The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-14

Of the Fire Claims legislation. The
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
was notified Of the appointment, and
asked to use it's influence with it's cor
respondents in the East towards ia
vorable legislation. A reply was re-
ceived from the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce, promising coopera-
tion, and advising this Chamber that
it's representative at Washington had
been instructed to render any assist
ance in it's power.
| The result of Mr. Pratts mission ie
well known, but the final report of the
Committee has not yet been submitted
During the visit of the Senate Sub
Committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico, the Chamber prepared a
statement which was presented by its
Vice-President to the Committee at
one of it's sessions.
The matter of storage of explosives
was taken up with the High Sheriff,
who assured the Chamber that the
laws governing the matter were suffi-
ciently explicit, and would be carried
out.
AS a result of reported misstate-
ments by Delegate Wilcox, regarding
the management of the Board of
Health, resolutions were passed ex-
pressing confidence in the Board Of
Health, and copy sent to the Board,
and one to Senator Mitchell of the
Senate subcommittee, who acknowl-
edged it's receipt.
numerous propositions for advertis-
ing the Territory, and applications for
appointment as tourist agents, have
been placed in the hands Of a Joint
Tourist Committee of five, two mem
bers being appointed by the Chambeil
two by the Merchants Association,
they selecting the fifth. The effort to
secure funds to carry out the work
of this Comrnittee, from the collection
of wharfage charges. has resulted so
far in the receipt of 100000 from t''e
Shippers Wharf Committee, which has
been turned over to the Joint Tourist
Committee by vote of the Chamber.
In addition, the Legislature appropri-
! ated the sum of s15.00O.O0.
| 1t having been reported that certain
action with regard to the Leper Set
tlement and Land Laws had been rec
commended in the Senate SubCommit
tees report, cablegrams signed by the
Commerce, Merchants Association and
Builders and Traders Exchange, were
forwarded to the Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico, and the Chairman OF
the House Committee on Territories
in Congress, through our Commission
er, Mr.. VIM. Haywood, protesting n
gainst the recommendations, and ask
,,, hn loft
ed until memorials could be submit
ted. Later, memorials We're prepared
and forwarded to, and presented b.
Mr.. Haywood, to the Chairman of th'
above named Committees.
The Quarantine Wharf Committee
i. comprising the principal shippins
houses, reported in January, that thu
balance due Messrs. Castle & Cooke
Ltd, for money advanced for quar-
antine wharf expenses, amounting t.
, over sSO00,00 and interest, had beer
paid out of receipts of wharfage col
; lections.
In January Mr., VIM. Haywood wa
, reappointed Commissioner for th
, Chamber at Washington, for 1908.
, on the occasion of the opening o
the Pacific Commercial Cable thi
Chamber participated in the exercises
and cablegrams were exchanged will
the Chambers of Commerce OF Sa.
Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, ant
r Tacoma, and with President Macka,
of the Pacific Commercial Gable Co
: and an engrossed letter of congratula
tion was sent to Mr.. Mackay, signc'
r by the Executive officers of thl
, Chamber and the Merchants Associa