The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-17

House Bill -, regulating trust COM
panies, and 7.
House Bill 224. regulating the issu-
ance Of licenses to farriers and horse
shoers, were given a second reading
and referred to committee.
NEW BILLS.
Rice gave notice Of two new bills,
one 10 authorize the appointment Of
fiscal agents by the Territorial treas
urer and the other relating TO the reg
istrar Of public accounts The first
provides for the appointment OF agents
by the Treasurer 10 facilitate the sale,
purchase and redemption Of Territorial
bonds. The latter provides for the
appointment Of the registrar Of public
accounts 10 act as Treasurer during
the absence OF that official from the
Territory. "a 4
PCNCHBOWL PROPERTY.
Castro presented a concurrent reso-
luton TO instruct the Commissioner !
OF Public Lands 10 give the residents
on Punchbowl the first option on the /
purchase of the lands occupied by |
them so soon as the present leases ex- !
pired and the property was subject
to sale. >2ii
The resolution stated that whereas, q
large number Of residents Of the Terri
tory of Hawaii, the majority Of whom
are Portuguese, did settle upon certain
government lands within the Hawaiian
Islands, on a certain tract known as
the Punchbowl slope, situated in Ho-
nolulu, Island Of Oahu, Territory OF
Hawaii, and from time TO time have
greatly improved said lands, and have
changed such lands from a barren
waste into a tract covered with COM
Portable small houses. surrounded by
flowers, fruit trees, grape vines, ana
other vegetation;
And whereas, the leases under which
said settlers have subIet said lands
will expire in the year A. D. 1872;
And whereas, the lands so held by
| said settlers cannot be prontably FUR
Their improved without assurance OF
| some kind that when the lease has ex-
pired and the land has reverted to the
| Territorial government, a preference
| right shall be given the settlers III the
| purchase of said lands;
And whereas, under the existing laws
of the Territory of Hawaii, which, uu-
der the Organic Act of the Territory.
NAV not be altered without the con-
J
right can be given;
| Therefore. be il resolved, that ii is
the earnest wish of the Legislature OF
the Territory of Hawaii that the Con-
] gress of the United States Of America
do. either BY special legislation relative
To the said Punchbowl tract, or by leg
islation which would cover all similar
| cases in the Territory enact Ia"
which would SO amend the laws or the
Territory of Hawaii as to make IL IN
cuuabent upon the officials Of the Ter
ritory Of Hawaii to grant, when sucn
land is sold or released, the prefer
ence right Of purchase or RELEASE at
the appraised value, to all bona noe
| settlers on the land, with such restrlc-
+ions as to the quantity Of land TO
which such preference right attaches,
as shall seem wise to said Congress.
castro said it was needless for him
"a saw ANYTHING concerning his resolu-
+iou. the whole House being 1arllIiaI
with the conditions and circumstances
dealt with.
The resolution passed.
Rawlins presented a joint resolution
| calling for the appointment Of cor
noration law committee Of three expert
enced and competent persons. He aLsc
: introduced a bill 10 provide compensa-
ton for the members Of the conHlls-
sion. Both resolution and bill were
given a first reading
IMPEACHMENT APPEAL KILLED
Kaluna's bill to allow an appeal from
a court Of Impeachment 10 the IeTri-
forial courts was adversely reported
: on by the judiciary committee ana the
bill was tabled
The same committee recommends
the passing Of Correa's House BIZ 20
; IN exempt the family homestead IRON
. forced sale the bill passing secohc
reading accordingly
House Bill 216, relating to insurance
CORPORATIONS and companies passed sec
ond reading on favorable report Iron Ton
the Finance. committee and House 81!
Is, relating TO licenses, was taoieo VI
recommendation from the same com
mittee.
The theatrical license bill was passed
through second reading. an opera
house Icense. being put at $50 month
rrbiIe the marriage license amendment
limiting the issuance Of the same y
: deputy sheriffs, Senate Bill I, was
, abIed because unnecessary, the pres
ent law being satisfactory
House Bill ia was tabled The Fin
ance committee found that bill nae
already been passed along the sans
lines and House Bill 1s1 met the same
fate. Both were ava license Dl4s
House Bill 1s5 also dropped, being GOV
cred BY House Bill S. This was 4
provide for the appointments OF regis
trars of conyeyances.
The bill to exempt the coffee lnous
: try from taxation was recommends
| by the Agricultural committee ant
passed second reading.
PAUOA WATER RIGHTS
The committee on Miscellany report
ed at length on the advisabiity OF pur'
chasing the springs in Pauoa Fa1Ie'
and recommended appropriatIng sI-V'
600 out Of the Loan Appropriation runs runs
7 for the purpose. The report recl''N
that Honolulu had a scant water sup
ply and that IN times Of drought Ih'
reservoir system was insufficient AM
the water from il unwholesone-
senate BIZ 80, the Territorial o1ncla-'
aFarv hill. was reported from commit