The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-06
General Plet Joubert.

matter to the direct taxpayers that the
have been released nom one-lhlld y.
| lneir taxes by deriving revenue from
| wharfage, rents of lands, licenses ana
from large number or sources tnat
practically bring them up TO Al least
one-thlrd OF the entire revenue. ia
1899 the revenue amounted to 1893 900;
| the taxes from real and personal
amounted to LOGS, 900. 1t is part ~
| the duties OF the Minister OF tInanuc
| to look after the revenues OF the coun-
try and to endeavor to see that they
shall all be paid, and devise new meta
ods for increasing It.
II cannot bring myself TO the view
that the United States under the HeH
| order of things that is to come, are
10 inaugurate a system of confiBcation
OF the revenues of this country. | can
not believe the Crown Land revenues
Will be taken away from us. | rely
| upon these sources of revenue. The
| revenues Of the Crown Lands in the
past have not anywhere Appropriated
what they should have been. But ii
| the Minister OF Finance allows the lit
tle items to slip away from him, he
soon Will nave depleted treasury.
| The revenues from the tug boat
have been 1000 Notwithstanding
this was second hand boat when II
was bought, there has been left sur
plus over expenditures and salaries OF
$4,000 for the period With good
vessel, and with a boat such as ls real
| ly needed for this country, and II Ia
necessary that this government should
have a boat at It's disposal, not only as
a source of revenue to the country, but
as a means of protecting the other isl-
ands. We intended to have In this new
tug boat vessel which Will meet every
emergency at moments notice, not
only in the matter of health and police,
but as help TO the fire department
A very large amount of money has
been appropriated for locating fire ell
gines in absolutely waterless districts,
but with the steam tug we propose to
have, we place the shipping In the har-
Dor on an independent footing, az far
as protection from fire goes.
| "Of one thing | am absolutely
sure in my review of conditions In
this country and that Is this: That
whatever this government expects To
have, they must provide 1t for them
selves. We cannot have anything here
unless we get up early in the morn
Ing and get Il. | earnestly ask the
Council of State to look at this matter
| seriously. | know there Is always q
| tendency In community to take away
governments sources OF revenue.
know there are some people in this com
| munity who wish to take over this tow
age business to themselves. 1t is my
duty to protect the government reye-
nues. 1t is my earnest request that this
item of $l1, 900 be left in the appropria-
ton bill and passed"
lsenbe.g asked IL II was not IA fact
| that under the American laws the gov
ernment was withheld from carrying
on towage business.
Damon: Il have never heard, until
heard 1t in this Council of State that
the Federal Government intended to
take this towage business away from
US"
Gear; Il think it Is the opinion OF
tne committee that il the government
will continue to do towage business, IL
Will be advisable 10 have such tug
The only question was whether 1t would
be advisable to spend that amount OF
money for tug which could not after
ward be put to practical use. AS far
as the fire apparatus on the steam tug
goes We have recommended an increase
OF $4,000 which is considered sufficient
10 supply the present steam tug In the
harbor with appliances"
kaulukou moved that the item pass
as in the bill Mr., Young expressed
himself strongly in favor of the pas
sage OF the item. Mr.. Jones stated he
had heard that the Federal government
would not allow territory to carry on
he towage business, and moved that
tho Item be referred To the Judiciary
Committee to report upon the feasibil-
ity of passing such an item. Achi NOV
ed that the passage of the item Is de-
ferred until an opinion could be render
ed by the Attorney General. Isenberg
moved that the secretary keep the re-
vised statutes on his desk so that when
the Council was in a pilikia over such
matters, some of the legal members
could read portions thereof for an hour
or two to the Council.
Robertson moved that the item be
passed as in the bill. stating that yes
sells had to be towed in and out OF the
harbor. Kane seconded the motion.
The motion being put 10 refer the
item to the Attorney General was car
ried.
Lines 81 and 90, roads and bridges.