The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-11

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matter sent out from the Boston office
This winter will see more people in
Honolulu from the Northwest than
ever before. We are also getting more
stop overs from New Zealand and Aus
tralia.
The retail business of the city al
ready feels the benefit of the many
thousands Of dollars that are being
left here by our visitors, and can safe
ly count upon q steady and permanent
increase in the volume of tourist traf-
fic as the months go by.
Respectfully submitted.
H. P. WOOD.
Secretary.
George w. Smith, from the commit
tee on legislation, presented a report in
which was suggested a change in the
method of drawing juries in the Ter
ritory. The report recommended that
the request be made upon the Bar AS
ISOLATION to take such action as would
prevent hardship to firms ard corpor'
ations through a number o. the EN-
ployes being drawn at the same time
and to prevent, if possible, the custom
of drawing the same men upon sue.
cessive juries.
w. r. Castle asked Mr.. Smith if he
had any suggestions to Offer as to the
number of men to be taken out of
any one store. To this Mr. Smith re-
piled that as his business exempted
him from the service he had not studied
the law and could not suggest be-
You'd what he had previously stated
Mr.. Gait remarked that there should
be no hard and fast rules as to the
number. In his Office six men coulh
be taken and the business would rot
be interfered with but if two were
taken from one of tie departments
the business would be crippled during
their absence.
Mr.. Spalding remarked that the law
seemed to be top-heavy and the Bar
Association might balance it at their
next meeting. Mr.. Bowen spoke in the
same strain and the report was finally
ordered filed.
Agreeably with request from the
trustees at the last meeting Mr.. Wood
had examined the minutes during the
past year and reported that there was
an undoubted obligation on the part of
the organization to support the mill
tary during 1906 and 1907 to the ex-
tent of $500 each year.. The support
for last year had been paid over and
it is up to the treasurer to pay over
that for the present year.
There was very little doubt in the
minds of the trustees as to their re
sponsibility in the matter but Mr..
Spalding moved that committee be
appointed to property bring tile matter
before the Legislature and persuade
that body, if possible, to appropriate
the sum of money necessary to main
tain q suitable number of men in the
militia organization. This was after
wards changed and the question re-
ferred direct to the legislative commit
tee of the Chamber. Then the same
gentleman moved that the secretary be-
asked to ascertain from the proper off
Ger the exact financial status of the
militia to report at the next meeting
Mr.. Gait offered an amendment to the
effect that when this information was
obtained the president OF the Cham,
Der of Commerce be empowered to pay
over the appropriation to the proper
officer.
Mr., Spalding objected to this saying
he did not understand, nor did he be
lieve 1t would be wise, that the $500
be paid in n lump sum.
Mr.. Gait remarked that he was no
understood, that he certainly did no
mean anything of the sort but tina
when the necessary information is oh
tanned the president be empowered e
disburse the amount due as it may b.