The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-30

construction of the Nuuanu dam from
the drawing or the specifications down
to the present time, and that the report
of such committee would be satisfac-
tory to this Association -
There was some discussion regarding
the pre-approval of the report, Colonel
Soper remarking that if the Governor
appointed local engineers known to be
partisans of the Department of Public
Works the report would not be consid-
cred satisfactory.
DELEGATE URGED HASTE.
A cablegram from Delegate Kalani-
anaole was read, asking why no answer
had been received respecting the invi-
tation to go from Hawaii to Chairman
Burton. Adjournment Friday end
ed the message, showing the necessity
for haste. The Secretary explained
that this matter was in the hands Of a
joint committee of the Association,
Chamber of Commerce and Planters
Association, who had power to act.
AGREEABLE TO SECRET REPORTS.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the corporation exhibit test case was
reported. Mr.. Smith reported that a
new suit had been instituted under a
writ or mandamus, which would come
up next month This suit had been
begun under the ruling of the court
that the individual members of cor
poration could not be prosecuted for
failure to file annual reports. Under
the writ of manGamus, contempt of
court proceedings would follow the
disobedience of the writ.
The members of the Association do
not object to making an annual report
of their affairs, but they do not want
these to be accessible to any inquisitive
person nor made in the particular way
that the Treasurer who happened to be
in office wanted. IF these returns were
on regular forms and used as they are
in England. for the information of the
government only, there would be no OBJ
lection to them An effort to have the
law amended to include these things
would be made at the next session.
SYMPATHY FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
The following resolution of sympa-
thy for the merchants of San Francisco
was passed. 1t was explained that
there was nothing to bind the Homo
luin merchants to buy from the Coast
houses as soon as these We're opened, as
the merchants here bought in the low
est market, but it would show the San
that their trade here was
not lost because of their calamity. |
San Francisco had always helped Homo !
Iulu and the resolution would eneour-
age them and be return. The resoIu- |
ton read:
Whereas. The merchants of san |
francisco having lost by earthquake |
md fire their stocks of merchandise,
buildings, books of accounts and other |
ippurtenances of their business, and
Whereas, The business relations of /
he merchants of Honolulu and of the
merchants OF san Francisco. have. for
many years past. been of a most in
innate nature, therefore;
Resolved That the members of the
Ierchants' Association pledge them
elves to assist. in the restoration of
lie former trade relations. as soon as
he merchants of San Francisco are
gain in a position to supply goods.
Resolved. That the Secretary is in
tructed to send copy of these reso-
1tions to the Merchants Association
{ san Francisco.
An invitation 10 the American Teter-
narians to hold their 1907 convention
n Honolulu, which viii be conveyed to
he convention this year by Dr. Mon
arrat, was passed
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