The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-07
]. K PRENDERGAsT.
L KAwAIHOA,
". M0SSMAg. JR-

". M0SSMAN. JR-
The minority report was as follows
Honorable J. A Akina. Speaker. Hous.
OF Representatives,
Sir:-The undersigned. member,
Of the Committee on Agriculture anC
Commerce, herewith present a MN
ority report relating to the items
recommended in the Appropriation
Bill under the. head Of Commissioner
OF Agriculture and Forestry" as fol
lows:
Salaries and Pay Rolls, amounting
to $36, 472.O0.
Also the items for the expenses Of
the Commission, amounting to 81,
$4,000.
The undersigned agrees with the
majority OF the Committee in regard
TO the Importance OF maintaining an
experimental station, but does not
agree with ali the recommendations
for reductions in the appropriations
made.
II may be that in time the United
States experiment station may be SC
developed that it will not be necessa
~ for the Territory to maintain in
dependent gardens and nurseries, OF
to continue making experiments In
the planting of forests, but as al
present only the first steps have beer
taken by the Federal Government II
this direction, it would seem to be II
the public interest that the work be
ing carried on by the Territory should
not be discontinued or hampered.
Although the efforts made in the
past may not have secured the best
results in all cases, yet the worl
which has been done has been Of much
public benefit and it would seem Il
be in the public interest that the
work should be continued by tbs
Territory until it becomes nantes
that it is no longer necessary.
Upon comforting with Mr.. Jared 5
Smith, the Director of the United
States experiment station. it has beer
found that he entertains the view:
above expressed and does not ajvo
cate the discontinuance of the worl
now being carried on in this line by
the Territory.
The undersigned would Recommend
all of the appropriations asked fol
under the foregoing heads, with ths
exception of the item for pay of Com
missioner, S7.200.00 which he would
recommend to be placed at 100000
the item for Expert Forester, $500.
co. which he would recommend bt
omitted, and the item fifteen la
borers, Nuuanu Forest 90 more
men," s6,4S0.00, and would recon
med that the item be passed at "ter
laborers, Nuuanu Forest, 6 more
men," $4,000.
In closing, we would respectfully
submit that that part of the report Of
the majority of the Committee which
refers to tunneling into the mountains
to procure water is foreign to the
items in the Appropriation Bill which
were referred to the Committee fol
their consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
S. W. WILCOX,
j. KUMALAE.
The House spent the afternoon il
wasting time. Half an hour was takel
in discussing the eight pilot boat boys
salary which was finally fixed at 81,
$40, or $50 each month. In thu
course of the discussion, MossmaI
said that he DOUBTED whether Dicke!
would work in the boat at 500 ;
month Dickey had his doubts in re
gard to it also, even with the salar,
at $1,000 a month Monsarrat agreed
with Dickey, as he had been sailing
with him at one particular time.
The salary of the steward. watch
man and engineer for the Hilo Fir,
Department was raised from $500 t,
$1,000.
The Commissioners of Public Land
was cut to $4,000. In the course of tn
discussion. Mossman stated that he
"as an intelligent legislator" was op
posed to any reduction of salaries o
the heads of departments
A motion was then made to ad
journ. which carried after clos
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