Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-06


nual report of Governor Dole has been
received and made public by the Score.
tary of the Interior. In it the Govern.
or makes several new and important
recommendations. and renews those of
former years. His recommendation
follow:
That an expert forester be maintain
ed in the Territory for a sufficient time
TO enable him, acting with the Terrific.
rial Government, to organize and es.
tablish a system for the management,
conservation and development of Ha.
waiian forests;
That the payment of the full amount
of the awards made by the fire claims
commission be assumed by the United
States;
Or. in the alternative. the Territory
of Hawai- being under conditions Gn.
fering from those of any other Terri.
tory of the United States, and carry.
ing on at its own expense a system of
lighthouses, the dredging OF harbors
and the maintenance of buoys, duties
usually performed by the Federal Gov.
eminent. and the expense Of these en-
terprises. together with the payment
of the aforementioned awards when
taken with the loss of the tariff reve.
nues formerly enjoyed by Hawaii
amounting at the time of the inception
of the Territory to about $l,20O,OOO. be.
ing too great for the Territory to as.
sumo. that the customs receipts col.
leCted at the ports of the Hawaiian Isl.
ands be paid to the Treasury of the
Territory:
Taxes and Voting.
That the payment of taxes for the
year previous to a regular election for
Delegate to Congress and Senators
and Representatives Of the local Legis-
lature, and before the end Of such year,
be made a prerequisite to registration
for voting at such election, except as
to such taxes as may be in litigation:
That a Federal building for the ac-
commodation of the Federal Court,
postoffice. and revenue officials be
erected In Honolulu;
That a building or buildings for the
accommodation of the Federal Court.
custom house and postoffice be erected
in Hilo;
That lighthouses be erected at Ho-
nolulu Harbor. Oahu; Makapuu Point,
Oahu; Kahului, Maui; Ouna. Kailua
Kawaihae, and MahukOna, Hawaii;
and Kalaeokalaau Molokai; and that
the Federal Government assume the
management of all Hawaiian light.
houses:
That the Federal Government as.
sumo the care of all Hawaiian harbors
and the work of improving the same:
That a breakwater be constructed
for the protection and Improvement of
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii;
That the Hawaiian silver coins be
received in exchange for United States
silver coins of like respective denomi-
nations;
That a limited immigration of Chi.
nese laborers be permitted, condition
ed upon their engaging in agricultural
work for hire only during their stay in
the Territory and subject to deporta.
tion at their own expense upon their
ceasing to do so;
That legislation be enacted placing
in the Executive OF the Territory au-
thority to dispose of the waters be.
longing to the public lands, by lease or
license;
Removal Of officers.
That section 50 of the Act to pro
vide a government for the Territory Of
Hawaii" be amended so that the Gov. /
ernor may suspend any officer in re.
gard to the removal of whom the adj.
vice and consent OF the Senate is nee.
essary, until the next succeeding SEES.
sion Of the Senate, and may. except in
case of the auditor, appoint a person
to I'LL the office in question pro ten.
until the matter of the removal of the
officer is settled, or may re-
move any of such officers.
Estimates for Appropriations.