Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Would HAVE ACTION
BY THE GOVERNMENT

A meeting OF the Joint committee
from the various commercial and trades
organizations of the city was held last
evening In the rooms of the Builders
und Graders Exchange. The sub-com-
mittee on statistics made a report and.
based on this, the whole committee de-
rided that there should be recommend
ed the legislation looking toward the
taking up of the matter by the govern
ment. The committee believes that the
only way to secure accurate figures on
the proposition of AsiatiCs employed
here is to have the government estab-
fish statistical bureau and take M
he matter Systematically.
The report Of the subcommittee Is
as follows:
Honolulu. II. T., Jan. l6, 1903.
John Emmeluth, Esq, Chairman, Joint
Committee on Business and Trades
Census of Honolulu.
Your subcommittee Of January I, to
ascertain from tine Governor and from
the Collectors of Customs and Internal
/ ntNtuhfs NhhN ihA'A iAAa
ton their departments could furnish
this committee. beg leave to report that
on the 9th inst. the subcommittee adj
dressed a communication, to Hon. II. L.
Cooper. then acting Governor. asking
Tor an interview. Owing to Mr.. Coop
pr's illness, the matter went over until
the Governors return and on the iith
the Governors secretary advised the
committee that he would be pleased tr
meet with the committee at IL the neNi
day.
Your committee therefore met will
the Governor at that hour and th'
Governor assured the committee of hi
hearty cooperation and said that there
would he no opposition on the part o
any OF the Territorial officials TO Civ
ing the committee access to any publ
records which would help your com
m!ttee in its work.
The Governor called over MIR. Pratt
the Tax Assessor, and ascertained fror
him that all the records of the tax OF
j ice, except the income tax records wer
Il the disposal OF the committee. Tn
Tax Assessor invited the committee
call az his office and he would sho
them his books and 1: there was any
thing there which the committee wan
cd, they could have II. He stated this
the poll tax records did not show occu
ration, further than the return of col
'poratiOns showed who were employe
by them. He further stated that tn
records took In no one not twenty year
of age, which would bar out goo
many workers under that age. He di
not consider the poll tax statistic
would be of much assistance.
The Governor stated in relation
statistics that he favored the establish
ment of a statistical, bureGI as Tel
ritorial Office. That several attempt
to get such a measure had failed fC
various reasons. That no attempt ;
keeping or compiling statistics ha
ever been made by the Hawaiian go'
eminent outside of the Custom Hous
but that it was very much needed.
After calling on the Governor. yor
committee called on Hon. Roy
Chamberlain, Collector of Internal Re-
enue for the District of Hawaii, who
reply to questions as to the Chimes
registration records in his Office. sta
ed that II the committee would addre'
a communication to him asking Il
permission to compile statistics frol
= those records, he would promptly TO
ward the same to Washington and
would undoubtedly be granted.
The Territorial Treasurer also a
sured the committee that his recort
were public records and open to Il
Inspection of your committee for Il
purposes desired. II is also understoC
that the records OF the Public Worl
and Health Offices are also open TO Il
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