Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-04-06
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well. At all events he was learn
ing, as a new man would have to
leard his duties. Jobs were at
tempted on the customs every time
steamer arrived, and he would
be willing to bet that new man
would be duped as often as any
other.
Minister Damon wished that
Mr.. Rycroft had gone to the Col
lector General, rather than to the
official involved.
Minister Smith would as a rule
agree with Mr.. Richards about
sending abroad for men, but ar
gued that experts and specialists
ought to be introduced from
abroad in certain cases. He men
toned electric lighting, matters of
agriculture, sewerage, ETC., as mat
ters where special skill was abso-
lutely necessary, or at least a great
benefit for the country. An ex-
pert had been needed to start the
new dredge, but now any local
engineer could run it. With
goods coming here from all parts
Of the world, it required special
skill to detect imposture. While ex-
perience was the best teacher, often
it was the most expensive teacher.
In a matter of this kind, it would
be economy to get the best service
possible, and the man employed
could teach our own young man.
Rep. Rycroft considered that
the Acknowledgement was talking
beside the question. The things
he had referred to had nothing to
do with this question. When the
telephone and electric light we're
introduced nobody here knew
anything about them, everybody
was green. What, however, would
a San Francisco man know more
than Honolulu man about an
invoice of goods ?
Minister Smith asked the men,
Der to name one article imported
here which was not imported in
San Francisco, besides there was
a much larger variety of imports
in San Francisco.
Rep. Rycroft answered that it
made no difference. An invoice
of silk from Germany by one YES
sci might greatly differ in value
with one from the same country
10y another vessel. What was
wanted in theappraiser was honesty
first of all. Next he should be in:-
partial. Then he should have a
certain knowledge of goods coming
here. A bill Of lading may be
dishonesty gotten up, its contents
being underyalued.. If box
labeled cigarettes was found to
contain silk bandkerchiefs, what
was wanted to find out that fact
was detective skill, not expert
knowledge.
hep. Robertson was opposed to
the item for different reasons from
some of those advanced. The
Minister of Finance told them at
the first OF the session that the
Government would have so much
money, and if any was spent un-
necessarily it would diminish the
amount available from current re.
ceipts for public works. 1t would
therefore be the proper thing to
raise no old salaries, or to create
any new ones, unnecessarily. 1t
appeared, from the statements of
Minister themselves, that money
had been saved by the work of the
present appraiser, more than the
amount of his salary, and the SER
vice ought to improve. If the
present official was incompetent
he ought to be discharged.
After some further discussion
without anything new being said,
the vote was taken by show of
hands. The item was stricken
out by majority of seven to three.
Minister Smith under suspen-
sion of the rules introduced a bill
to amend the law of 1859 to i'm
prove fences.
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