The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-23

K HONOLULU, APRIL %,
for such surrender would. in many
cases be ayailed of As TO the desir-
ability for some such provision there
can be but little doubt, opportunity
would thus be afforded to the present
holders of large tracts to reduce their
holdings concentrating their energies
on the development Of the portion re-
manning TO them,-while OF the land
r6gained by the Government, there
would be brought about the expansion
q the many homes for the many idea,
and OF chaL small farming element
which is the real backbone and sinew
CT strength 70 any country.
For all Of which reasons, your com
mittee recommend that the bin pass -
The report was laid on the table 70
he considered with the bin.
Rep. Wilder propounded the follow
ing questions to Minister Cooper, Min
lister Of the Interior ad interim:
l. Is the Government filling in and
converting into dry land, any portions
OF the tide lands of Honolulu harbOr
suitable for whaTves? Ii so, what area
is now being filing in and what area
in the immediate future is the Gov
eminent preparing TO fill in?
,. Does the area now being filled in,
cover any ground which in a recent
controversy over the wharf question
IN Honolulu harbor conducted in the
public press of this city it was con-
tended should be dug out instead OF
being filled in or will be filled in the
immediate future?
). How many feet of wharf frontage
can be made out of the area being
filled in and which is 10 be filled in
in the immediate future if the same
IS dug out and WharVes constructed
thereon in slips, according to the plan
outlined in the Pacific Commercial Ad-
vertiser of january goth, 1898, a copy
of which is furnished with these ques-
tions.
t. What will be the estimated cost Of
digging out an area sufficient to give
the wharf frontage stated in answer
to the last question?
3. With the amount now spent in
dredging out the slip adjoining the
Pacific Mail wharf what area in ques-
tion now being filled in could be
dredged out to a depth sufficient to
float ocean steamers like the China
and what wharf frontage would such
area give if constructed in slips ac-
cOrding to the plan set forth in the
Advertiser, above referred to?
6. Is the propriety of the filling in
going on, in issue or likely to be in
issue under the appropriation or any
other bills now pending before either
House?
z. Has the Cabinet or any mem
Der thereof at any time made public
in writing, or print the intention to
make the filings in question? If So
can copies of the same be produced
and furnished with the answers to
these questions?
Rep. Robertson propounded the fol-
lowing questions to the Minister OF
Finance:
l. Please state whether you are
aware that the agents of vessels com
ing to Honolulu from foreign ports are
in the habit of charging consignees
much higher rates of wharfage than
such vessels pay to the Government
and that such vessels or their agents
thereby make large profits out of the
Government wharves?
2. Should not the Government be
entitled to receive all wharfage paid
by the consignees?
3. Please state whether any Gov
eminent officer has authority over the
manner of use of the wharves of Ho-
nolulu, or over the manner of handling
or disposition of freight landed on
said wharves.
Third reading and passage of Sen
ate bill 10, relating to public parks.
Rep. tAchi presented a resolution for
an item of $500 for a road from Pun
hue to Kawaihae-kai. To Public
Lands Committee.
Second reading and passage of
House bill II, relating to the with
drawaI of alcohol from the Custom
House for the Queens hospital free of
charge. The section making it incrm-
bent upon the secretary to present a
sworn statement at the end of the year
as to the amount of alcohol withdrawn
during that time, was changed so that
quarterly statements shall be made.
This amendments was made by Rep.
Isenberg and spoken most favOrably
on by the Minister of Finance who
stated that this would make it much
easier for him to keep a sharp lookout
on matters pertaining to withdrawal of
alcohol
Second reading of House bin so,
audit act. Consideration not com
pleted.
At II m, House took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, there was a continuation of the
discussion on the audit act. This con-
tinued for an hour or more when one
of the members who saw that Minis
ter Cooper was anxious to place some
thing before the House, moved that
consideration of the bill be deferred
for a while. This was granted and
the Minister presented a communica-
ton in which it was announced that
the President had signed the follow
ing bills:
Act No. 16-An Act regulating the