The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-03

lost and the item passed as in the bill.
Running expenses etc, at Hilo pass
ed at $4,000 as did the purchase of
flags at $500 later in the session.
Chillingworth wanted to put the item
of $1,000 for the purchase of heiaus and
puuhonuas back i'm the bill, the House
having knocked it out He made a
very effective speech in support of
preserving the old reminders Of the days
gone by The motion carried.
Brown wanted to insert an item OF
$1,000 70 rthe purchase. of a gasoline
launch for the pilot at Hilo. He with
drew the motion as it was explained
that the item was covered in another
| bill
Chilingworth wanted to put back an
item of $1,000 for the Kapiolani park,
as the House had knocked out the APP
preparation Coelho and Brown buck
ed the item. They declared that tae
park was county proposition. They
said that both Maui and Hilo hau
Their parks and kept them up. Chill
ingworth said that he understood that
Admiral Beckley supported the Moo
beau park at Hilo. Brown said the
County of Hawaii kept it up. Dowsett
gave argument i'm favor of the item but
said that he would vote against it. At
ter several attempts to arrive at
decision the vote being a tie, the
amendment was lost by Knudsen vot-
ing against it.
An item of 5000 for a landing and
derrick at Pelekunu was inserted in the
bill after some debate.
An item for $76,54O for the running
expenses of the water works at Ho-
for the Hilo system. Coelho wanted
to insert an item of $4,000 for Wat
luku water works bupt the item to
extend the works was lost Smith
them moved an item of $4,000 for the
Waikiki extension. 1t passed
Hayselden moved to insert an item
of $4,000 for the Lahaina water works
expenses, extension, etc. The motion
carried.
Makekau moved an item of $1,000 for
the Waimea water works extension etc.
The item carried
Dowsett moved to reduce an item of
So 900 for general expenses Of all other
places to $1,000. Lost. Smith want
ed to make it $4,000 at which figure the
item passed.
The item of the Board of Agriculture
and Forestry, incidentals and genera
expenses all divisions for $37,O5O, was
deferred on motion of Dowsett. Seq.
ator Coelho moved to insert an item o.
$780, for fguhtng grass and fores
fires. He explained that the funC
- would only be used in case it was need
ed. Smith wanted to amend the iten
:, to $4,000. The motion carried at $4,000
- There was an item of $500 for tn
incidentalsand general expense of tn
department of public lands and it pass
ed. An item of $59,2OO for the expense
of field work, etc for the survey depart
49, ment was deferred on motion of Sen
ator Chiilingworthl The Natter sal,
that the item ought to be carefully in
vestigated. They had been surveying
y. for the last 40 years. Hewitt favcore
the delay. The survey department ha
been doing work for the public land
- department. Smith favored the iten
and said that it dit not matter to whicl
. department the money was appropriar
ed if the work was done.
Chilingworth declared that the wor
was not done properly. Smith urge
y that the item was necessary.
Smith declared that it was not RICH
to cripple the work of opening up tn
. lands.
{ ChilIingworth declared that tn
Bishop Estate was holding THOUSAND
e upon thousands, and thousands upol
: thousand sof acres of land that no
y body could secure, and that the sur
vey department was surveying tn
Il boundaries of the government land
II and incidentally fixing the boundarie
i for the Bishop Estate lands.
> Senator Smith was on his feet i
: an instant He was apparently an
CRY. L 90 not understand, nc sdlt
Il what the Senator means by mention
ing the Bishop Estate lands in thi
Is connection. 1 am one Of the trustee
% of the Bishop Estate. And I can sa
ID that his statements show him to be ig
norant of the actual conditions. As
i matter Of fact the Bishop Estate ha
y opened considerable tracts of lands
II Kona and aided the settlers in tina
district But this item is not one tina
B. concerns the Bishop Estate lands q
.g all, but the Territorial lands"
1t I'VE should not cripple the land Dc
m partment in opening up the publ
l. lands"
ic Eyes" calculated Senator Hewitt
ne I'VE had a sample last night of tn
t. intense desire of the land departmer
Do to open up lands" he referred to tn
inquiry of the Lands Committee rc
S; latiye TO the attempt of Mrs. Henry {
t. Puma to secure her patent TO certai
es land