The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29

q last. the number of deaths in the
city. among residents of the city was
II and the number of deaths for the
35 DAYS preceding February 24th,
among residents of the city was 81.
3. "The physicians and members
of the Board Of Health ordered the
change to night work as matter OF
experiment, on account Of the com
pIaints made above referred to; and
did not have any special opinion upon
the subject.
4. "The Board of Health has taken
no action upon the matter OF contlnu-
ing the work at night. AS above
stated. the change was made as an
experiment. and the continuing or dis
continuing of it will depend upon the
results. taking into consideration all
circumstances.
Rep. Achi moved that the answers
be laid on the table. He had been
misled by an evening paper. Carried.
Minister Cooper presented the fol-
lowing answers of the Minister of the
Interior ad interim to questions pro-
pounded by Rep. Wilder:
1. "The Government is filling in for
wharf purposes an area of 1000 square
feet, being portion of lot of land
conveyed to the Government upon con-
dition that a certain other area, be-
longing to the Youman's estate,
amounting to $1,000 square feet be
filled by the Government. This is all
the Government is prepared to fill in
the immediate future.
?. "To the question, Does the area
now being filed in, cover any ground
which. in a recent controversy over
the wharf question, in Honolulu har-
bor conducted in the public press OF
this city it was contended should be
dug out instead of being filled in. If
so, how much of said ground is being
filled in or will be filled in in the
immediate futures? l would state, if
it is understood that the area which
it was contended should be dug out is
the area between the wharves OF the
Pacific Commercial Advertiser map,
then about $4,000 square feet of this
area is being filled, and portion of
that covered by the wharf in the map
is being dug out.
8. 1.-The wharf frontage to be made
by filling, already staked out, is $50
feet with a possibility of increasing it
about 100 feet with less that one
half the excavation required. by the
plan published in the Pacific CONNER
cial Advertiser.
f. ''The cost of excavating to give
the $50 feet wharf frontage. will be
S17, 900.
5. "The amount spent in dredging
the Pacific Mail slip, so called, would
probably excavate an area of 100000
square feet, considerably more than
that being filled in and would give q
wharf frontage of $4,000 feet. This
however, could not be done without
acquiring property not owned by the
Government.
6. Il am not aware that the pro-
priety of the filling in of this land is
in issue except so far as it is covered
by the item in the appropriation bill
for dredging Honolulu harbor.
z. 81 am not aware that any member
of the Cabinet has made any public
declaration of the intention to make
the filings in question"
The report with accompanying deed
to the land mentioned and MAJ
showing same, were referred to the
Committee on Public Lands in whose
hands Rep. Robertson's concurrent re-
solution had been left.
Rep. Achi presented lengthy re-
port on the special committee to whom
had been referred the matter of LAND
transfers. The report was ordered
printed.
Rep. Robertson reported for the
Committee on Foreign Relations tt
whom was referred House bin 81 re
lating to Foreign Corporations. Afte
stating the objects of the bill, the re
port goes on to say:
1--WE believe that our laws with re
spect to foreign corporations are to-
lax in regard to the matters referre
10, and we consequently approve of tn
objects of the bill.
Owing to the unsatisfactory condi
tion of the existing statutes relatin,
to foreign corporations, we think
advisable to repeal instead of amen
them. For this purpose, We have pre-
pared a substitute bill which embrace
the points contained in the bill as in
troduced and repeals the existing stat
utes. We recommend that the substi
tute bill, pass and that bill 81 be lai
upon the table,
Report tabled to be considered wit
the bill
Minister Damon gave notice of hi
intention to introduce an act amend
ing the law relating to weights an
measures. Under suspension of rules
the bill was read first time by title
Rep. Robertson propounded the fol
lowing to the Acting Minister, of tn
Interior:
1. please state whether the Gov
ernment has requested the Hawaiia
Commercial & Sugar Co. to cease wor
upon its wharf now in course of erec
ton at Kahului, and if so, why ha
such request been made?
2. Does the Government claim
own all lands below high tide mar
throughout the country?
8. Does the title of the Hawaiia
Commercial & Sugar Co. in the Ian
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