The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-20
The Sheep bird

Mr.. Tenney wanted to know about
the proposition of Mr.. Cohen, whether
he desired to receive the endorsement
OF the chamber. MIR. Tenney said that
so far as the proposition being a good
advertising thing, he did not consider
| that the band was any thing extra
| ordinary and moreover, there was moth
! ing especially distinctively Hawaiian
about it. 1t was composed of various
races.
! Mr.. Hogs said that it was proposed
| to take nobody but Hawaiians in the
| band and to make it thus a purely
Hawaiian aggregation, with the ex-
ception of the leader.
Mr.. HooEs moved to refer the mat
ter to a committee of three to con-
fer with Mr.. Cohen regarding his pro
position. This motion was amend
ed so that the committee could report
to the board of trustees and was then
carried. The following were appoint
ed on the committee James F. Morgan,
Col Allen and j. r. Gait.
Mr.. Tenney then brought to the at
tentiOn of the meeting an item in the
morning paper which referred to the
Importation by the Bishop Museum of
Australian sheep birds for the purpose
of studying their habits. Mr.. Tenney
said that he though some steps should
be taken by the Chamber to protest a
gainst such Importation. There were
enough pests in the country now he
thought, without any more being
brought in.
Collector E. r. Stackable stated that
the birds We're imported under an or
der secured from the Secretary of
Agriculture at Washington. E. Faxon
Bishop considered that the matter of
the importation of the birds was of
much Importance and he thought that
some action should be taken He NOV
ed that Colonel Allen be appointed a
committee of one to confer with the
Bishop Museum regarding the use of
the birds and their importation on
suggestion of Collector Stackable the
large lizards which We're recently inn
ported by the Museum for scientific
purposes were also to be inquired
about. In the discussion on this mat
ter, it was urged that while the study
of birds might be of benefit from a
scientific standpoint, if the birds were
eve" liberated and multiplied a serious
pest would be added to those that
were already here.
Inasmuch as the importation of shch
pests was done under authority from
the Federal Government it was stated
by the members that there would not
be much use in the Territory enacting
laws against it, j. S. McCandless
moved that the board of trustee me-
morialize the Secretary of Agriculture
not to issue any more permits for the
Importation of such pests. Conside
able discussion ensued over this motion.
Mr. McCandless was strongly in favor
of such action being taken looking to
securing a check on the importation of
possible pests. Mr.. Tenney shared
the same opinion, as did Mr.. Bishop.
T. Give Davies said that it would
not be best to pass the motion to me-
morialize until after Colonel Allen had
reported. The Bishop Museum was
scientific institution and the study of
such pests was for scientific purposes
and that it would be better to wait
before seeking to interfere with the
educational studies of the institution.
Mr.. Morgan said that if the Bishop
Museum people wanted to study such
things they ought to go to the place
where the pests were to be found ma
turally
Mr.. McCandless and Mr. Tenney re-
ferred to the great cost to Massa-
chusetts that the liberation of the
gypsy moth which had been brought
over originally for scientific purposes,
had been. The motion was carried
after being amended to provide that
the trustees would memorialize if they
considered it advisable. The mea-
sure win be referred to the trustees
committee on Commerce, N1anufac-
ture aid Agriculture.
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