The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-24
GOV. CARTER's REPORT.
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.second-An appropriation should be
| made by Congress refunding to the
Territory the following sums expended
| between June IA, 1900, and June 30, 1904,
as shown by the books of the Depart
ment of Public Works:
Harbor improvements and buoys...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, 4S1 n
Light houses, maintenance and re-
pairs s31, 939 50
Dredging Honolulu bar and harbor,
exclusive of slips .......s. s131,S00 81
Thus $175,222o7 was expended by the
Territory in the maintenance of SER
vice which no other community in the
Union has ever been expected to bear
I by direct taxation. The dredging of
Honolulu harbor was felt to be of vital
necessity and the maintenance of the
light houses was simply from the fact
that the people of this Territory, when
told that Congress had made no provi-
sion for this service, were humane
enough to desire to protect the lives and
property not only of American bottoms,
but in the vessels of all nations of the
world.
"Third-Provision should be made for
the erection of a suitable public build
ing in Honolulu for a Federal court, in
ternal revenue Office and postoffice.
Failing such appropriation some provi
sion should be made to pay rent to the
Territory for the space now occupied
in it's buildings by the Federal depart
ments, as is done in other Territories.
'-Fourth-Provision should also be
made for the erection of a suitable
public building in Hilo, where the post
Office, courthouse and internal revenue
Office can be located together.
'F'ifth--F'or the making of a survey
in anticipa ton OF the construction of a
eakwater at Hilo I recommend the
appropriation of $4,000.
''Sixth-No greater good can be ac-
complished by Congress III any appro-
priation that is made by the Federal
Government than to provide a fund of
$4,000 under the United States Marine
Hospital Service for the study of and
experiments in obtaining a cure for
leprosy. From the beginning mankind
has been cursed with this disease,
which has baffled all science and is
found not only in the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Hawaii, but iii many of the
States and cities of the mainland. Were
such an attempt successful not only
can people, but suffering and sorrow
would be relieved throughout the world
to an extent little realized
DEPARTMENT HEADS.
Appended to the Governors report
are the reports of the heads of the vari-
Gus departments of the Territorial Gov
eminent showing the work and the
needs of their several departments, and
following these are a number of papers
on Island industries prepared by the
local men. who are supposed to be best
posted upon the several topics treated
These comprise articles on Federal
Law Work by Robert w. Breckons, |
United States District Attorney of Ha
wall; 1.-The Sugar Industry" by c. F.
Eckart; THE Coffee Industry" by Will |
liam NJ. Bruner; THE Sisal Industry,
by the Hawaiian Fiber Company; THE
Industry by James c. Dole; |
vanilla" by Edward H. Edwards;
1.-The Livestock Industry" by Albert F. |
Judd; ..Rapid Transit by c. G. Ballen- |
tyne: 'The Commerce of Hawaii" by |
z. r. Stackable
The report concludes with the recon- |
mendations of various public bodies, |
the Chamber of Commerce, the Mer- |
chants Association. the Board of Trade |
Of Hilo and the Improvement Associa- |
ton of Wailuku, relative to public i'm |
provements desired by the several or |
CARNATIONS.