The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-01-13
MAIL FOR HAWAII
MAY BE LOST

The postoffice received a bulletin on
the Coptic saying that mail car on
the New York and Chicago Railway
postoffice train No. g. leaving New York
City at S:46 a. M, December q, was de-
stroyed by fire near Peekskill about 9:45
a. m. and a large quantity of mail con-
sumed.
The domestic mail consisted of sec
ond, third and fourth class matter that
originated principally in the Eastern
States and in New York City, and was
destined to points in New York, the
Western and Northwestern states, Can
ada, Alaska, Japan, Hawaii, and the
Philippines.
The foreign mail consisted of all
classes of mail, and was received from
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse and was destined to points in
New York, and the Western and North
western states, Canada, Pacific islands,
and trans-Pacific countries.
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ton Of the main Office and committees,
and who should as well have in charge
the general work along the Pacific
Coast.
IHlS the Injecting lace 10 lace
with the question of finances, and on
this subject Mr.. Macfarlane reported as
follows:
Honolulu, January 9, 1908.
Mr.. c. L. Wight, Chairman of Joint
Committee Chamber OF Commerce
and Merchants Association.
Sir: Your committee, to whom was
referred the ways and means of collect
H. l.
terest of tourist travel, suggest that
such fund be raised in the sarre man
ner as the fund raised for quarantine
wharf charges, and recommend that
the proceeds Of the present quarantine
wharf charge of ten cents a ton on all
bills of lading be diverted to fund for
the encouragement of tourist-travel to
Hawaii, and in addition to this, that
the hotels, railroads. car-lines, etc, be
asked to contribute toward this object
Your committee has been given to
understand that the proceeds of the
monies collected heretofore on all bills
of lading has been applied to certain
obligations for which this fund was
originally started, viz: The payment of
the advances made by a certain mer-
camille house for the cost Of the quar-
antine wharf. and the cost OF bulk
heading the different wharves in the
city, which have now been liquidated. |
From this same fund your committee |
understand certain advances have been
made to the Board of Health for the |
purpose OF helping to defray the cost |
of maintaining Board of Health inspec- |
tors. and as the government is now
In funds, your committee feel that this |
expense should cease at this |
time.
In view OF the above, your commit |
tee think II not unreasonable to request |
the committee at present In charge OF
the bill OF lading fund to divert from
the first OF January until the 3lst of |
December OF this year the receipts from
such fund and that the fund TO be |
created for the purpose OF encouraging
tourist travel 10 Hawaii be acquired In |
this way.
Respectfully submitted
y, w, MACFARLANE,
JAS, GORDON SPENCER,
GERRIT T., WILDER,
A the committee which has In charge |
the matter ~ location wanted 10 look |
al rooms 10 the Young building, Il was |
decided that there should be held on |
Monday another meeting, al which time |
there would be submitted for final en-
dorsemeni By the committee the repOrt
of Chairman Wight, This win be made
IN duplicate 10 each body, 30 thai there
may be consideration and action by tbs
chamber ana association alike az meet
lass " he held nesi week, The COM
ml'Iss ,hsn adjourned unill Monday