The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-28

| such a small radius in ar<y other part
of the Territory. Small Joining sec
| tions of land have here been taken up
| for small farming cultivation and no
| community of interest spirit has yet
enabled them to get together in shar-
| ing the expenses of fencing.
| Those on the outside where damages
occur from trespassing stock feel safe
from annoyance and refuse to share in
| the burden, which then falls on the
| insiders.
Adjoining these cultivated unfenc-
| ed lands are large pastoral tracts and
| this has caused considerable friction
| in this locality. The small farmers
| holding that we have passed the pas
toral age in these islands and feel
| that the Pound Law should be
changed.
Your committee feel that this state
ment does not apply to conditions ex-
listing in the Territory at large and as
our legislating affects the whole, we
do not feel justified in recommending
any radical changes.
I'm many parts of the Territory and
in the most thickly settled portions
are large areas planted in sugar cane
and other crops, which are wholly un
fenced and adjoining government
roads. These lands would be classed
as unfenced cultivated lands and if
allowed to claim special damages for
trespassing, great hardship, We read
lily see, might ensue.
I'VE feel that farming and fruit rails
ing are important industries and
should be encouraged and protected
by special Acts, which would have eff
feet in the localities or counties where
we have industrial conditions existing
but do not regard radical changes in
the present Pound Law advisable.
I'm this connection we are advised
that the power to pass ordinances
concerning estrays is lodged in the
several counties irrespective of the
present law or changes contemplated
by the present act, but no ordinance
can be passed which would oppose it
and in substance amount to amendments
of the existing law or law as amended,
unless reservation is made in said Act
of authority in respective Boards of
Supervisors to enact rules and regu-
lations. We do not, however, believe
that it is the province Of this, your
committee, to make these recommended
tons.
I'VE recommend. therefore, that the
bill pass with the following amend
ments:
In Section Is, insert as in the origin
al the words owner of such land shall
not be entitled to claim any damages
for such trespassing other than the
sum of twenty five cents ($.25).
In Section II, insert the words, two
dollars ($200)' and before the word
fifty on the last line. This amend
ment is suggested by reason of the
fact that it is sometimes impossible
to catch and impound estrays for the
sum of fifty cents $50 as at the
present provided and your committee
feel that when the actual cost of
catching estrays is not provided for it
would work an injustice to the dam
aged party, and further believe that
two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) is a
safe maximum charge.
In Section is, strike out the word
Chapter and insert the word Act
"A petition signed by thirty-seven
go persons was handed to your COM
mittee and the same is herewith hand
ed to the Senate for their considera-
tion.
From the same committee the Sena-
tor reported on H B. 1875, relating to
the right of an administrator of an es-
tate TO register a land title provided the
same might have been registered DUR
ing the life of the deceased. The re-
port was adopted, as was rne case with
the one on the above and the bills pass
ed second reading.
He reported on S. B. rs, relating to
digging across streets and recommend
ed that the bill he laid on the table.
Senator Lane from the Committee on
Printing reported the amendment to
Senate Bill AZ as printed and ready for
distribution. Then Senator Brown in
troduced the resolution mentioned at
the beginning of this column. After
Senator Coelho had thrown some of the
blame on the lobbyists who annoyed
the members of the committee, Sena-
tor Lane made a motion to extend the
time during which a committee might
keep a bill before reporting to twenty
days but the motion was not acted
upon.
A VICE PRESIDENT.
For some reason unknown to the
Senate there is d demand for a vice
president in the Board of Health and
Senator Coelho. from the Health com
mittee, gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill to that effect.
RAILROAD CHARTERS
Senator Hewitt gave notice of his in
tention to introduce a bill for the es-
tablishing of railroads on the islands
of Hawaii and Kauai This has no
connection with S. B. 81 which passed
third reading earlier in the day.
House Bills Il, 50 and 1872, reported
q bONe naSsel second reading without