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mission item, and then Kalama moved
to reconsider, saying it was improper
| to take money from his county for
the Identification Of Oahu county. Ku-
malae and Aylett defended the item
saying that it was government prop
erty, the Territory alone owned it and
could control it and therefore it was
| just charge against the Territory.
Fernandez said that the public
grounds were free to everyone from
city or country, and he thought the
park should be cared for properly. But
he thought the amount of $4,000 too
much and therefore he moved to re-
duce it to $1,000. Aylett moved to
amend by adding $1,000 or to vote
| $12 900 for the period. John Gandall
urged the necessity for pleasure
grounds and said that no better adj
vertisement could be had than to per-
petuate beauty spots. The motion to
strike out was lost and Fernandez's
amendment to place the figure at $12,-
600 was accepted by the House.
Lewis, of Hilo, moved to insert an
item for the expense of the park at
that city, $1,000 which Knudsen moved
to amend to S2,OUU. but withdrew it
and the item passed at $1,000 without
any objection.
Kalama asked $4,000 for Wells Park.
Waikiki, but this was referred to the
Public Lands Committee. Keliinoi came
back with an appropriation OF $4,000 to
create a park on Maui. There was a
long time spent over the discussion and
it ended with the referring of the whole
matter TO the Finance Committee.
The paragraph dealing with public
grounds. $5.46O. went through handiiy
as did those of the Department of Pub
lie instruction, $92, 500. PuIaa moved to
add an item of $1,000 for a building
for female students from without Ho-
nolulu. Kumalae moved to add the
words ito be under the charge Of the
School Agent of Honolulu" There was
a long discussion over the proposal an
finally Chillingworth worded it to pro-
vide for furnishing homes for worthy
pupils of the Normal School, $4,000,
VIII h was adopted.
The Public Land Bureau received
| $11 ,625. Under the head of Agriculture
Bureau s41,6OO was appropriated and
likewise $SS. 925 for the Survey Depart
ment was approved.
CHANGES AT SETTLEMENT.
Under the Board of Health the con-
sideration progressed rapidly until the
provisions item for Kalaupapa was
| reached and there Vida had the paiai
ration increased to twenty-five pounds
week. Nakaleka had two items in
serted, one of $3.50 for road from Ka-
Iawao to waikolu, and $3.50 for der
rick.
The item, running expenses garbage
crematory, $6,O0O was deferred as there
was an opinion that this should be
county item.
The Hospital items passed until the
Leahi, Incurables, hospital was reach
ed Wright moved to increase to $15,-
| 900, but he could not carry his point.
Kupihea moved to increase the Kapio-
lani Home item from 1920 to $4,000,
but could not get the votes. Wright
wanted more than $1,000 for the Kona
Orphanage, but he could not get the
votes.
The Molokai steamer subsidy was
amended so as to compel stops at Pu-
koo and Honouli-Maloo both ways. The
entire amount for the Board of Health
is 1892, 625.
Aylett tried to increase the ineiden-
tails for the band to $4,000 from $780,
but the House stood by the bill. Ayictt
wanted the words Ito other islands
stricken out of the paragraph so that
they might go to other places on Oahu.
The item was referred to a special COM
mittee to apportion the amount which
will be paid by each county, so that if
the band does not visit that county
then the pro rata will not be paid over.
Wright. Kalama and Knudsen are on
the committee.
The remainder of the items were
passed so that the only thing remain
ing to be done is to consider the ad-
ministrative sections, which means that
the bill should pass second reading to-
day and be finished by the end of the
week.
IN THE SENATE.
Governor Dole was sustained in his
vetoes of thirty-seven items in tint I'm