Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-02
HOUSE ADOPTS COMMITTEE REPORT
ON PAUOA WATER WORKS PLAN

alone would get one sixth of that sum.
Mr. Harris wanted tn know Why the
government did not deyelop the water
in Nuuanu valley where II would not
have to nav cent except what the
deyelopment would cost. IL would be
better TO nut the $3.50 600 into roads
ON the other islands whereby lands
would he opened and returns from
them he forthcoming. The govern
ment had five million dollars' worth
of land. now inaccessible. which could
be leased or sold in such a case. Mr..
Harris would like to ask the commit.
tee a few questions.
First. How much would n reservoir
cost?
kumalae Makes RepIy.
Kumalae answered that Il had been
the committees business to inouire in
In tho acouisi,ion NJ tho water works
and nothing else. Il had not looked
into the pniIdins of new things and
was not able TO give an estimate of the
cost of n reservoir without having the
plans, The committee had. however.
found the water of better quality. for
which reason Il was best for the gov
~mnhent TO acouire this water The
committee had examined this water
and found Il most excellent. Further
more, physicians were of the opipiop
that the cause Of the majority of the
diseases in this CITY Law I'm impure
drinking water. while this water was
pure Finally n civil eppinear In tho
service Of the government was of the
opipion that these winter works should
he acquired and that the price was not
equal To the value Of the water
Harris NATHAN ost
Harris motion was then nut IN n
vote and lost with four ayes against
twenty-one noes. Kumalae made n mn
ton that the bill be placed on the order
nj tha dav fnr today which r,o,,on moe
carried.
Diversified Industries.
Routine business WAC next corried
on until the bill TO encourage diyersi-
fed industries by examining from tax
alton for ten wears propertv nm which
was being cultivated sisal castor-oiI
beans and vanilla. came I'm for its third
reading. The discussion NJ this MAS
ure took IN the rest of the afternoon
session and was conducted with no Iit-
tie warmth by both its friends and its
opposers.
Kupihea m2de n motion TO Indefinite
ly postpone the bill and was seconded
BY Fernandez.
Diversified Motions.
Chillingworth made n motion that
the hin PASS third reading which pa
ele moved to have Il referred TO the
committee of the whole. Fernandez
withdrew his second TO Kupibea's mo-
tion and spoke with warmth against
the hill IN tho proupd tba, I, diso,.;,,-
mated against the growers of rice. taro.
etc.
Chillingworth spoke in favor of the
bill. which exempted. from taxation
only such lands as were useless for
other purposes. IL was of inheritance
that Hawaii instead of importIng rome.
should manufacture her own. He
IIfSStu tue DhSSuke Oh the Dill as IL
promised new paying industry. IL
these lands were taxed while there
was no profit accruing from them. IL
would prevent the planting altogether
Paele said that the people who were
planting custor-oil beans in Koolau did
not ask for exemption from taxation
Neither did the owners of small sIsal
plantation near Eva. He moved that
the bill be referred to the committee of
the whole. This motion was carried
by "A vote of II to 10.
PuIaa then moyed for n 'suenersion
of the rules while the bill was consid-
cred by the Committee Of the Whole.
This carried and Kumalae took the
chair.
Kupihea wanted the bill amended so
that the tax exemption would include
taro, rice, bananas, potatoes. etc.
Sugar Still Hinu.
Beckley spoke at length in favor of
tho hill In tic oriuinaI fo,,, 4, ,,,o,, -.