The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-15

fnrtnfr iunNs. lie hiht'l lndl " N'hiH
probably take three or four months To
adjudratc the claims. Governor Dole
presented Mr.. Macfarlanes estimate Of
expenses:
months salary commissioners ....'iJo
months salary clerk ................ 800
months salary stenographer u-5).. 1ol
2 months salary janitor .............. 10
3 months salary bailin ................ 70
) months salary extra clerk ......-. 80
Unpaid bills ............,.......'... fV
"It seems to me-" continued the gov
ernor. that the commissioners have
done very SATISFACTORY work In this en-
terprise They have been well organiz-
ed. harmonious and very industrious In
carrying on The work. They have work
ed nights as well as in the day time, and
when II is understood that there are
1000 claims before the commission the
amount of work is apparent. The work
could never have reached the stage IL
has now unless 1t was so well organized
and systematically carried on. The COM
mission has shown a great deal of intelli-
gence and ability and has gone on rap
Idly In the hearing OF the claimants.
1T seems to me that II the work OF
the commission is terminated now, when
so nearly finished, when n few weeks
will clear all the questions, and few
months Will HuJuuiCtlt lidA II
would be a great public misfortune for II
to come to an end now. l think the
Chamber of Commerce and the Planters
Association will be Interested In seeing
1t accomplish its work
"The work has certainly had Its ef-
fects on the labor conditions here. espe-
cially where Japan is concerned. 1t has
given the japanese government conii-
dence In the just and equable disposition
of these claims. The work of the COM
mission has created confidence In this
direction. and is associated directly In
promoting the interests Of the laborias
community.
'If the work is discontinued for the
present and taken up two years or eight
cen months hence. there might not De
the same men in the commission and the
work would again be more difficult. AZ
the present members understand all ques
tons which have 50 far arisen perfectly
| think the delay in the work would pref
udicc the final satisfactory adjudication
/ of these claims.
There are great interests involved.
and there would be great disappointment
! that this matter should come to a stdrG-
still until n new legislature had acted
upon II. 1t might have some prejudicial
| effect on the labor conditions. as far as
Japan is concerned. ] would like to soc
the Chamber of Commerce. If the mem
! hers see their way clear as a body, &c
act with the Merchants Assicat!on ~
raise this money, and take the guarantee
OF the government to present the matter
to the first legislature sitting, and ASK
the legislature to appropriate the amount
with interest. 1t is "A practice very com
mon in the past ten years. MANY Hd-
yanccs have been made. and all havl
been paid back. The last legislature, re-
Eardcd as an uncertain one, ] think did
not hesitate to appropriate money for
advances of that kind in "A previous pc
riod. II seemed proper for me to come
to such "A body as the Chamber o: Com.
merce. Which has always been cordia
to the government, ana always ready 4
Eirc it cordial and retsDlihiG assist
larCC."
Mr. Bowen asked whether the advanc
made by Castle Il Cooke on the quaran
tine wharf had been considered in tn
same light by the governor. The latte
} replied that 1t was n similar case, bu
that the wharf had been turned over I
the merchants for them to pay the run
ming expenses. Had the plague contin
ued longer the wharf would have pai
for itself. Mr.. Bowen thought there wa
a conference with the government, 4
which the government had offered
soiht
, President Cooke said he thought 1t wa
I wise for Il committee to take the matte
, In hand and confer with the Planters
Association. The japanese Eovernmer
expected and had almost demanded tina
their claims be settled This affected tn
labor conditions more or less. II pre-
: sented in the right light, he thought tn
: business men would be willing to ad
vance the amount asked for.
Mr.. Bowen agreed that 1t would be
deplorable thing for the work of tn
commission to cease just now. He ap
precated the dilemma in which the gov
ernmcnt was now placed, and he woul
be glad II the Chamber could see its wa
clear to advance the money. At the sam
time, he was not certain In his min
that the Chamber should raise the mon
ey. The matter of the quarantine whar
he had considered q similar case unit
the governor had spoken to the contrary
+. ]. Lowrey moved that the presiden
and secretary OF the Chamber of Com
merce be appointed to confer with tn
presidents and secretaries, respectively
of the Planters and Merchants associa
tons to try and arrange for the none
required. The motion was seconded b.
Mr.. Parmalee and carried unanimously
The meeting then adjourned.
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