The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-26

Respectfully submitted,
]. ADULT. JR.
SOLOMON KAWAIHOA.
J. K. HIHIO.
G. P. KAUIMAKAOLE.
concur in above If the Committees of
Hawaii. Oahu and Kauai are allowed to
present their reports on the ratio pro-
posed by them and they are approved.
C. H. DICKEY.
Prendergast spoke against allowing
the individual claims that headed the
report These persons had taken GER
tain contracts from the government,
and now that they had suffered. il was
no fault of the Territory. These peo-
pie were trying to let themselves down
easily al the expense of the Terri
toriaI treasury The Nahiku landing
was built by the company with the
expectation OF making large amount
of money out of the scheme they had
on foot Since that time. the planta-
ton they had under development had
dropped with a duh thud. A similar
petition from Hilo, asking that the
Territory extend them financial aid for
a roadway, had been rejected. The
planters should be served sin a like
manner.
Hogs took up the cudgel in behalf
Of the plantation people. He stated
that there were documents now In the
possession of the clerk of the House
that would prove the correctness OF
the statements he had made, when he
said that the landing had been finished
at the instigation of the government,
which did not have money with
which to complete the work. Hogs
said that he was one of the directors
OF the company. and knew what he
was talking about
claims. The testimony was all on one
side, and there was undoubtedly more
than one side to the question.
Emmeluth suggested that the matter
be left to the committee TO decide.
That was what they had been appoint
ed for The members from Maui knew
better than anyone else what the val
idity of these claims might be.
The Territorial Band, suggested the
musical member from Kohala. had put
in a similar bill some few days ago,
and il had been allowed without
question being raised. This was show
ing partially with a vengeance.
Hogs asked, in his own behalf, that
the letter from Engineer Howells be
read This was done. Mr.. Howelis
said:
honolulu, L. III, may ~ iSo4-
Hon ]. A. Akina, Speaker House of Rep
resentatiyes.
Sir: / desire to submit the following
annexed statement on behalf OF the Ma
, hiku Sugar Co, Ltd, for money advanc-
ed to the Government for completing the
building of the landing at Nahiku and
Maui. Most respectfully,
W. H. HOOGS,
Representative Fourth District
The annexed account of 1861 was ex-
pended on the Government landing at
Nahiku, Koolau, Maui, by the Nahiku
Sugar Co. whilst I was manager of the
plantation.
This work was carried on under the
advice and direction Of Mr. Hugh How
ELL Government road engineer, and Mr..
W E. RoweIl, then Superintendent Of
Public Works After the amount appro-
priated by the Legislature had been ex-
hausted. 1t was thought best to continue
this work, as the landing was very much
needed by the homesteaders and the plan
tation. The appropriation was barely
sufficient to make the cut build the road
ito the landing and purchase the derrick,
the road being only about seven to eight
feet wide. It was necessary to build a
railroad from the landing to the main
Government road as well as erect the
derrick. all Of which work was done by
the .Nahiku Sugar Co. after consulting
with the above named gentlemen and
taking in view the fact that the landing
was very much needed and that it