The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-02-18

: upon ey the Legislature So ltS frs
regular session, wtll hs presented Z,
ycG co- your consideration, ThG
; amendment 70 the Constitution in M
= wise changes Or aEecsS any q the vi
tai principles q the fundamental law
but Il adopted VIII render il les like
|. Y that some Important law may b.
come Unconstitutional through GE-
1 tact in its title,
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
During the past period u,ost g1at.-
EyIns p-CSrsSS has been made Il. she
way Of rcbl5c improvements Near
L s hundred miles q roads have been
4 constructed On the Island os Hawaii,
The SlrioS- ir,r&S$ihlS trails have
( been replaced ey highways oF easy
f grades with finely 6aiShsG and firgi,l,r
made CO&i beds, This system ~ reads,
which has been - wei begun SAo0lG
De- pushed % s speedy completion. BY
this means ) large arSa q land which
has been ks-scoSc-e practically mas
cSSS5cis VIII Be made svs5,&hls fo- ST
,ls1s2t and cultivation.
WAtls ths ru&i Improvement has nor
been - great On the Islands ot Maui.
Oahu and Kauai. Important work has
been done On Sll of these Islands. The
OpS2frS q The NUGSru PalI road
marks cSs completion % q pCo5sc: that
has been before the public for many
ysG-S
Extensive improvements G the bSr-
b0-S u HcGolUla and EJlo are now
under way, Tes demands ot o2r IN
c-e&S51S coums7cs pSGua5t of no esS-
S&cS0C ot these works.
Au Important factor in the prsSs--
vasto- Of chs health - EoColulU has
eeS- the S1rsisncs2IrS and Improve
-lsuc ot tbs lower portion q Nuu&nu
Stream. while the Installation Of $
modern GsS5ntsc-5cS plant Sr6 Other
appliances at the Quarantine Station I
gives assurance that the possible In .
CrOGCc+io0 q disease tr0u fOrs1 1sn /
countries has cssn reduced 70 min 4
l-,um-
Many new school houses have been /
bzil5. bur ScIu greater number are
needed tcr rhs accommodation % our Z
school children, some a. whom al
though several ys&rS ahoys school 2ss
have never had the benefit a i1Struc-
ton in Chs public schools
Al the funds necessary for the ccr-
-Iru&c5on q The general plan Of pub
lie Improvements should b srancad
without Hesitation having only in
view Jhs sources q revenue at he
Disposal q the Government
SEWERAGE
At your last session an approp-;z-
ton q SI9G9Q WIS made for sewerage
Investigation The greater part ct
his sum has been expended IN obtain
Ing plans AMI Specifications for !
syS1eu q sewerage tor Honolulu. In
TsS-ISaCioc Vas undertaken by 2n en-
-rscC sanitary engineer, and his re-
port, E1tcE Included elaborate draw
,CsS, together with estimates OF cost
u construction and maintenance. viii
BE- submitted 70 you by 1Es Minister
u The Interior. While the completion
u the entire sySrsn would require
the expenditure Of nearly half mil
lion Of dollars : portion q the work
may vel be commenced. which. when
would give that part Of Chs
ttCv Ttich : DoSr Chfekly settled.
facilities
The protection ct the health Of
Honolulu iS not only important 70 It's
but 70 sII the group IS
veil It bstns the principal dtStrfbut-
.CS point and business center the
7-sv2Is1cs Of III epidemic would 50
.icuSIy Interfere With Tie sscs-aI tuSi-
less ct the country.
land POLICY 4
The extent ct the uutsvsIopsd c-
sources Of The COUNTRY 2re but Just
10 bs understood The
.-u~Ch u The coffee Industry hiss en-
,1zSlzsi This and given rise 70 : de-
-21G fur 2ct IN small parcels upon
many q which homes are tsIns erect
4 41t occupied BY vsry desirable
lass 0t people The present land
lcligy Of the Government has IN m
.o-rauC bearing upon this subise5- and
hould be coutinust- bu1 upon : more
xCs1sivs scale
The Subdivision Of public lands
CIE2hIs T1- settlement should De cGr-
led On with al possible expedition
Tor this reason the Land Commission
ho1li De- granted increased facilities
d Carrying o1 The work ! step in
his direction would BE- To place the
Cf Ell lands 10 be opened
7 the Couuissio1- under the Bursau
Z Survey This would relieve the
'01niSsicn from many perpIsxIug
.ussIi11s> and give Tie Land AGENT
ppC-UuufIy 10 attend u o1hsr details
hereby enabling him 10 push forward !
b Interests q Intending settlers with { :
1e usessssry pruup-1sss- :
FORESTRY
ne eI5snSfUa and conservation II
1csS-s : : matter which L receiving
1e attention Of nearly al civilized
WhztsFsr nay Be The dif-
=Cs1es IN tE=1rIss II regard 70 the e.
aeC q forests n tks AMOUNT OF rain
AL al admit Chzt many benefits r.
III rcl ths existence OF large forest
rsaS
TIE protection Gt The forests hzs
The st1s1IiOa OF The EIacu-
i've 6U1g ths last TWO yszrs
hr0UE1 guLG4bIs Arrangements Efth
-cse who control large uzc1s Of land
-z1E niles of f6lcs have bee1 e5C-