The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-17

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| account Of a desire that all legislation
should follow conservative lines he
| Executive have decided NOT RI intro
ouce any new measure for the purpose
OF increasing the revenues.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The several appropriation bills
when VIII be submitted to you by the
minister OF Finance contain the esti-
mates of the funds required for the
successful conduct of the various bran
ches of the Government for the pres
| ent period. The amounts to be paid
from the Current Receipts are within
the anticipated revenues of the coun-
try, while such of the contemplated
| improvements as are to be paid for
from the Loan Fund have been re-
strlcted to the pressing needs of our
advancing commonwealth.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE PUBLIC
DEBT.
The Minister of Finance will pre-
sent to you a bill having for it's pur-
pose the consolidation of the out
standing public debt. The credit of
the Republic is so we'll established
that 1t is expected that under proper
conditions all the Indebtedness of the
Government authorized by the various
Loan Acts may be placed in one Loan,
secured by bonds bearing lower rate
of interest than that now being paid
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITU-
TON
The amendment to Article 63 of the
Constitution, proposed to and acted
upon by the Legislature at its first
regular session, will be presented 10
you for your consideration. This
amendment to the Constitution in no
wise changes or affects any of the vi
tai principles of the fundamental law;
but if adopted will render it less like
ly that some important law may be-
come unconstitutional through a de-
| feet in it's title.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
During the past period most graft
| flying progress has been made in the
way of public improvements. Near
| ly hundred miles of roads have been
constructed on the Island of Hawaii.
| The almost impossible trails have
| been replaced by highways of easy
grades with finely finished and firmly
made road beds. This system of roads,
| which has been so we'll begun should
be pushed to speedy completion. By
this means large area of land which
has been heretofore practically mac
cessible will be made available for set
Element and cultivation.
| While the road Improvement has not
been so great on the Islands of Maui,
Oahu and Kauai, important work has
been done on all of these Islands. The
opening of the Nuuanu Pail road
marks the completion of project that
has been before the public for many
years.
| Extensive improvements Of the har-
bors of Honolulu and Hilo are now
under way. The demands of our in
creasing commerce permit Of no ces-
sation of these works.
An important factor in the preser-
Walton of the health of Honolulu has
been the Strengthening and improve
ment of the lower portion of Nuuanu
Stream, while the installation of a
modern disinfecting plant and other
|
gives assurance that the possible in
PRODUCTION of disease from foreign
countries has been reduced to min
imum.
Many new school houses have beer
built, but still greater number are
needed for the accommodation of oul
school children, some of whom al
though several years above school ag'
! have never had the benefit of instruc
ton in the public schools.
All the funds necessary for the con
tinuation of the general plan OF pub
lie improvements should be granted
without hesitation, having only il
view the sources of revenue at th'
disposal of the Government.
SEWERAGE.
At your last session an appropria
ton of $4,000 was made for sewerage
investigation. The greater part Q
this sum has been expended in obtain
ing plans and specifications for
system of sewerage for Honolulu. In
vestigation was undertaken by an EN-
. inent sanitary engineer, and his re
port. which included elaborate draw
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of construction and maintenance, vii
be submitted to you by the Ministe
of the Interior. While the completion
of the entire system would requlr
the expenditure Of nearly half mil
lion of dollars, portion of the worl
may well be commenced, which, whel
completed, would give that part Of tn
city which is most thickly settled
sewerage facilities.
The protection of the health o
Honolulu is not only important to 1t
inhabitants, but to all the group a
we'll. it being the principal distribut
ing point and business center tn
prevalence of an epidemic would Sc
riously interfere with the general bust
ness of the country.
LAND POLICY.
The extent of the undeveloped re
sources of the country are but jus
beginning to be understood. Tn
growth of the coffee industry has EN-
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