in Hilo and of any other
public improvement that will help the
town. / have been away since last sea
| son, in New Zealand, and found in
every city places of recreation for the
! people. We have rum shops and other
such resorts, but we have few public
! places. l do not say this TO taunt the
Representative from Hilo. rep. Rich
ards-That's what you do) Very well
then, let it go. We are all human. I do
not want the appropriation in my de-
partment cut down, though the Min
lister of Finance thinks l ask too much
money, but when the appropriation for
the Finance Department comes up he
does not object to an Increase If the
Hilo member does not look out for HiIo.
1 don't know who will, and if the Ho-
nolUlu members do not look out for
Honolulu, don't know who will.
Rep. Rycroft-The Attorney General
is always saying of the mem bers from
HilO that they are kicking too much.
Hilo has had no public improvements
for, may say, twenty years. 1 favor
what he says about Improvements. J
don't think we have enough. | know
about Sydney. In three minutes one
may get into the country and find little
children playing one forgets the town
five minutes after leaving it. | think il
the roads around Hawaii were opened
up the taxes will treble in a few years.
Let us have the necessities first, those
which will bring us increased taxes,
and then have the luXuries. Let US 60
slow. 1 do not object TO the item; it is
not much, and know from my own eX-
perience that tools have to be replaced.
l move the item pass as in the the bill.
Minister Smith-In regard to the mat
ter of opening roads on Hawaii, l think
every word the member has spoken is
correct. The loan bill will provide for
such improvements. At the same time,
matters that have been established
should have attention.
Rep. Richards-The remarks of the
Attorney General were entirely I'M
necessary. HilO has had absolutely
nothing outside of $4,000. I have made
myself numerous in the appropriation
bill, but l have decided to let up. It's
no use 1t is well known fact that the
Attorney General has no use for Hilo,
and Hilo has no use for him. We are
told the appropriation for police is
necessary If we appropriate for public
parks, then the amount must be taken
from other and necessary things. The
Attorney General has advised us to
grab what we can That is his plan as
expressed in his remarks. 1t is not
right for any man to criticise members
fO, W Of no
Executive.
Rep. Rycroft- Regarding the Hilo
feeling against the Attorney General,
l must say that l do not wish to be
counted among the number.
Amendment lost; item passed as in
the bill.
Printing and advertising, $500.
Rep. Kamuhoa asked what the item
meant
Minister King-All printing, in the
Interior Department.
Expense of election, SIS ,00O Passed. |
Forests and nurseries, $12, 347.
Rep. Kaumoha-Does this include the
Makiki forest?
Minister King read the list for which |
would be used.
Rep. Rycroft-What will be done with |
Cannot it be made into park |
Minister King-The matter has not |
been considered.
Rep. Kamaouhu asked that it be re-
ferred to Committe on Public Lands.
Carried.
Aid to Queens Hospital, $4,000, con-
that certain persons shall be
treated free.
Minister Smith-Care should be eXer-
cised in this matter. If it is made free
there would be no end to the persons
who would come here and stay for free
treatment. With careful supervision l
suppose it could be made a little freer
than it now is, but with all the chart
table institutions and endowed beds
it would be foolish to throw the doors
open TO everyone. Passed.
Expenses of filing and recording of
$100. Passed.
Kapiolani Park Association, 50, 500.
Rep. Kamauohu wanted the item re-
ferred. This item has been going on
FOR years, but when anything goes on at
the park l am asked to pay admission.
favor public parks, but don't think it
S right to charge admission into place
by public money.
Minister Smith explained that this
was only on race days. However, he
was willing to have the item referred
Rep. Hanuna-There is something
here that needs attention. I attended
he Evangelical Alliance in 1894, and
with some friends went out there
When my friends returned they were
n tears. They had taken tips from a
yelcher and lost their money. 1 think
t is wrong to appropriate money to an
association that encourages horse rae
ng.
Rep. Cluney explained the item by
saying that the Jockey Club had con-
ented to remove the high fence and {
ct anyone see the races if the Govern