Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-26

ton and extent of which was ap-
proved of by the late administrs.
ton without even consulting the
judgment of the Harbor Master.
who by years of experience is
thoroughly posted OH the practic-
ability aud results of such i'm
provements. The opinion of such
men the HarborMaster and pilots
should certainly have been oh
tanned before entering into a lease
OF this important character. In
any event, so long as there exists
a difference OF opinion as to
whether or not wbarves extending
long distances into the harbor will
cause distractions, either as
to the depositing of debris or
as to the handling of large
vessels in our small deep
water harbor space, the sub
Ject should be most carefully and
fully considered before any fur
ther such wharves and improve
ments are allowed to be construct.
ed. There is, moreover, a unani =
nous agreement of disinterested
expert testimony that as a source
OF increasing revenue the Govern.
ment should not in the public in
terest give up by lease or other
wise the immediate control of any
of the deep water frontage. An
other point. which fixed the atten
ton OF your committee, was the
agreement of all testimony before
us to the effect that the filing in
with earth not only threatens but
is positively obstructing the deep
water frontage and should be i'm.
mediately discontinued and the
damage done repaired.
According TO the terms of the
lease under consideration, the o.
Il. u l.. Co. is required to keep
separate account of all amounts
paid out for improvements on the
leased premises, together with
description of such improvements,
and they shall at the end of each
month file at the Interior office a
copy of such account for the
month then last past. During
many months improvements have
been made there, a new wharf has
been built, but this condition has
never been complied with.
While the term of the lease is
for 'ten years, the Government
has fortunately reserved the
right of terminating it at any time
and of taking possession of the
leased premises upon giving the
o. r. II l.. Co. 30 days notice of
intention, and by rendering the
actual value of the improvements
made up to the time. After
most careful and thorough ex.
animation of both the advantages
(it there are any and the disad
vantages which the Government
will sustain by the further pro.
longing of this lease, and in view
of the unanimous agreement of
experts as to not only the unde-
STABILITY of continuing the same
from Government financial
standpoint as well ss from that
of absolute and rapidly accruing
detriment to our hsrbor site and
public works situated thereupon,
your committee have arrived at
the conclusion, viz. Of the
great importance of Immediately
stopping all in6lliugs by the o.
II. d Leo. on the leased premises
and of the necessity of the Minister
ofInterior Immediately proceeding
to the cancellation of the lease for
the following reasons among
others:
l. Under no consideration
should the Government give up
the rights and privileges in, or
the immediate control over, any
part or portion of the deep water
front in the Harbor, and yield
gratuitously large revenues to be
derived by the Government there
from.
2. The law under which the
lease was made does not contem-
plate the REIMBURSEMENT of valua
BILE terminal franchises of Govern.
mpnt property to railways, which
will not only cut off future reven
ues but embarrass our absolute
necessities in harbor improve
ments.
3. The Instructions which will
necessarily be built up in the har
Dor under the terms of this lease