Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-24
GOVERNORS REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR
TERRlTORY'S BENEFIT
EXTRACTS FROM CARRIERS AN.
NUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY
OF INTERIOR NEEDS
OF HAWAII.

Governor Cartcr's annual report to
the Secretary of the Interior contains
the following:
Hawaii IL not an insular posses.
sion, but an integral part of the Union,
organized as a Territory. with as large
j measure of sclf.govornment as has
ever been granted by Congress. and il
Is destined to play an important part
In American supremacy of the Pacific.
by reference to the article on the
health conditions in the Territory ~
Hawaii II will be seen how peculiarly
important our relations are to tho
question of health, and how seriously
they AFFECT the commerce Of the Pa.
ciiic. The Panama canal Is now a Ger.
tainty and II is therefore none to1
soon to prepare Honolulu for the in.
creased commerce ii will bring. Trop.
zeal diseases prevalent at the isthmus
are now unknown in Hawaii. and our
experience with Oriental diseases
shows they find ready culture under
our oquablc cline. conditions. That
the port VI Honolulu should be clean
concerns not only the Territory Of Ha.
wall, but the entire Pacific coast OF
the United States and to keep IL 50
there should be every assistance from
the Federal Government.
by far the most important question
which concerns the future OF these f..
lands is the need Of some modifca.
ton Of the immigration laws IN order
TO provide labor to develop tho re.
sources Of this Territory to the fullest
extent
Next in point Of importance Is the
removal Of the restriction in the lcas-
ing Of agricultural lands.
section ~ of the Organic Act
should De amended so that the Gov.
ernOr may remove any officer appoint.
ed by him. This Is question OF
practical administration.
THE return by Congress of the ar.
mory site for Territorial use.
That the Organic Act be 50 amend
ed as to limit the session OF the I.cEis
lature To forty days and provide at the
same time for a yearly session: also
requiring that each session Of the Leg.
islatUrc should make public a state.
ment Of its expenditures. and that the
treasurer Of the Territory he prohibit
ed from paying out any money with.
out proper and sufficient vouchers.
made by Congress for the dredging Of
the harbor of Honolulu.
An appropriation should be made
by Congress refunding TO the Territory
the following sums expended between
June II, 1900. and June 80 1904. a.
shown by the books of the Department
OF Public Works:
larbOr improvements and
buoys ............s li.iSi.77
Light houses, maintenance
ana repairs .......... 81 ,939 90
Dredging Honolulu bar and
harbOr. exclusive of slips. 1871 500. 81
Provision should be made for the
erection of suitable public building
in Honolulu for Federal court. In.
ternal revenue office and postoficr.
Failing such appropriation some provi-
sion should be made to pay rent to the
territory for the space now occupied
IN its buildings by the Federal depart
ments, as Is done In other Territories.
Provision should also be made for
the erection Of a suitable public build
ing in Hilo.
( For the making of a survey in an
ticipation Of the construction of a
| breakwater at Hilo I recommend the
appropriation of $4,000.
No greater good can be- accomplish
cd by Congress in any appropriation
that II made by the Federal Govern.
ment than to provide fund of $50.
900, under the United States Marine
Hospital Service, for the study of and
/ experiments in obtaining a cure for
leprosy"